Pro web project management
Pro Web Project Management is a collection of hard-won lessons the authors have learned managing modern web projects with small and medium budgets in a consulting environment. This isn’t a book about project management theory. Pro Web Project Management tells how to create real deliverables, get ans...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Apress
2011.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. 2011. |
| Colección: | Expert's voice in Web development Pro web project management
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009628664206719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; About the Authors; Acknowledgments; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 The Project Life Cycle; CHAPTER 2 The Project Definition and Scope of Work; What Is the Problem?; Be a Trusted Advisor; Be Honest. Really.; Can We Help Solve the Problem?; Outlining the Solution: The Scope of Work; Project Name; Contacts; Date and Version; Background; Scope of Work; Timeline; Investment Budget; Approval; Don't Go Chasing Methodologies; Agile Methodology; Waterfall Methodology; The Document Formats Rule; Preparing Client-Ready Documents; Send PDFs; Hand-Edit Your Document
- Double-Check the AttachmentConfiguration vs. Customization; Configuring Software; Customizing Software; Cost Implications; Wrapping Up; CHAPTER 3 Meetings,Meetings,Meetings; Don't Do This: A Disastrous Kickoff Meeting; Project Kickoff; What Should Be Covered?; One Hour or Five Days?; How Big?; Traveling for a Big Project?; Preparing for a Meeting; Don't Waste Time: Write an Agenda; Why Do I Need an Agenda?; The Agenda Clothing Rule; Topics, Topics, Topics; Agenda Throwdown; Running a Meeting; Take Charge; Starting the Meeting; Introduce the Agenda; Guiding the Meeting
- Winding Down the MeetingMeeting Wrap-Up; What About Minutes?; Wrap-Up E-mail Example; Wrapping Up; CHAPTER 4 Discovery andRequirements; Why Discovery?; The Sitemap Document; Example Questions; Sitemap Workflow; About Requirements; How to Gather Requirements for Fun and Profit; The Requirements Document Structure; Requirements-Writing Principles; Principle #1: Protect the Scope of the Project; Principle #2: Mention Every Settings Screen; Principle #3: Mention the Audit Logging; Principle #4: Be Clear What the Search Will and Will Not Do; Principle #5: Specify the Compatible Browsers
- The 80/20 RuleGetting the Requirements Approved; Dealing with Out-of-Scope Requirements; Wrapping Up; CHAPTER 5 Project Scheduleand Budgeting; Oh, the Horror of Just One More Delay; Estimating Time (It's Hard!); Principle #1: Account for Unknowns; Principle #2: Break the Task into Parts; Principle #3: A Task is More Than Development; Principle #4: Ask a Developer (But Add Time); Principle #5: Know Your Bias (or, Review Your Actuals); Principle #6: Use Software to Help Report on Your Estimation Performance; Principle #7: Resist the Temptation to Underestimate; Preparing the Project Schedule
- Principle #1: Identify Each Major Phase (but Be Concise)Principle #2: Identify Critical Deliverables; Principle #3: Add Some Padding; Principle #4: Learn Your Team's Bias; Principle #5: Alert the Client to Deadlines; Principle #6: Include the Client's Critical Path Deadlines; Formatting the Schedule; Keeping a Close Eye on the Project (without Micromanaging); Handling Out-of-Scope Client Requests; Principle #1: Be Clear from the Start; Principle #2: Don't Stifle Enthusiasm; Principle #3: Don't Let Them Sit; Principle #4: Maintain a Feature Request List
- Principle #5: Do Not Be Afraid to Use Change Orders
