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Introduction

When you start out to develop IT facilities, there are many things that can prevent you from delivering a successful project.  The following pages are intended to help you manage projects successfully by providing a structure to control costs and timetables and to conform to users' requirements.

Projects can be divided into  stages.  The stages work for both in-house developments or packaged applications.  The stages are illustrated in the table below:

STAGES

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DELIVERABLES
Feasibility study Go to FEASIBILITY STUDY Go to FEASIBILITY STUDY CHECKLIST Feasibility study checklist
Draw up the business case Go to BUSINESS CASE Go to CAPEX Obtain capital expenditure approval
Define the project Go to DEFINE PROJECT Go to PROJECT INITIATION Project Initiation Document ("PID")
Survey the market place Go to IT Market Survey Go to MARKET SURVEY RESULTS Survey results
Specify User Needs and Functionality Go to SPECIFY & SELECT Go to Specification Statement of User Requirements
Chose a solution Go to ITT Go to ITT DETAILS Invitation to tender
Negotiate contracts Go to NEGOTIATE Go to CONTRACTS Signed contracts
Build software Go to BUILD & TEST Go to TESTING Testing
Hand over to support department Go to HANDOVER Go to SLA Service level agreement and documentation
Post- implementation review Go to POST IMPLEMENTATION REVIEW Go to CHECKLIST Review report

 

If you would like to find out how 4-consulting can help you deliver projects on time and budget, contact Sandy Pratt at Sandy.Pratt@4-consulting.com

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