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The Project Perfect White Paper Collection has been put together from our own resources, and some of our customers. We hope you find it useful. Project Perfect express no opinion regarding the accuracy of the information, or take responsibility for any conclusions drawn from reading the white papers. We would however like to hear your feedback.
| "Method H" ™. A new technique for Business Analysis |
"Method H" ™ is a new and simple technique for business analysis. Business Analysts can use it to improve communication with users and get requirements in a clear, comprehensive format. |  |
| Running a Supply Chain project |
Running a supply chain project has it's own unique problems however most are just a variation on other Project Management problems. See what an expert has to say about running such a project. |  |
| Key Stakeholder Support |
If the key stakeholders in a project are not supportive, you are in trouble from day one. This white paper provides a technique for mapping the importance and supportivness of project participants | |
| Project Status Reports |
A guide to what should and should not be in a project status report. Gives an example of a typical weekly project status report. | |
| Scope Creep Management |
Learn how to manage the inevitable (and even natural) scope creep on a project. | |
| Effective Project Management |
What are the things that make up effective Project Management? In this white paper contributed by Sandeep Mehta. Sandeep is with Case Consulting Group in Mumbai and outlines some of his experiences in this article. |  |
| Setting up a Project Budget and managing project Expenditure |
Setting up a project budget can be a daunting task. Project Financial Software may assist but setting up a project chart of accounts is critical. Learn about project financial systems and see a sample set of project accounts. | |
| Power Developer Squads |
Power Developer Squads is a concept based around using developers in an innovative team environment. It provides a way of sharing workloads while developing team skills. | |
| Starting a project |
How do you go about starting a project? If a project is not initiated correctly, it is bound to struggle. Find out some of the things you need to do when setting up a project. | |
| Resourcing a Project Team |
When it comes to resourcing a project, you rarely have the luxury of selecting the ideal people. So how do you manage the situation? This white paper gives some guidelines for dealing with the reality of project resources. | |
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Project Quality Plan |
How many projects have a quality plan? Look at a simple pragmatic way to put together a quality plan for your project. | |
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Microsoft Project Reporting |
Reporting from Microsoft Project using Microsoft Access. Write your own reports for Project. Download a free Access database that will show you how you can tailor reports to suit your project. | |
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Hiring Project Team members |
Hiring project employees is a difficult task. Look at why the customer should not come first. | |
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Why do I need a Project Manager |
Ever been asked by a business person why you need a project manager. This White Paper provides the answer. | |
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Alternative to a Business Case |
Do you always need a business case? Does a business case stifle creativity in IT? Read about another way to look at justification for an IT project | |
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Implementing a Methodology |
Some lessons from implementing a project management methodology. Covers templates versus process, project management methodology and applications development methodology | |
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Communications Plan |
What are the essential things to consider when developing a communications plan, and how do you go about creating one for your project |  |
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Guidelines for setting up a Project Office. Includes a checklist to help you determine the mandate for a Project Office | |
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Operational Change Control |
A comprehensive white paper on what is involved in operational change control | |
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Customer Relations with the Business |
The five top things that business have difficulty with when looking at a project. Gives advice as to how to have a better relationship with the Sponsor. | |
| Social
Architecture |
An extensive article that looks at the role of people in software development | |
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Knowledge Management |
What is knowledge management and how does it apply to software development. | |
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Project Portfolio Management (PPM) |
What is Project Portfolio Management? What are the underlying concepts, and what benefits does it deliver. | |
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Vision, Business Problem, Outcome, Objectives & all that stuff.... |
An outline of creating the project context before starting. It covers why we define the vision, outcome, objectives, stakeholders etc. and gives an example. | |
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The typical information to include in a Business Case, Project Charter or Phase Plan | |
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How use of the Capability Maturity Model (CMM) can improve software quality | |
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A guide to creating a basic risk management plan. Simple guide for doing your plan. | |
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Defining the Scope of a Project |
A number of techniques to assist you define the scope of an IT Project | |
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Some of the tricks and techniques used by less then trustworthy software vendors. Some traps to be aware of when buying software. | |
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Some comments from people who have implemented an ERP system. Outlines the lessons they learned along the way | |
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Software Pricing |
An attempt to list all the different types of pricing that a vendor can come up with when you are buying ERP or any sort of software. | |
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Function Points - An Overview |
A short article on the history, application and use of Function Points |  |
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Data Warehouse Decision Making |
Keeping the focus on decision making when building a data warehouse. List of questions to ask key users. | |
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Market Research in Projects |
Market research is used in the consumer world to identify the pros and cons of new products. Why is it not used more in IT for new projects? | |
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Reducing Time Spent on Requirements |
A review of the time spent gathering requirements, techniques available to reduce the time, and some innovative thoughts | |
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The role of a Facilitator in JAD |
JAD or any other Workshop approach will function far more smoothly if there is a facilitator. This paper outlines what the facilitator should contribute. | |
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The Project Advocate. A New Concept. |
Projects will only progress smoothly through an organisation if someone who knows the local processes and procedures is on hand to guide them. This is the concept of a Project Advocate. | |
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Measuring Project Health |
There is a simple way to answer the question "How is the project going?" This White Paper proposes an approach based on a series of traffic lights to display current project status | |
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Managing Changes to Estimates |
How do you cater for the unknown in project. This White Paper talks about why there will always be "unknowns" and gives you strategies to deal with them. | |
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Totally RAD Dude |
How do you manage expectations in a Rapid Applications Development (RAD) project?. | |
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IT & Project Governance |
Applying governance to an IT department, or within a project. Has a technique for creating governance models. | |
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Build & Smoke Testing |
A case study of a development technique to build and test software on a weekly basis. | |
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