| Description |
1 online resource (238 pages) : illustrations |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| 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 |
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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 -- Action points -- Chapter 3: Integrate -- Defining what we mean -- Characterising sub-system materiality -- Integration lifecycle -- Action points -- Chapter 4: Stakeholders -- Defining a stakeholder -- Stakeholder mapping -- Friend or foe? |
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Stakeholders and the sourcing phase -- Stakeholders and the public sector -- Action points -- Chapter 5: Project Tiger -- An imaginary project -- Who do we need? -- Key actor tasks -- 1. TOM -- 2. Governance -- 3. Legal and procurement -- Action points -- 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 |
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Materiality -- The beauty of the BCMR -- Physical risk -- Action points -- Chapter 7: Market test -- Project definition and project strategy -- Contract strategy -- Action points -- Chapter 8: Buy phase and integration -- Setting the scene -- Market making -- Sourcing -- Clarifying intentions -- Action points -- Chapter 9: Project communications -- Setting the scene -- Keeping track of communications -- Tenders and communications -- Action points -- Chapter 10: Client-side tasks -- Project sourcing -- Recapitulate -- Specify -- Manage the procurement process -- Understand supply market dynamics |
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Negotiate -- Action points -- Chapter 11: Business as usual -- TOM -- Maintenance -- As a business opportunity -- Training -- As a business opportunity -- Action points -- Chapter 12: Contracting -- What has to be administered? -- Contract design -- Back to basics -- NEC4 contract system -- Conclusion -- Action points -- 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 |
| 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. |
| Subject |
Project management.
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High technology -- Purchasing.
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Gestion de projet. |
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Technologie de pointe -- Achat. |
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High technology -- Purchasing |
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Project management |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Sammons, Peter A. Right first time. Ely : ITGP, 2021 9781787783294 (DLC) 2022363239 (OCoLC)1272873138 |
| ISBN |
1787783308 (electronic bk.) |
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9781787783300 (electronic bk.) |
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9781787783317 |
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1787783316 |
| Standard No. |
9781787783317 |
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