January 2016
Beginner to intermediate
256 pages
6h 13m
English
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AppendixProject Tools
- Project Roles—Checklist and Blend-ability
- Budgeting Formulas—Calculating a Budget Estimate
- Budgeting for Contingency—Arriving at a Contingency Number
- Project Meetings—Key Meetings, Participants, and Agendas
- Running Effective Meetings—Tips for Keep Meetings on Track
- Trough of FUD—Graphic of Emotions in Software Development
- Alpha Stage/First Look—How to Distinguish a Good Mess from a Bad Mess
- Project Timeline—A High Level Typical Timeline
- Heat Map—A Tool to Track Project Status
- Budget Tracking—A Tool to Report on Project Budget
- Project Flow Graphic—A Graphic Showing Times of Project Conflict and Calm
- Common Late-Stage Problems—The Three Most Common Causes of Problems
- Classifying UAT Feedback—Instructions to User Acceptance Testers
- Cyber Security—Important Safety Tips
1. Project Roles—Checklist and Blend-ability
The following worksheet outlines the roles necessary on a project and which roles may best be blended:
| Role | Blend with? | Notes |
| Program manager | Business analyst | CIO, CTO, or consultant |
| Project manager | Do not blend | Detailed thinker. Choose PM with good softwaredevelopment background as opposed to industry-specific. |
| Business analyst | UX and program management | BAs are big-picture thinkers. A visually trained BA can do UX. Sometimes a vendor's account manager will also serve as a BA. |
| User experience | BA or front-end programmer | A visual BA can also serve in the UX role. Also, a front-end programmer with good communication skills can play the UX ... |
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