Effective IT Project Management: Using Teams to Get Projects Completed on Time and Under Budget
IT Phase 5 ”Beta
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Fixes bugs
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Approves docs
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Attends phase review
Communications Phase 5 ”Beta
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For Internal Announcement:
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Gets e-mail ready and approved for companywide blast
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Works with company Web editor to place banner announcing new application
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Gets approval for banner to be hung in cafeteria or office entrance .
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For External Announcement:
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Completes press kit and project collateral
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Interviews users and completes case studies
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Stages press tour
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Places ads and defines how ads will be monitored for effectiveness
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Plans telemarketing campaign and defines how campaigns will be monitored
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Attends phase review
Business Development Phase 5 ”Beta
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Completes Announcement Plan
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Briefs press and analysts
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Attends phase review
Project Manager Phase 5 ”Beta
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Confirms that Business Development and Communications have completed the Announcement Plan
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Confirms that Release Plan is complete and ready for execution
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Confirms that any equipment needed for end users has been ordered and will be received on time; if appropriate, staging area and people are available, trained, and ready; and software contracts have been signed
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Confirms that beta sites receive the project and have signed off that the project works
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Presents beta and project status to executive staff (Phase 5 review)
QA Phase 5 ”Beta
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Manages beta sites
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Sends docs and code to beta sites exercising the sales process
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Continues to test project
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Reproduces beta bugs
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Confirms that bugs are fixed
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Signs off on quality of project
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Attends phase review
Help Desk Phase 5 ”Beta
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Works with QA to support beta sites
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Confirms bugs are fixed
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Signs off on quality and supportability of project
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Attends phase review
Documentation Phase 5 ”Beta
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Provides QA with draft docs for beta
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Updates docs with beta information
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Attends phase review
Training Phase 5 ”Beta
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Creates training course
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Attends phase review
5.7 in a Nutshell
Each team member is responsible for executing a number of tasks :
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IT
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Project Manager
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Quality Assurance
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Help Desk
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Documentation
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If applicable , Communications and Business Development
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Training