Practising Project Management

Best Practice Processes for Project/Program Success(Outline):

Program/Project Management (and Business Management) (Integration)

• Use of Experience and Knowledge (Integration)
• Planning and Scheduling/WBS (Scope/Time/Cost)
• Communication Planning (Communication)
• Status & Earned Value Reporting (Communication)
• Performance (metrics) Reporting (Communication)
• Risks Identification and Management (Risks)
• Project Repository/DB (Communication/Lessons Learned/Knowledge Transfer)
• Change Management (Integration)
• Subcontractor/Vendor Control (Procurement)
• Team Building (Human Resource)

Development Process (Integration/Solution/Scope)

• Selection of the appropriate model/technique (e.g., Interactive, Waterfall, Spiral, Evolutionary Object Oriented, Structured)
• Selection of the appropriate implementation methodology (e.g., MSF, RUP, GXP, DOD- STD 2167 and other standards)
• Selection, if required, to use Rapid Development
• Rapid Application Development/Joint Application Development (RAD/JAD)
• Prototypes and Mockups
• Interviews and Facilitated Sessions
• Collaboration
• Selection of technical and project reviews
• Selection of development and support tools and applications

Configuration Management (Integration/Scope/Control) (described in the book "Software and Firmware Configuration Management", subtitled "Management Control and Quality".)

• Configuration Identification
• Configuration Control - Software/Application, Firmware (Embedded Software, and Systems)
• Configuration Status Accounting
• Configuration Audits

Quality Assurance (Integration/Quality/Control)

• Verification
• Validation
• Testing

Some of the organizations that support these practices and certifications for their professional knowledge recognized in many industries are: Project Management Institute (PMI) , American Management Association (AMA), Software Engineering Institute (SEI), Electronic Industries Association (EIA), Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), International Organization for Standardization (ISO), and the Department of Defense (DOD).