Project Management Basics

Initiating

• Capture Project Objective
• High-level schedule, scope, and resources
• Start managing stakeholder expectations
• Kick off the Project

Planning

• Complete Communication Plan
• ID Project Lifecycle
• Gather Requirements
• Establish CCB
• Release Readiness Checklist
• Risk Management Plan
• Manage Stakeholder Expectations
• WBS, Network Diagram, Schedule
• Optimize and Baseline Schedule
• Commit the Project

Execution

• Standing Team Meetings
• Manage Changes via the CB
• Update the Schedule
• Monitor and Control Execution Progress
• Review Risks Regularly
• Regular Project Status Updates

Release

• Complete the Release Readiness Checklist
• Plan the Release Activities
• Release “Go/No Go” Decision
• Complete the Release Activity
• Formal Release Approval

Closing

• Conduct a Project Retrospective
• Disposition Leftovers HW
• Archive SW and Documentation
• Publish Project Summary
• Obtain agreement that the project work is complete
• Celebrate the project completion
• Recognize the team
• Release resources from the project