8
votes
SRS for an Agile project
Many agile projects don't produce a software requirements specification in the sense of a document that lists a bunch of "shall" statements along with some assumptions and dependencies, like what is ...
- 18.6k
6
votes
How to sucessfully introduce/initiate IT projects in a non-IT org.?
In my opinion, you need to climb higher and talk about your company's standing in its competitive market. Don't sell the IT solution; it is only one of the many enablers to a competitive business. ...
- 37k
5
votes
Planning all sprints at once
Its not Agile or Scrum if you are planning all your sprints at the beginning of the project. That's waterfall.
You may want to read about the 5 Levels of Agile Planning and use the 5 levels as an ...
- 3,932
4
votes
Accepted
Small Projects: Asking the right questions
There is no standard list of questions, defined by PMI (or any other organization). You have your own industry, your own vertical, your own org and your own group. It's very specialized...
Part 1, ...
- 306
4
votes
How to sucessfully introduce/initiate IT projects in a non-IT org.?
This is a problem in estimation, which is very much a PM skillset. Wish I could provide a good general answer, but the best I can do is pick at a couple of items you mention.
Since we're talking ...
- 8,728
3
votes
Planning all sprints at once
It's common, but it's not agile.
In Scrum, only the current sprint is planned in detail. That's really the whole purpose of doing a sprint -- do a small amount of work, learn from it, and then ...
- 815
2
votes
Accepted
New IT project documentation
There are some documentation instructions in different service management frameworks like Prince2, ITIL and in certifications like IEC-12207, PMMI etc. and some standards for how to draw diagrams like ...
- 567
2
votes
Should I write the performance or the architectural specification first?
TL;DR
Your question is about an academic exercise where the only "correct" answer is the one your instructor has previously provided, or whatever answer the instructor expects. Instead, I ...
- 48.6k
2
votes
Accepted
Should I write the performance or the architectural specification first?
As you noticed, the architectural and a performance specifications are interdependant.
However, in most cases you are going to want the product to be as fast as possible - and therefore you want to ...
- 4,522
2
votes
SRS for an Agile project
If you have a prototype, a vision document, Personas and some PBI depending on your project I dont think you need SRS. for more complex or enterprise applications you may want to add a UML doc but I ...
- 197
1
vote
Who are the stakeholders of my new communications app project?
The pure definition of a stakeholder is someone who is interested in the project, either because they are paying for it or will be impacted by it. But I would also include those people who will be ...
- 37k
1
vote
Who are the stakeholders of my new communications app project?
Maybe have a look at this Wikipedia page which could give some suggestions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_stakeholder.
If nobody gave you this task, and you have no users yet, you're the sole ...
- 1,192
1
vote
Small Projects: Asking the right questions
You seem to need a communications management plan more than a list of questions. Build a good register of your stakeholders, specifically the senior managers who should serve as each project's sponsor,...
- 161
1
vote
New IT project documentation
In PMBOK terms, you'd begin with the Project Charter. PMI recommends a specific structure for it: https://www.projectmanagement.com/deliverables/289555/Project-Charter-Template
- 131
1
vote
Accepted
Cone of uncertainty - how could we delay commitment to estimates in real life?
The cone of uncertainty has a few uses, but is most useful when used in conjunction with some other practices. So let's start with the uses in the circumstances you describe.
Cone of Uncertainty when ...
- 16.7k
1
vote
Project Scope in Project Charter Vs 'Project Plan'
Project charter is part of the initiation phase; project plan is part of project planning. The scope should be substantially the same in both places. The scope is so important to the success of the ...
- 8,728
1
vote
How to write a good Critical Success Factor?
Critical success factors (CSFs) are, as the name implies, a set of conditions that must be met or a set of things that must be done to be successful. Thus, to define good CSFs, we first need to ...
- 213
1
vote
Planning all sprints at once
You could do a rough planning of future sprints, where the product owner prioritizes the backlog, and then when the next sprint comes up you do a proper sprint planning session since priorities and ...
- 131
1
vote
Planning all sprints at once
I've managed projects that used a separate wall with columns for each upcoming sprint.
As a sprint gets ready to launch, a quick analysis is made to see if the original plan still makes sense.
- 4,522
1
vote
Things to consider before Project Initiation
You need to conduct Feasibility study.
Operational feasibility
Economic feasibility
Technical feasibility
Human factors feasibility
Legal/Political feasibility
Usually it is conducted by customer or ...
1
vote
Short initiation for lazy colleagues
Add in a "Business Value" line... you have costs and need to balance this off against benefits.
I'd also retitle:
"Cost" to read "Cost/Effort to Develop" to make sure that developer time is ...
- 8,879
Only top scored, non community-wiki answers of a minimum length are eligible