4.8 Recommendations for Management and Team Members

Management is crucial for projects to come out on time and on budget. Here are some recommendations to management so that they can provide clear, effective direction to the team.

Management Recommendations

Take phase reviews seriously. Phase reviews are designed to give executive management a ˜ ˜snapshot of the status of the project. They are an excellent tool for confirming processes are being followed and team deliverables are being completed on time. If executive staff doesn t take phase reviews seriously no one else will.

Team Recommendations

• It is cheaper to test a project than to fix bugs once the project is released.

• The person responsible for creating the project should be different from the person responsible for quality assurance.

• Sign up twice as many beta sites as needed.

• If you are announcing the project publicly , choose beta sites that can be referenced and will talk to the press.

• Choose announcement dates that will highlight your project, either a slow news time or a trade show.