This detailed Microsoft Project plan will help you plan and execute the conversion of a legacy information system to a new distributed application system. It uses the gantthead Distributed Application Development Process, customized for the Environmental Industry.
Imagine if you could get the stages and steps of a Distributed Application Development methodology distilled into a ready-to-use Microsoft Project plan. You can! Download it now.
This Microsoft Project plan reflects the activities for documenting the functionality of a distributed application system in a retail environment, i.e., order processing, pricing, inventory, shipping, customer and distributor administration, marketing, etc.
The RFP you just got is asking for a distributed generic billing system. Use this comprehensive document as a framework to write your own proposal for building and implementing a winner of a distributed application.
This robust (450 tasks!) Microsoft Project plan guides you through an entire Distributed Application Development project for a financial system, from planning to rollout.
Are you implementing a package in a distributed application development environment? You need a plan for the full implementation cycle, from planning and requirements analysis through deployment. Here's a sample from a Warehousing/Shipping environment.
This MS Word project plan has it all, from executive summary to risk assessment to value management. The plan details how to plan, develop and deploy a new distributed Environmental Information System by converting the data from a legacy information system. It's a great start!
Educate your client on how a distributed application system works and the benefits of building it with a three-tier architecture. Here's a presentation that illustrates it.
If you're developing a distributed application system, this form will help you make strategic design decisions on how to partition system components.
Designing a client/server architecture for a distributed application? Use this form to help you make intelligent decisions.
Use this project plan fpr the development of a distributed application system that will eventually become generally available to an infinite list of customers.
Once you have designed a distributed application, it must pass a thorough review by a committee of sponsors, user representatives, technical personnel and all other key stakeholders. Launching directly into development before the design of the system has been approved is a guarantee for rework down the road. Use this template to execute and report findings from the important critical design review.
Defining and measuring software quality attributes is critical to the success of any distributed application, and performance is no exception. Distributed applications must demonstrate performance in order to assure immediacy. Use this project plan to stay on top of your Performance Testing.
From definition and design to implementation and validation, the stages of building a distributed system can be taxing. Relieve some of that stress using this project plan.
With the increase in distributed teams and the rise of online meetings among them, a Web conferencing tool like GoToMeeting Corporate can help project managers accelerate project cycles by enabling better communication, increasing engagement and sharing ownership of project results.
How do you design an effective GUI so that the user control widgets are correctly mapped to the data elements? With explicit specifications, of course. Here's a well-constructed example.
This Application Package RFP specifies the requirements for an application package and related services. It is distributed to solicit vendor solutions in the form of a proposal.
Acquisition of Scrum project management tools and training provider helps position CollabNet to expand presence in application lifecycle management market.
Distributed project teams are a reality of today’s business world, and the ability to enlist them while upholding Agile principles can bring great advantages as well as real challenges. Our 38-page report looks at those challenges but focuses on the benefits of working with distributed agile teams — and how to achieve them.
Students in three countries test the value of an IBM all-in-one development tool as they learn about agile and Scrum.
Diverse, distributed teams add risk and complexity to projects. Here are five tips — culled from a new report by Forrester Research senior analyst Mary Gerush — to help project managers bridge cultural, geographic and organizational gaps among team members.
This 19-slide deck is a companion piece to the Agile Distributed Teams research report from ProjectsAtWork. It is designed to help you leverage the report's key findings and recommendations to achieve the benefits of working with distributed agile teams in your organization.
The first step in scaling agile is to move from partial methods to a full-fledged, disciplined delivery process. The second step is to understand eight scaling factors and determine which are applicable to the range of complexities your project teams face. Here, agile thought leader Scott Ambler presents his scaling model.
New board members will join nine returning members to help guide the organization’s growth in the coming year.
A formal deliverable review by committee is a necessary evil of a software project. Guidelines for conducting deliverable review sessions must be established and followed. Check your deliverable review procedures against this list to make sure your reviews are productive and professional.
Lack of face-to-face time makes cohesion difficult to achieve on distributed teams. Collaboration software can help, with forums for information exchange that enhance productivity and accountability. Along the way, it should also make “getting things done” more rewarding and spontaneous. Here are four keys to keeping your virtual team connected.
