Project Management All

1.     Introduction   4

2.     Definition of a Computer Project   4

3.     Overview of Steps - SDLC   4

3.1     Submission  4

3.2     Steering Committee Agreement 4

3.3     Function Specification  4

3.4      Steering Committee Review   4

3.5     Requirement Specification  4

3.6     Technical Design  4

3.7     Programming  5

3.8     System Testing  5

3.9     Acceptance Testing  5

3.10       User Procedures Guide  5

3.11       Implementation  5

3.12       Post Implementation Review   5

3.13       System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) Diagram   6

4.     PROJECT Initiation   6

5.     Function Specification   7

6.     Internal or External DEVELOPMENT   11

6.1     Contracts and Outsourcing  11

7.     Package or Tailored SYSTEM    12

7.1     Make or Buy Considerations  12

7.1.1     Activities Saved by Package  13

7.1.2     Activities Created by Package  13

7.1.3     Activities Unchanged by Installation of Package  14

8.     Planning   14

8.1     Accuracy of Cost Estimates  14

8.2     Percentage Cost of the Activity  15

8.3     Percentage Elapsed Time of Activity  15

9.     Hardware Needs   16

10.   Software Needs   16

11.   Requirement Specification   16

12.   Technical Design   16

13.   Programming   16

14.   Testing   16

14.1       Testing  16

14.2       Types of Test Data  16

14.3       Source Material for Test Data  17

14.4       Test Plan  17

14.5       Test Data in Detail 17

14.6       Testers Responsibility  18

14.7       Fault/Improvement Reporting  18

15.   Data Conversion   20

16.   Take-on   20

17.   Training   20

18.   GOING LIVE  20

18.1       Criteria for "Going Live"  20

18.2       Going Live  21

19.   Procedures Guide  21

20.   Project Management   21

20.1       Cost Monitoring and Actions  22

20.2       Elapsed Time Monitoring and Actions  22

20.3       Project Manager has no Direct Control 23

20.4       Management of Content and Cohesiveness  24

20.5       Allocation of Duties  24

20.6       Methods  24

20.7       Communication  24

20.7.1      Project Information  24

20.7.2      Progress Against Plan