Deployment and Change Control Procedures
INTRODUCTION Deployment needs to be managed and communicated properly. A deployment can either be a brand new application or an update to an existing application/system. If we are not managing this properly, we will lose track of what is deployed in the server. These include any third party DLLs, applications, etc. And also, your business […]
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INTRODUCTION In this article I want to talk about running a successful development practice. I will list the tools and automation that you can use to ensure that your development practice runs smoothly. THE TOOLS The tools we need are: Development environment, testing environment, UAT environment and production environment. If possible ALL environments are configured […]
Continue ReadingRequirements Gathering: Asking the Right Questions
INTRODUCTION I’ve talked a lot about starting a project with gathering requirements. In fact, in my series: How to Deliver a Successful Project, gathering requirements is THE key to a successful project. The problem that I’ve often experienced though, the requirements gathering session itself can turn into a boring, going-around-the-circle sort of session. In this […]
Continue ReadingHow to Deliver a Successful Project – Part 7 – Project Closure
INTRODUCTION This is a series: Part 1. What Does “Successful” Mean? Part 2. Start It By Defining THE Business Requirements Part 3. Accurate Estimates, Quoting and Proposals Part 4. The Project Plan and Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Part 5. Delivery: Communication is Key Part 6. Managing Changes Part 7. Project Closure PROJECT CLOSURE First of all, as part of this article: DOWNLOAD Project […]
Continue ReadingHow to Deliver a Successful Project – Part 6 – Managing Changes
INTRODUCTION This is a series: Part 1. What Does “Successful” Mean? Part 2. Start It By Defining THE Business Requirements Part 3. Accurate Estimates, Quoting and Proposals Part 4. The Project Plan and Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Part 5. Delivery: Communication is Key Part 6. Managing Changes Part 7. Project Closure MANAGING CHANGES First of all, as part of this article: DOWNLOAD Business […]
Continue ReadingHow to Deliver a Successful Project – Part 5 – Delivery: Communication is Key
INTRODUCTION This is a series: Part 1. What Does “Successful” Mean? Part 2. Start It By Defining THE Business Requirements Part 3. Accurate Estimates, Quoting and Proposals Part 4. The Project Plan and Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Part 5. Delivery: Communication is Key Part 6. Managing Changes Part 7. Project Closure DELIVERY: COMMUNICATION IS KEY This is the part where we are […]
Continue ReadingHow to Deliver a Successful Project – Part 3 – Accurate Estimates, Quoting and Proposals
INTRODUCTION This is a series: Part 1. What Does “Successful” Mean? Part 2. Start It By Defining THE Business Requirements Part 3. Accurate Estimates, Quoting and Proposals Part 4. The Project Plan and Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Part 5. Delivery: Communication is Key Part 6. Managing Changes Part 7. Project Closure ESTIMATION AND QUOTATION First of all, as part of this article: DOWNLOAD […]
Continue ReadingHow to Deliver a Successful Project – Part 4 – The Project Plan and Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
INTRODUCTION This is a series: Part 1. What Does “Successful” Mean? Part 2. Start It By Defining THE Business Requirements Part 3. Accurate Estimates, Quoting and Proposals Part 4. The Project Plan and Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Part 5. Delivery: Communication is Key Part 6. Managing Changes Part 7. Project Closure THE PROJECT PLAN What is a project plan? Project plan is […]
Continue ReadingHow to Deliver a Successful Project – Part 2 – Start It By Defining THE Business Requirements
INTRODUCTION This is a series: Part 1. What Does “Successful” Mean? Part 2. Start It By Defining THE Business Requirements Part 3. Accurate Estimates, Quoting and Proposals Part 4. The Project Plan and Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Part 5. Delivery: Communication is Key Part 6. Managing Changes Part 7. Project Closure START IT BY DEFINING THE BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS First of all, as […]
Continue ReadingHow to Deliver a Successful Project – Part 1 – What Does “Successful” Mean?
I am starting a new series on how to deliver a successful project. Please note that my background is in IT therefore the examples used in this series maybe related to IT. I believe however, that the same methodology can be applied with any kind of projects. INTRODUCTION This is a series: Part 1. What Does […]
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