Revolutionizing IT: the art of using information technology effectively
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| Physical Description: | XXIX, 237 S. |
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| adam_text | Contents
About the authors xmi
Preface xvii
Acknowledgments xxi
Introduction xxv
Chapter 1: 1
The Nature of Projects
The Race 2
Terminology 3
Principles and Methodologies 4
The Improvement of Business Processes 5
The Classic View of Project Management Theory 7
Classic Theory Limitations 9
The Methodology Evolution 10
Summary 11
Chapter 2: 13
In the Beginning
How Projects Are Typically Initiated 14
The Virus That Causes Scope Growth 17
Resource Limitations 18
Management Misunderstanding 19
Did Lewis and Clark Succeed or Fail? 21
Summary: Early Stage Problems 22
vni Contents
Chapter 3: 25
The Anatomy of a Project
Mega Multi Manufacturing 25
Drowning under the Waterfall 30
Unrealistic Assumption #1: The Environment Will
Remain Stable during the Project 31
Unrealistic Assumption #2: End Users Can Define, in
Advance, Exactly What Will Be Needed 32
Unrealistic Assumption #3: Complex Problems Can Be
Solved Completely on the First Attempt 33
Unrealistic Assumption #4: Requirements Can Be
Precisely Defined before Packaged Software Is
Selected 34
Unrealistic Assumption #5: Users Will Cheerfully
Accept Changes in Their Work Environment 35
A Second Look at Mega Multi 35
The Evils of Scope Creep 36
Why Has the Waterfall Lasted This Long? 37
Summary: Why So Many Projects Fail 38
Chapter 4: 41
The Elements of Success
Common Characteristics 41
Strong Leadership 41
Time Control 42
Resource Limitation 42
Scope Control 43
Staged Evolution 43
Concept Recycling 43
Why the Largest IT Project Ever Undertaken
Succeeded 44
A Seemingly Simple Success Story: Bass Pro 45
Emergency Behavior 47
Case History: Fort Knox Fails, but Silverlake Shines 48
Summary 50
Chapter 5: 51
How to View Projects
What Is Success? 51
Why Good Plans Are So Hard to Create 53
The Patton/Lombardi Effect 53
Building a Mental Picture 54
More Realistic Assumptions 55
Following Mother Nature 56
A Different View of Projects 57
Contents ix
Better Measures of Success 58
What Project Teams Need to Do 60
Summary 61
Chapter 6: 63
Deciding What to Do
Defining Specific Project Goals 65
Organizing Task Forces 66
Practical Advice 67
Mega Multi Manufacturing Revisited 68
A Quick Review 71
Summary 72
Chapter 7: 75
Controlling Project Scope
Let Time Determine Scope 78
Control the Use of Resources 81
Limit the Size of the Design Team 83
Gauge Your Ability to Absorb Change 84
Imitate, Don t Invent 85
Create a Single Point of Accountability 87
Management s Role in Scope Control 87
Bite Sized Pieces 88
Case History: The Birth of the PC 90
Summary 91
Chapter 8: 93
Who Is Accountable?
Who Should Be Accountable? 96
IT Accountability 99
Rewarding Project Teams 101
Summary 102
Chapter 9: 105
Using Packaged Software
The Role of Packaged Software 105
Package Selection the Traditional Way 106
Another Adventure for Mega Multi 107
What Is Wrong with the Traditional Approach? 109
The RITE Approach 110
Getting Help Selecting and Installing Packages 114
Package Selection Using the RITE Approach 115
Case History: Mississippi Chemical 117
Summary 118
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Chapter 1O: 121
The Balancing Act
The Need for Balance 122
Questions to Ask 122
More Speed, Scotty 123
Planning versus Doing 126
Delivering Benefits 128
Disruption: How Much Is Too Much? 129
Controlling Risk 131
Summary 133
CHAPTER 11: 1 35
Using Outsiders Wisely
The Business of Providing IT Assistance 137
The 1 5 10 Business Model 137
Other Business Models 139
The Rate Issue 140
Who Assumes the Risk? 142
A Better Model for Obtaining IT Project Assistance 144
Making the Right Choice 145
Summary 146
Chapter 12: 149
Managing IT Professionals
What Makes IT Professionals Different 151
Motivation and Job Satisfaction 152
Career Management 153
Managers and Leaders 154
Marginal Performers 155
High Potential Employees 155
Creating Ideal Assignments 157
The Causes of Turnover 157
Summary 158
Chapter 13: 161
Management of Projects
The Project Scheduling Dilemma 162
Why Most Schedules Are Not Met 163
A Different Approach to Scheduling 165
Using Two Tier Schedules to Defeat
Parkinson s Law 167
Case History: Sealectro Replaces Its Applications 168
Summary 170
Contents xi
Chapter 14: 173
Building Software Yourself
The Role of Management 174
The Development Challenge 175
Another Visit to the Waterfall 177
The Planning Stage of Development 178
The Need for a Balanced Development Plan 179
Reviewing and Approving the Project Plan 180
The Plan of Record 181
Thoughts about Prototyping 181
The Design Stage of Development 182
The Coding Stage of Development 185
The Test Stage of Development 186
The Delivery Stage of Development 188
The Service Stage of Development 189
Building Quality into Software 191
The Use of In Process Metrics 191
The Underlying Tool Base 192
Some Parting Thoughts 194
Summary 195
Chapter 15: 197
The Changing World of Software Development
The Trend toward Objects 199
Promoting Reusability 199
Building Applications from Objects 200
Searching for the Perfect Object 201
The Unfulfilled Promise 202
Follow the Leader 202
Java Perks Up 203
The Unified Process 204
Use Case Methodology 204
The Unified Modeling Language (UML) 205
The Rational Unified Process (RUP) 206
The Agile Movement 206
Summary 209
Chapter 16: 211
A Review of the RITE Approach
What Often Goes Wrong 212
The Reasons for Failure 213
What Sometimes Goes Right 214
More Realistic Assumptions 214
The RITE Way to View Projects 215
xii Contents
A New Way to Define Success 216
Scope Control 216
Accountability 218
Imitate, Don t Invent 219
Favor Packaged Software 219
Using Outside Resources 221
Managing IT Professionals 222
Project Scheduling 223
Developing Custom Software 224
Final Thoughts 226
references 227
Bibliography 229
INDEX 233
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