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table of contents in project plan, 210

sample, 218

target date for completion, 74

task dependency relationships, 106-107

team

in charter, 52-53

communication with, 188

development, 233-241

performance monitoring, 237-239

project kickoff, 234-237

rewards and recognition, 239-241

training, 239

geographically dispersed, 167

and testing, 285

interviewing potential members , 173

IT project manager as builder, 7

loss of critical member, 89-90

team meetings, 248-250

team members, 45

disputes, 238

ego factor, 254

hours available and accountability, 174

interaction between, 249

lessons learned involvement, 328

misunderstanding with vendors , 253

negativity in, 238-239

performance feedback for, 237-238

release at project closure, 331-332

remote, kickoff for project for, 236

technical interfaces, 168

technical issues

project requirements, 36

project review and, 252

technical writers, 49

technologist, IT project manager as, 7

telecommunication specialists, typical day, 118

telephony specialists, 49

templates

on CD-ROM, 252, 354-362

for cost estimating, 146

Executive Project Summary Worksheet, 252

human resources assessment, 360-361, 361

initial project proposal analysis, 354-355

issue notification, 355-356, 356

in project plan, 213

for project review, 251

responsibility assignment document, 362

risk assessment and mitigation scorecard, 359, 359

risk identification and assessment, 356-359

skills inventory worksheet, 361, 361

vested interest breakdown, 359-360, 360

test environment, 139

testing, 90, 284-285

elements, 95

in SDLC implementation phase, 348

time and materials contracts, 192

time constraint, 74

time estimates in scope statement, 74

sample, 77

time management, 13. See also schedule planning

time manager, IT project manager as, 7

to-complete performance index, 301-302

To Do list, 83

top down estimating, 109, 142, 154

total quality management (TQM), 176

tracking project expenses, 148

trade-off management, 303-305

training

contracting for, 191

plan in project plan, 213

sample, 221

in project management, 240

of team members, 239

for users, 289

transference of risk, 184

trend analysis, 287, 297

trigger for risk, 295

triple constraint, 74

turnover of project, 329-331