A comprehensive reference guide to IT project assessments, from
planning to presentation Companies invest billions in technology
projects each year, yet their success rates remain surprisingly
low. Industry benchmarks suggest that only 15-20% of projects are
completed on time and on budget. Project failures can impair an
organization's capability as well as having significant commercial,
compliance, and security ramifications, which in turn could cause
reputational damage and long-term financial losses. It is therefore
critical that projects meet their objectives. One way of ensuring
that they do is to conduct assessments or audits at key points
during their lifecycle. Product overview Assessing IT Projects to
Ensure Successful Outcomes is a comprehensive reference guide that
focuses on the assessment of IT projects. Organised into five main
sections (Approach, Plan, Collect Information, Assess and
Recommend, Package and Present), interspersed with case studies
based on the author's extensive experience delivering projects, the
book provides exhaustive guidance on structuring and conducting an
IT project assessment, from planning to presentation. Assessing IT
Projects to Ensure Successful Outcomes includes guidance on: Types
of assessments and project approaches, including the difference
between a project and program assessment. Determining a suitable
assessment approach, developing a plan, preparing inventories, and
planning for logistics. Information collection and assessment,
including identifying and addressing challenges and gaps. Project
scoping, change management, schedule management, and cost
management. Key roles and focus areas, including team
responsibilities and necessary documents, for each project stage.
Communication strategies to ensure all stakeholders are kept
appropriately informed of a project's progress. RAID (risks,
actions, issues, decisions) management to address risks and issues
that arise, actions that must be performed, and decisions that need
to be made throughout the project's lifecycle. Compliance with
standard frameworks. Intangibles, such as adapting to company
cultures and reacting to cultural conflicts, resource and team
dynamics, perception and reputations, and morale. How to package
and present an assessment's findings and recommendations in a
suitable manner. It also features a detailed summary section
containing checklists for assessing all stages of projects -
including typical roles on a project team, details of interview
responsibilities by role, and a list of necessary project
documents. This information can be used either reactively as an
easy reference to assess projects, or proactively as a checklist of
the considerations and activities required to plan and manage a
project. Although principally aimed at professionals who are
assessing projects - such as internal auditors, framework auditors,
project assessors, or external consultants - Assessing IT Projects
to Ensure Successful Outcomes can also be used by project managers
looking for a comprehensive view of approaches for managing
projects, or as a means of preparing for an assessment of their
project. About the author Kerry Wills is a consultant and a project
manager who has worked on multi-million dollar technology projects
for Fortune 500 companies since 1995, gaining essential experience
as program manager, project manager, architect, developer, business
analyst, and tester. This breadth of experience gives him a deep
understanding of all facets of IT projects. He has planned and
executed several large programs, as well as assessed and remediated
several troubled programs . Kerry Wills is also the author of
Essential Project Management Skills and Applying Guiding Principles
of Effective Program Delivery.
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