List of Sidebars

Chapter 1: Project Management Overview

Understanding SDLC, Systems Analysis, and Business Processes

Real World Scenario-Negotiating with the Business Unit

Chapter 2: Project Initiation

Real-World Scenario: Assessing the Impact of Regulations and Requirements

Decomposing Requirements

Real-World Scenario: The Shared DMS

Real-World Scenario: Matching the Project Charter to the Project Team

Real-World Scenario: IT Project Descriptions

Case Study: Chaptal Wineries Email and Intranet Systems

Chapter 3: Scope Planning

Real-World Scenario: Sample Project Scope Statement

Project Planning Using the Tree Structure

Real-World Scenario: The Sidebar System That Killed Your Scope

Case Study: Chaptal Wineries Email and Intranet Systems

Chapter 4: Schedule Planning

Drive-Bys-the Non-Project Project

Data Normalization and Conversion Takes Serious Time!

Case Study: Chaptal Wineries-a Closer Look at the WBS

Chapter 5: Cost Planning

Developmental Environments

Real-World Scenario: The Equipment Was There, but Not the Electricity!

Real-World Scenario: Resource Loading: Where to Start?

Case Study: Chaptal Wineries-The Budget

Chapter 6: Other Planning Processes

Real-World Scenario: Building a Rocket Using a Geographically Dispersed Team

Integrated Systems: The 'We Can't Figure Out Why It Didn't Work' Project

Roles and Responsibilities Example

Not a Big Field to Choose From

What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

Overcommunicating Is Not Necessarily Good Communicating!

Sole-Source Documentation

Case Study: Chaptal Wineries Email and Intranet Systems-Formulating the Final Plans in the Project Planning Process

Chapter 7: Comprehensive Project Plan

Racing to the Finish

Real-World Scenario: After-the-Fact Plan

Case Study: Chaptal Wineries-Finalized Project Plan

Chapter 8: Project Execution

Real-World Scenario: Kickoff for Remote Team Members

Real-World Scenario: Project Management 101

Real-World Scenario: Vendor Pushing Back Due to Incompletely Defined Requirements

Case Study: Chaptal Wineries-Email and Intranet

Chapter 9: Project Control

Real-World Scenario: Keeping Your Eye on the Trigger

A Phased Delay

Case Study: Chaptal Wineries-Intranet and Email

Chapter 10: Project Closure

Real-World Scenario: Involving Project Team Members in Lessons Learned

Case Study: Chaptal Wineries-Intranet and Email

Appendix A: Systems Development Life Cycle

Getting Your Hands Dirty with SDLC-Planning and Analysis

Getting Your Hands Dirty with SDLC-Design

Getting Your Hands Dirty with SDLC-Implementation

Getting Your Hands Dirty with SDLC-Operations and Support