Effective IT project management : using teams to get projects completed on time and under budget / Anita Rosen.

ISBN:

9780814428023

9780814408124

Title:

Effective IT project management : using teams to get projects completed on time and under budget / Anita Rosen.

Author:

Rosen, Anita.

Personal Author:

Rosen, Anita.

Publication Information:

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 288 pages) : illustrations

General Note:

Includes index.

Contents:

Project concept -- Project design -- Project development -- Quality assurance -- Beta -- Release -- General availability -- End of life.

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eBooks on EBSCOhost

Subject Term:

Project management.

Information technology -- Management.

Format:

Electronic Resources

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Publication Date:

2004

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Summary

Take the uncertainty out of IT projects -- every step of the way.

Author Notes

Anita Rosen (Mountain View, CA) is an experienced consultant who helps companies implement Internet/intranet management and marketing strategies. Her clients include Netscape, Novel, Oracle, 3DO, and Digital. She is the author of Looking Into Intranets & the Internet.

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List of Figures	p. xi
Preface	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
1. Phase 1--Project Concept	p. 13
1.1 Project Concept Overview	p. 15
1.2 Reviewing Project Ideas	p. 17
1.3 Figuring Out a Project's Feasibility	p. 19
Figure 1.1 Resource Matrix	p. 20
1.4 The Business Requirements Document	p. 24
1.5 The Feature/Functionality Report	p. 33
Figure 1.2 Feature/Functionality Report	p. 34
1.6 Developing a Project Concept Plan	p. 35
1.7 The Project Requirements Document (PRD)	p. 38
1.8 The Project Concept Presentation	p. 41
Figure 1.3 Project Concept Presentation	p. 43
Figure 1.4 Executive Sign-Off Form	p. 49
1.9 Recommendations for Management	p. 50
1.10 Summary of Deliverables by Department	p. 52
2. Phase 2--Project Design	p. 55
2.1 Project Design Overview	p. 57
2.2 The Project Design Phase	p. 60
2.3 IT's Role in Project Design	p. 62
2.4 The Design Review	p. 65
2.5 The Roles Other Team Members Play	p. 67
2.6 Updating the Feature/Functionality Report	p. 70
2.7 Creating the Integrated Schedule	p. 71
Figure 2.1 Post-it Note	p. 73
Figure 2.2 Post-it Exercise	p. 74
2.8 Creating a Baseline Cost Document	p. 75
Figure 2.3 Staffing Requirements	p. 77
Figure 2.4 Capital Requirements	p. 78
Figure 2.5 Material Requirements	p. 79
Figure 2.6 Other Direct Cost Requirements	p. 80
2.9 Updating the Project Requirements Document (PRD)	p. 84
2.10 Creating a Team	p. 86
2.11 Creating Team Minutes	p. 92
Figure 2.7 Sample Team Minutes	p. 93
2.12 The Design Presentation	p. 92
Figure 2.8 Team Sign-Off	p. 95
Figure 2.9 Design Presentation	p. 96
2.13 Recommendations for Management and Team Members	p. 106
2.14 Project Design Phase Summary	p. 109
3. Phase 3--Project Development	p. 115
3.1 Project Development Overview	p. 117
3.2 Tasks Completed During Project Development	p. 120
3.3 The Beta Plan	p. 122
3.4 The Development Review	p. 130
3.5 Other Team Members Take Care of Their Deliverables	p. 131
3.6 Ways a Project Manager Can Minimize Problems	p. 133
Figure 3.1 Time-Money-Feature Triangle	p. 134
3.7 Updating the Integrated Schedule and Baseline Cost Document	p. 136
3.8 The Project Development Presentation	p. 137
Figure 3.2 Project Development Presentation	p. 138
3.9 Recommendations for Management and Team Members	p. 148
3.10 Summary of Deliverables by Department	p. 149
3.11 Documents Created During Project Development Phase	p. 151
4. Phase 4--Quality Assurance	p. 155
4.1 Quality Assurance Overview	p. 157
4.2 Tasks Completed During Quality Assurance	p. 161
4.3 Identifying Beta Sites	p. 164
4.4 Creating a Project Announcement Plan	p. 165
4.5 The Project Announcement Plan	p. 168
4.6 The Release Plan	p. 172
4.7 Quality Assurance Presentation	p. 174
Figure 4.1 Quality Assurance Presentation	p. 175
4.8 Recommendations for Management and Team Members	p. 187
4.9 The Roles of Team Members	p. 188
4.10 Documents Created During Quality Assurance Phase	p. 191
5. Phase 5--Beta	p. 195
5.1 Beta Overview	p. 197
5.2 Managing a Beta Site	p. 202
5.3 A Monitored-Release Project	p. 205
5.4 The Beta Debrief and Release Plan Review	p. 207
5.5 Beta Presentation	p. 208
Figure 5.1 Beta Presentation	p. 209
5.6 Recommendations for Management and Team Members	p. 221
5.7 The Roles of Team Members	p. 222
5.8 Documents Created During Beta Phase	p. 224
6. Phase 6--Release	p. 227
6.1 Release Overview	p. 229
6.2 Tasks Completed During Release	p. 233
Figure 6.1 Quality Pledge	p. 234
6.3 The Release Presentation	p. 235
Figure 6.2 Release Presentation	p. 236
6.4 Recommendations for Management and Team Members	p. 242
6.5 The Roles and Responsibilities of Team Members	p. 243
6.6 Documents Created During Release Phase	p. 245
7. Phase 7--General Availability	p. 247
7.1 General Availability Overview	p. 249
7.2 Tasks Completed During General Availability	p. 251
7.3 Maintaining a Project Once It Is Released	p. 253
7.4 General Availability Review	p. 255
Figure 7.1 General Availability Presentation	p. 256
7.5 Recommendations for Management	p. 260
7.6 The Roles of Team Members	p. 261
7.7 Documents Created During General Availability Phase	p. 262
8. Phase 8--End of Life	p. 265
8.1 End of Life Overview	p. 267
8.2 Tasks Completed During End of Life	p. 268
8.3 The End of Life Presentation	p. 270
Figure 8.1 End of Life Presentation	p. 271
8.4 Recommendations for Management	p. 275
8.5 The Roles of Team Members	p. 276
8.6 Documents Created During End of Life Phase	p. 277
Index	p. 279

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