Working Papers

This article describes a web based process to guide you from idea, through feasibility, requirements, selection, customisation and implementation of a software package. It is a complete systems methodology.

By Eric Tse

The scope of this article is as followings. For the contract laws, we are going to introduce five concepts:
- Equitable estoppels
- Fundamental breach
- Unilateral mistakes,
- Contract A in tendering process
- Legality of purpose for non compete clause.

by Arindam Ghosh

In today’s world with most organizations going in for outsourcing their software projects, Project Procurement Management becomes a very important aspect in Project Management. This article discusses the concept in detail.

By Neville Turbit

There are lots of articles and white papers on risk management on the web. This white paper (.PDF) on risk takes a different perspective. It looks at risk in three dimensions.
- Corporate Risk Maturity
- Project Riskiness
- Project Risks.
It will make your view of risk management more complete, by providing a context to assess the organisation's attitude to risk.

By Neville Turbit

Timeboxing is a somewhat overlooked technique in project management. It has been around for decades and seems to go through periods of being fashionable, then unfashionable. This white paper (.PDF) on timeboxing explains what it is, when to use timeboxing, and how to run a timebox.

By Neville Turbit

PPM is about ensuring you have a group of projects focused on taking the business somewhere they want to go. It is about being able to respond quickly to changes in the environment. It is about short projects that give quick wins. It is about the business setting direction and then creating a series of steps to get there. Read more... (.PDF)

This White Paper (.PDF) provides an understanding of the value of a project portfolio management solution and offers insight into the types of functionality that must be inherent in such an application.

By Brian Lawley

Oftentimes customer Beta programs are one of the most critical factors in the success or failure of a product. Yet many times they are not well-planned and are executed at the last minute with a lack of resources and focus.

An effective Beta program can provide you with valuable information, such as whether your product is truly ready to ship, what features should be in the next release and how satisfied customers will or won't be with the product. If done right, it can also set you up for critical launch and marketing deliverables that will add credibility to your story as you bring the product to market.

As a Product Management professional who is responsible for the overall success of your product, it is important that you ensure that the Beta programs you run are comprehensive and effective (even if you are not the one who has ultimate responsibility to run the program). This article will include some of the tips and best practices.

At some stage most Project Managers will be asked to step into a project that is in crisis. You will be asked to save a failing project or rescue a project that is in deep trouble. Your role may be to do a project health check or to lead the rescue attempt.

Read Part 1 of Projects in Crisis

Read Part 2 of Projects in Crisis

Read Part 3 of Projects in Crisis

By Sandeep Mehta

This article takes an objective look at Technology Change Management (TCM). It covers a number of topics such as:

* Project Management Software What do we mean by TCM
* How companies carry out TCM within their IT systems. (Detailed steps are not included) .
* How their investment can bring a high Return on Investment (ROI) and a low Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
* How management should make a decision to invest in technology and how to bring the change
* It analyses various factors in evaluating the technology and suggests paths and parameters to successful TCM.

By Peters A.H.

According to John Kotter (1996), most credible evidence suggests that change will happen at a more rapid pace in the business environment in the future. Kotter states that the rate of environmental movement will increase and pressures on organisations to transform themselves will grow over the next few decades. He suggests that if this is the case, that the only rational solution is to learn more about what creates successful change. Read more...

By Neville Turbit

The purpose of this document is to provide an outline of how to take the concept of User Acceptance Testing, and turn it into a tested product ready to go live. There are a number of steps to be undertaken along the way, and this white paper will provide a guide as to how and why it should happen in a certain sequence. Read more...

by Neville Turbit

There have been hundreds of articles written about managing project teams. Many cover the same ground. Unfortunately, many also fail to differentiate between line management and project team management. They expect the same rules that apply to a staff member in a line role apply to a person on a project team. This article (.pdf) discusses the unique needs of a project team member and offers some suggestions as to how a team may be managed.

by Dmitri Ilkaev

The majority of project planning effort today is still performed in a strictly “deterministic” manner. All project tasks and resources are assigned and executed within well defined timeframes. At the same time we all know that real life necessitates corrective actions. Read more...(.pdf)

by Charles Fox

Projects are tactical agents that deliver specific things against a specific business case, normally following the shortest path from A to B. This implies you know where B is, what it looks like, and how you are going to know when you have reached it. This is an excellent start to a project, however not always achievable without further work. Read more...(.pdf)

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