Project Management

Project management is an ongoing process occurring throughout the life of the project. Successful implementation requires excellent communication among the project team and a consistent method for monitoring the project as it moves through the different phases of implementation. This ensures that the project stays on track and meets the established goals and objectives. Another role of project management is to identify and address any project constraints and communicate them with those who will be affected. Project audits are built into every phase of the implementation and are handled in the project management phase.

Objectives

• Keep the project on track
• Communicate the project status
• Manage project changes

Activities

• Project audit after the completion of each phase to ensure the project is on track and expectations for each phase are being met
• Maintain issues log
• Communicate project status through periodic meetings
• Create project status reports
• Monitor project budgets
• Monitor project progress
• Plan detail tasks
• Identify and address project bottlenecks
• Control project scope and determine impact on time and resources to assure project moves through phases as planned
• Coordinate project team activities and define timetables
• Managing resources

Deliverables

• Project history book
• Status reports
• Scope change documentation
• Task plan/assignments
• Project audits following:
• Project Planning
• Solution Engineering
• Implementation Development
• Solution Delivery

Project Planning

The framework for the project, including goals and objectives and the project scope, are developed and defined during project planning. A high-level project plan, along with the roles and responsibilities of the project team, are all developed during this phase. Communication plans and status meeting schedules are also formulated. A plan for identifying project risks and ways to handle them are created during project planning.

Objectives

• Define project expectations
• Confirm goals and objectives of project
• Determine project team and roles

Activities

• Establish project team and determine the roles they will play and the personnel resources that will be needed
• Establish a high-level project plan including project phases, stages, and order of implementation
• Define goals and objectives in measurable form to keep project on track
• Establish communication plan and status meeting schedule
• Any known or planned changes or additions to the system are documented
• Kick-off meeting

Deliverables

• Project scope
• Defined goals and objectives
• Project communication plan
• Estimates
• High-level project plan
• Initial high level implementation strategy
• Risk assessment
• Documented project team and resources