Book description
A practical book for managing projects that deal with advanced technology, where major sub-system vendors will be a key element in project delivery.
Table of contents
- Cover Image
- Title Page
- Copyright
- About the Author
- Acknowledgements
- Contents
- Introduction
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Chapter 1: Being aware
- Non-technical questions
- Understand the project/target operating model (TOM)
- Resources
- Planning
- Risk management
- Scope of the project/scope creep
- Communication
- Classic errors
- 1. Goal and vision
- 2. Leadership and governance
- 3. Stakeholder engagement
- 4. Team issues
- 5. Requirements issues
- 6. Estimation process
- 7. Planning
- 8. Risk management
- 9. Architecture and design
- 10. Configuration and information management
- 11. Quality
- 12. Project tracking and management
- 13. Decision-making problems
- Where does your technology border lie?
- Action points
- Chapter 2: Make or buy?
- Chapter 3: Integrate
- Chapter 4: Stakeholders
- Chapter 5: Project Tiger
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Chapter 6: Risk characterisation
- Living with risk
- Understanding project materiality
- Completion of the BCMR form
- BCMR – Seven headings for review
- 1. Contract value
- 2. Market concentration risk
- 3. Business risk of counterparty change
- 4. Legal risk
- 5. Reputation risk
- 6. Summary comment
- 7. Assessment notes
- Materiality
- The beauty of the BCMR
- Physical risk
- Action points
- Chapter 7: Market test
- Chapter 8: Buy phase and integration
- Chapter 9: Project communications
- Chapter 10: Client-side tasks
- Chapter 11: Business as usual
- Chapter 12: Contracting
- Chapter 13: Systems integration
- Chapter 14: Integration data
- Chapter 15: Contract management
- Chapter 16: Delivering the project – Right first time
- Chapter 17: Regulatory permissions
- Chapter 18: Handover and certification
- Appendix 1: Technical specifications – Notes
- Appendix 2: Stakeholder list
- Appendix 3: Basic contract materiality review (BCMR)
- Appendix 4: Contract pricing strategies
- Appendix 5: Project communications and the ‘project memo’ system
- Appendix 6: Generic procurement process – Potential integration issues
- Appendix 7: System integration – Concepts
- Appendix 8: ISO standards and certifications
- Appendix 9: Glossary
- Further reading
Product information
- Title: Right First Time - Buying and integrating advanced technology for project success
- Author(s):
- Release date: October 2021
- Publisher(s): IT Governance Publishing
- ISBN: None
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