Templates for IT Projects

A quick index to key templates for those executing Information Technology (IT) projects. Use them to help create your own development methodology or supplement your current one with new items or new approaches. These templates will assist with your key development, planning, management, and deployment activities.

Concept and Selection Articulate business and customer justifications for the project idea; do quick rough take at approach, scope, time, costs; evaluate the business case, determine whether to proceed, and identify initial team. Project Proposal and Evaluation Opportunity Screening Worksheet New Project Proposal Project Scope Definition: Mission Statement Project Scope Definition: Deliverables Project Business Case Assign PM and Sponsor Project Sponsor Project Team Leader Description - Roles & Responsibilities Effective Meetings Checklist Action Item List Formats Initiation and Planning Form the initial team, define the requirements in detail, investigate and review major design alternatives for fulfilling the requirements, and plan the rest of the project. Team Kickoff - Project Goals, Team Roles and Responsibilities Project Charter Project Team Organization and Assignments Software Release Team Member Glossary Task Responsibility Matrix Formats Stakeholder Analysis Summary Table Team meeting agenda Project Requirements Agile Technique Brief: Requirements Cards Business Process Modeling Technique Brief Software Requirements Specification Software Requirements Capture Guideline Requirements Interview Checklist Requirements Workshop Planning Guide Use Case Specification Technique Brief - Context Diagrams New System Request for Proposal (RFP) Outline IT Project Request for Proposal High-Level Design and Reviews Agenda for Preliminary Design Review Meeting Review Checklists: Preliminary Design Review Project Alternatives Tradeoff Table Guideline for Deciding Whether to Outsource Work on a Project Vendor assessment checklist Project Plan Signoff Checklist Team Communication Agile Technique Guideline: Standup Meetings Communications Plan Project Stakeholder/Influencer Assessment and Communication Plan Milestone Table with Driver Tasks Team Meetings Descriptions Sample Team Meeting Agenda Team Meeting Minutes Planning, Scheduling, Estimating, Costs, and Risks Configuration Management Plan IT Project Plan Document Requirements Management Plan Requirements Measurement Plan Benefits Realization Plan Software Project Plan Software Release Life Cycle Overview Project Flexibility Matrix Cost Benefits Analysis Product and Project Risk Assessment and Mitigation Tables System Hazard Analysis Method Project Risk Checklist Project Budgets and Cost Tracking Project Overview Test Plan User Impact Assessment (IT) IT Process and Staff Impact Assessment User Documentation Plan Training Plan - High Level Guidelines for planning and scheduling: Agile Technique Brief: Agile Planning Planning and Scheduling: Task Identification and Work Breakdown Planning and Scheduling: Assigning Resources Planning and Scheduling: Identifying Dependencies Planning and Scheduling: Estimating Work and Costs Planning and Scheduling: Project Schedule and Critical Path Planning and Scheduling: Make Trade-offs and Optimize Planning and Scheduling: Create Project Plan Document Estimating Process and Methods Agile Technique Brief: Estimating Example Work Breakdown Structures Infrastructure Deployment WBS Integrated Hardware/Software Mechanical WBS WBS Example for LAN Installation Planning Software Application Development WBS User Manual Planning WBS and Schedule MS Project Template for IT Software Development Project Software Release Life Cycle WBS Software Bug Fix WBS

Execution and Approval Create the project deliverables, reviewing and testing them along the way for quality and adherence to the project requirements. Ongoing Planning Maintenance Planning Guidelines and Plan Outline Specifications and Development Business Data Dictionary Template Software Requirements Specification Localization Guidelines Interface Protocol Document Reviews Guideline for a Simple Signoff Process Review Checklists: Detailed Design Review Review Checklists: Critical Design Review Review Checklists: Final Design Review Coding Review Guidelines Development Testing Project Test Plan Software Unit Test Plan and Report Guidelines Integration Plan Software Integration Checklist Software Test Transfer Forms Tracking and Status Agile Technique Guideline: Information Radiators Tracking with Visible Deliverables Team Member Status Report Project or Software Release One-Page Summary Executive Summary of Project Status/Risks Project Escalation Process Guidelines Change Control Form Requirements Traceability Guideline Requirements Change Management Guideline Project Status Reports Project Scorecard Issue Resolution Status Report Approval Testing QA and Beta Test Manager Job Descriptions Master Test List Beta Test Plan User Acceptance Test Plan Issue Resolution Status Report Change Control Form Completion Criteria/Checklists Release decision process guidelines Software Quality Release Criteria Delivery and Closeout Release and deliver the project's outputs to customers, get initial customer feedback, and close out the project, including taking stock of lessons-learned. Release to Delivery Guidelines - Completion Criteria Close-out Activities Project Closeout Meeting Agenda Lessons Learned Survey Lessons Learned Meeting Report Related Links More resources you might find useful to further your knowledge of software projects and managing projects in IT organizations Managing Software Projects Agile Project Management Hardware/Software Development Project Templates Portfolios and Managing Multiple Projects Virtual/Distant Teams

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