project briefing
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Project Briefing. Agenda. Managing Risks Controlling Changes Ensuring Quality Summary Questions. Business Case Stakeholder Engagement Scope Schedule Status. 1. Business Case. New system for managing GAZCars conversions Fully specified in 15 weeks - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Nick Small, Shawn Boughey, Karolina Latkoska
Project Briefing
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Agenda
1. Business Case2. Stakeholder Engagement3. Scope4. Schedule5. Status
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6. Managing Risks7. Controlling Changes8. Ensuring Quality9. Summary10.Questions
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1. Business Case• New system for managing GAZCars conversions• Fully specified in 15 weeks• Cost of inaction is much higher than action• Existing system is unreliable• Instil customer confidence (conversion choices)• Contact with existing customers simplified
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2. Stakeholder Engagement
• Stakeholders identified via GAZCars Industry Briefing Paper and liaising with client representatives
• Online forums• Stakeholders documented in Project
Management Plan• Stakeholder engagement outlined in
Communications Plan
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3a. Scope
IN SCOPE• Database design• Decision support system
OUT OF SCOPE• Online booking system
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3b. Scope (deliverables)
IN SCOPE• Complete project document suite
– Project planning documentation– Requirements analysis documentation– Design documentation
OUT OF SCOPE• Working prototype
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4a. Schedule
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• Four phases– Project Planning– Requirements Analysis– Design– Project Closure
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4b. Schedule (link)
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5. Status
Project Planning• Project Charter
• Project Management Plan
• Risk Mgt Plan
• Change Mgt Plan
• Project Quality Plan
• Communication Plan
• Configuration Plan
• Project Closure Document
Requirements Analysis
• Use Case Diagram
• Use Case Narratives
• Sequence Diagrams
• Data Flow Diagrams
• Domain Diagram
Design• Functional
Specifications
• System Architecture
• Database Design Specification
• Data Migration Strategy
• GUI Specification
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Complete
In Progress
Overdue
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6a. Managing RisksRisk
identification
Risk assessment
Risk controls
Risk triggers
Risk monitoring
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6b. Key Project Risks
• Team members with limited time and availability• Loss of team members• Unclear requirements• Uncertainty over responsibilities
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6c. Risk Register (link)
Description Likelihood ConsequenceRisk
RatingRisk Triggers
Risk Controls
C=consequence control
L=likelihood control
Residual Risk
Team members with limited time
Almost certain
Major Extreme Not meeting deliverables milestones
Lack of feedback on documents requiring review
Inactivity on Wikispaces
Clear action items each week (C)
Review progress weekly: identify delays, formulate action to address (C)
Communicate requests for help through Wikispaces (C)
High
Loss of team members
Unlikely Major High Team member advises dropping out
Team member not contactable
Negotiate reduced scope with client (C)
Medium
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7a. Controlling changes
What is the change?
What is the benefit?
What will it take
?
What if we don’t
?
Quality
and risk?
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7b. Controlling changes
What is the change?
What is the benefit?
What will it take
?
What if we don’t
?
Quality
and risk?
Adap
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Lost
Team
Mem
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Com
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On-Ti
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Pro
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8. Ensuring Quality
Product Descriptions Deliverable Quality Assurance
ChecklistsAgreed with client
Quality Reviews
Product DescriptionsDeliverable Quality Assurance
ChecklistsFinal team reviewSign-off by client
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9. SummaryIssues:• Existing database is a mess• GAZCars’ business is expanding• Require increased functionality and reliability
Solution : PG Project Maniacs GAZCars EMS 2.0
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ReferencesDuncan, WR 1996, A Guide to the Project Management Body of
Knowledge, Project Management Institute, Sylva, North Carolina
Object Management Group 2009, Unified Modelling Language Infrastructure Version 2.2
Standards Australia 2004, AS/NZS 4360:2004 Risk Management
Stumpf, R and Teague, L 2005, Object-Oriented Systems Analysis and Design with UML, Pearson, New Jersey
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10. Questions...