Start the project with a Statement of Work (SOW) - Business Case
1.0 Background
2.0 Scope - describe the end product - actions the team will take - design/build/testing/marketing - define the boundaries of the project - where the project begins and ends -
3.0 Objectives
- the objectives should be measurable
4.0 Governance
- listy all people involved - project manager, sponser, all leads / team members
5.0 Schedule - general understanding of the timeline
6.0 Budget
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costs, guess or target for ficcal year
7.0Constraints, Assumptions, Risks, Dependencies -
Section 1:
Project Overview:
Project Name
Project Background
Project Justification (Business Case)
Project Purpose
Project Objectives
Project Customer(s)
Project Stakeholders
Customer Requirements (High-Level Requirements)
Major Deliverables
Milestone Table
Proposed Resource List
Preliminary Budget
Section 2:
Project Organization:
Project Manager and Authority Level
Project Team and Team Structure
Project Team Roles
Section 3:
Approval:
Approval Statement and Sign-off
Project Purpose - a short, concise, high-level statement that specifies: What is the project to accomplish? What is the desired outcome?
Project Objectives - a more quantifiable description of the project outcome, The project's deliverables, requirements and acceptance criteria should all be based on its objectives.
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The project staff itself, physical resources - computers, vehicles, office space, access to share resources - labs, meeting rooms, access to people - subject matter experts, high level executives, peers, consultance, stakeholders, industry sources, subject matter experts
Organizational procces assets - to provide neccessary background information, includes policies, templates, historical, post mortam information, knowlege bases.
Schedule:
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How to Memorize the 49 Processes from the PMBOK 6th Edition Process Chart
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