Software delivery has changed. Projects are expected to deliver high business value and strong customer satisfaction – but faster and with fewer resources. Also, stakeholders are increasingly tech savvy and team members are globally distributed. Adapting to these changes requires next-generation project management. Join this on-demand webinar to hear Mary Gerush of Forrester Research explore the evolution of project management and outline the core capabilities, skills and knowledge that today’s project managers need to succeed.
CollabNet updates its TeamForge platform and ScrumWorks project management application, focusing on scaling agile to the enterprise through flexible reporting, ease of use and other enhancements.
As Agile evolves beyond software development, its people-centric mandate is a natural ally to the social technology revolution transforming today’s enterprises. Here, a leading strategist in the social business landscape shares his thoughts on the interplay of these two movements, including how Kanban and DevOps fit.
Code is a developer's signature on a software project, and not all developers play by the rules of good coding standards. Ensure that your development team leaves a coding legacy that not only implements the application at hand but can be understood by others and maintained during future development cycles.
Promoting, marketing and branding your internal projects are key elements of successfully implementing change management within the organization--and social media tools are the answer.
Don't believe everything you hear. The truth behind many agile software development myths will help you identify alternative methods to successfully deliver software.
Efforts of winners have evolved into the BA Skills Center, which acts as resource for more than 100 business analysts at Merck.
How can you get a objective view of leadership qualities? You can't, really. But a 360-degree survey is about as close as you can get. When everyone shares points of view (especially anonymously), the truth tends to make its way out into the open.
Collocated teams are the heart and soul of agile project management, but there's one small dilemma: The world’s supply of human talent is not aligned for a PM model based on collocated project teams; the marketplace is better aligned for one based on virtual teams. So how do you adapt the agile project management model?
Discusses how the expanding global marketplace has placed a new premium on a leader's ability to manage geographically distributed teams. The solution lies more in understanding the internal and external dynamics than using the newest software tools that keep us connected. This course provides new insights and skills that will enable you to coordinate, communicate and collaborate more effectively with team members, regardless of location.
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Here are some key recommendations for organizations with distributed teams who are looking to make the transition to agile software development. When working with distributed teams that are adapting agile practices to their environment, use these values as one guide to keep them from straying off the agile path.
Product development requires a unified, collaborative team effort. A social project management framework, combined with the right social tools, helps to connect team activities to the product development process and stakeholders. The benefits include increased visibility, more accurate estimates, responsive, real-time analysis and streamlined workflows.
Leadership gaps arise as projects trend toward higher complexity. It will take some significant new skills to succeed in complex near-future projects. When you succeed with the workforce, however, much of the complexity evaporates.
Here’s our December 2010 roundup of the latest technology solutions and services for project leaders, teams and organizations, including an application to leverage SharePoint … Agile offerings for distributed environments and portfolio-level planning … mobile capabilities for PPM … a free project management tool for small teams ... and more.
The project risk identification and assessment form should be used to assess risks to and their impact on a project. Risks to be identified using this form include scope, timescales, deliverables, resources, milestones and expenditures.
When newer firms go into cloud computing, they have a distinct advantage over established organizations. Organizations that have IT history, however, are more likely to have legacy systems to support--making their integration of cloud computing a much greater challenge.
Are you geographically distributed and transitioning to agile? It's time to create your own agile lifecycle. Start with the principles of agile and decide how to create an environment that works for you, your team and your context.
Your application development project is over, and there were costs incurred and lessons learned, all of which should be recorded to better plan and estimate future development projects. Use this form to capture this essential information.
It’s time for Agile to get beyond the “small team in a single room with a whiteboard” and address the “full puzzle” — value creation across the enterprise. Here, Scott Ambler discusses the community’s challenges moving forward, including scaling to the enterprise, certification ethics and software development bias.
Free to teams up to 30 people, a new collaboration and task management tool allows each team member to prioritize and create tasks needed to complete delivery. Here’s a look at how it can be used on a distributed Agile project, from product backlog to release to detailed iteration planning.
What's going on with your project? Use this document to report to your PMO, project steering committee or to project stakeholders everything about your project -- recent activities, financial status, risk review, issues, milestones, deliverables and planned activities within future time periods.
Need some help assessing the architecture of your applications? Look no further.
Here’s our March roundup of the latest technology solutions for project leaders, teams and enterprises, including an Android app for project managers, iPad-enabled video conferencing for virtual teams, critical chain-based PPM, an Agile assessment service and more.
Implementing a custom application requires a comprehensive strategy. This guide will aid you in developing and administering that strategy.
