Where do I begin

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Where do I begin?!
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Structuring the Project? That sounds good!
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The Best Start-Off

• YOU plus
• Planning
• Teamwork
• Responsiveness
• Creativity
• Flexibility
• Communication

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The Project Life Cycle

• Business details
• Full specifications
• Development
• Testing
• Implementation plans

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The Usual Project Life Cycle

• Sleepless nights
• Not sure what to do
• Problems and issues
• Not enough help
• More sleepless nights

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Know your Allies

• Know who is affected.
• Know who is supportive.
• Know who isnt supportive.
• Start to win over resistance.
• Build Brownie points.

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Define the Project

• Ask the business What are you trying the
  achieve?
• Dont assume you know what they mean they
  may not know what they mean themselves.
• Make sure your understanding is correct by
  reconfirming with the business.

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The Budget

• Keep an eye on it

• Little extras add up

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Be Aware of Project Constraints

• Budget
• Expertise
• Politics
• Third Party Suppliers
• Communication Relationships

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Drill-Down Methods

• Start with the Objectives and work down
• Keep walking through it, so you know you
  understand each part.
• Delegate you dont need to know the technical
  details inside and out.

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Have a Plan, but be flexible

• To fail to plan is to plan to fail
• Keep in mind possible Plan B
• Better to deliver something than nothing

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Example Tools

• Dont spend more time on the plan than the
  project
• Gantt Charts
• MSProject

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Identifying Milestones

• Are there any points that I can easily monitor
  progress by?
• These are the points to take another look at
  budgets.

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Keep Communicating!

• Communicate as much as possible.
• Communicate what you need to.