Project Initiation. Handbook Laying the Foundation for Project Success

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2005. - 75 p.Practical Project Initiation: A Handbook with Tools was published in 2007 by Microsoft Press. Project initiation is the process of formally conceiving, approving, and launching a new project. This book describes many actions that lay the foundation for a successful project. Both experienced and novice project managers will find the practices described here to be valuable. Topics covered include: defining project success criteria and product release criteria, project chartering, risk management, lessons learned and project retrospectives, metrics, and many others. Each chapter includes several practice activities and worksheets to help you begin applying the techniques immediately. A companion web site provides numerous templates, procedure descriptions, spreadsheet tools, and other work aids to help you launch your next project more effectively.Content Introduction Define Project Success Criteria Define Business Objectives Identify Stakeholders and Their Interests Identify Project Constraints Derive Project Success Criteria Cross-References Practice ActivitiesDefine Product Vision and Project Scope The Product Vision The Project Scope Context Diagram Use-Case Diagram Feature Levels Cross-References Practice ActivitiesDefine Product Release Criteria How Do You Know When You’re Done? Possible Release Criteria Precise Release Criteria with Planguage Marketplace Expectations Making the Call Cross-References Practice ActivitiesNegotiate Achievable Commitments Making Project Commitments 4 Negotiating Commitments Documenting Commitments Modifying Commitments Your Personal Commitment Ethic Cross-References Practice ActivitiesStudy Previous Lessons Learned Best Practices Lessons Learned Cross-References Practice ActivitiesConduct Project Retrospectives Retrospective Defined The Retrospective Process Retrospective Success Factors Action Planning Cross-References Practice Activities References Acknowledgments