Right first time : buying and integrating advanced technology for project success / Peter Sammons.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sammons, Peter A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Project management.

High technology--Purchasing.

High technology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (237 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Ely, England : IT Governance Publishing Ltd, [2021]

Summary:

A practical book for managing projects that deal with advanced technology, where major sub-system vendors will be a key element in project delivery.

Contents:

Cover

Title

Copyright

About the Author

Acknowledgements

Contents

Introduction

What this book is about

What this book is not about

Going bad - Project problems

Chapter 1: Being aware

Non-technical questions

Understand the project/target operating model (TOM)

Resources

Planning

Risk management

Scope of the project/scope creep

Communication

Classic errors

1. Goal and vision

2. Leadership and governance

3. Stakeholder engagement

4. Team issues

5. Requirements issues

6. Estimation process

7. Planning

8. Risk management

9. Architecture and design

10. Configuration and information management

11. Quality

12. Project tracking and management

13. Decision-making problems

Where does your technology border lie?

Action points

Chapter 2: Make or buy?

The make or buy conundrum

Make or buy - Commercial questions

Make or buy - Integration questions

Chapter 3: Integrate

Defining what we mean

Characterising sub-system materiality

Integration lifecycle

Chapter 4: Stakeholders

Defining a stakeholder

Stakeholder mapping

Friend or foe?

Stakeholders and the sourcing phase

Stakeholders and the public sector

Chapter 5: Project Tiger

An imaginary project

Who do we need?

Key actor tasks

1. TOM

2. Governance

3. Legal and procurement

Chapter 6: Risk characterisation

Living with risk

Understanding project materiality

Completion of the BCMR form

BCMR - Seven headings for review

1. Contract value

2. Market concentration risk

3. Business risk of counterparty change

4. Legal risk

5. Reputation risk

6. Summary comment

7. Assessment notes

Materiality

The beauty of the BCMR

Physical risk

Action points.

Chapter 7: Market test

Project definition and project strategy

Contract strategy

Chapter 8: Buy phase and integration

Setting the scene

Market making

Sourcing

Clarifying intentions

Chapter 9: Project communications

Keeping track of communications

Tenders and communications

Chapter 10: Client-side tasks

Project sourcing

Recapitulate

Specify

Manage the procurement process

Understand supply market dynamics

Negotiate

Chapter 11: Business as usual

TOM

Maintenance - As a business opportunity

Training - As a business opportunity

Chapter 12: Contracting

What has to be administered?

Contract design - Back to basics

NEC4 contract system

Conclusion

Chapter 13: Systems integration

Systems integration lifecycle

Systems integration tasks

1. Requirements gathering

2. Sub-system analysis

3. System architecture mapping

4. Systems integration design

5. System implementation

6. System operation and maintenance

The make or buy decision on systems integration

Chapter 14: Integration data

Knowing who is responsible for what

ID in the contract

ID&amp

I - Template clause

Chapter 15: Contract management

Project/contract communications - Handle with care

Chapter 16: Delivering the project - Right first time

Project delivery phase

Proof of the pudding

Performance testing

Chapter 17: Regulatory permissions

Is the regulator a stakeholder?

Licence to operate?

Chapter 18: Handover and certification

Contract 'closure'

Detail! Detail! Detail!

Certification

Appendix 1: Technical specifications - Notes

Appendix 2: Stakeholder list

Appendix 3: Basic contract materiality review (BCMR)

Appendix 4: Contract pricing strategies

Appendix 5: Project communications and the 'project memo' system

Appendix 6: Generic procurement process - Potential integration issues

Appendix 7: System integration - Concepts

Appendix 8: ISO standards and certifications

Appendix 9: Glossary

Further reading.

Notes:

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Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781523148530

1523148535

9781787783300

1787783308

9781787783317

1787783316

OCLC:

1272998977