This technique is used to locate, verify, document, and cross-reference vital, current physical system information. Systems Component Mapping is a first step to assess the current level of systems support, to determine what can be salvaged from existing systems to support reengineering opportunities, to uncover existing business rules, and ...
This article examines the collaborative interaction between the domains of product design, product management and project management in the context of product life cycle management.
The User Design stage produces a detailed system area model, an outline system design, and a transition plan.End users participating in JAD workshops perform the analysis and design activities associa...
Recently, we explored “Think Win-Win” as a strategic discipline for leaders. But in high-complexity environments, we must confront a harder truth: under extreme pressure, system design matters more th ...
In many projects, misalignment and inconsistency between the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and the Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS) are observed as a recurring structural challenge. While the WBS is de ...
Did you know that 2016 will be the fifth year that PMI is hosting the PMO Symposium? This event brings together PMO leaders and organizational executives to share insights and strategy for effective o ...
With the increased emphasis within the pharmaceutical industry on business productivity through the integrated application of Lean Six Sigma (LSS) and disciplined project management methodologies, this paper offers an expanded definition of the classical Define-Measure-Analyze-Improve-Control (DMAIC) project life cycle by incorporating aspects of PMI's PMBOK® Guide methodology and creating a new life cycle, DMAI2C2, that will assist productivity improvement project teams in creating a project roadmap that leverages the best of both the LSS and PMBOK® Guide methodologies.
I'm looking for off-the-shelf project management processes that I can evaluate against a set of selection criteria. If you know of any (other than PACE, Martin-Tate, or Pragma Systems), please give me ...
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Regarding the WBS of an integration project of migrating an app from a platform to another (no hardware procurement involved), say I decomposed the project as follows: ...
Too many times, business intelligence (BI) and data warehousing project managers are ill-equipped to handle their roles in guiding a project to success. Often, the person slated to lead a project is either a technician who does not know the first thing about managing a project or a project manager who does not know the first thing about BI. This paper introduces business intelligence to the pure project manager and introduces project management concepts to the BI practitioner in the context of an example project.