IT project management
Project management is the process by which a project is planned, controlled, and measured in order to deliver the project work products.
Projects can fail for a number of reasons
- Ill-defined or changing requirements
- Unrealistic expectations or inaccurate estimates
- Poor project planning or management
Agile methodology overview
- Planning
- Execution
- Go Live wrap up
Planning phase
Perform all the upfront work required before getting into the print phase, this provides the critical direction and scope of the project.
Identify project stakeholders
Who are they, what are their expectations.
Define and confirm project scope
What is the project deliverable? What are the high level requirements? What is the work to be done and how will we break it down into parts?
Estimate work
How much work will the project deliverables require?
Plan work
When will the work be performed? Who will perform the work?
Define metrics
How will we measure the progress of the project?
Create test approach
How will we test the deliverables, in sprint, in system test? What test environments will be used?
The planning phase provides a roadmap that represents how and when the project will deliver the products defined in the project scope by the project team.
The work defined in the plan will be
- Manageable
- Delivery focused
- Measurable in terms of progress
Metrics
Metrics can be used to track a projects performance in many dimensions (Process efficiency, test effectiveness, quality of work) but the most commonly used metrics for tracking progress against a plan are:
- Base measures – the measure from which all other metrics are calculated
- Cost and schedule metrics (control metrics) measures the performance against baseline work plan and initial estimates
Execution phase
Monitor and control issues and risk management VS issue management.
Risk – describe what may happen.
Issues – describe what has already occurred.
Risk – are uncertain circumstances Or events that could stand in the way of an organisation achieving its objectives.
Issues – are problems that are currently impacting on the projects planned execution.
Risk – are managed by risk management, which is a systematic approach to identifying, evaluating and managing risks.
Issues – are managed by issue management, which is focused on resolving issues and monitoring progress.
Risk – management involves planning.
Issue – management involves responding
vCIO with principals of project management are followed
Production of high quality deliverables on time and on budget
Production of high quality deliverables on time and on budget
Efficient communication, advise on risk in a timely and persistent manner
Deal in facts that have been verified first hand
Follow methodology, use of industry proven methods and processes
Follow methodology, use of industry proven methods and processes
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