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Product Overview Presentation

What, When, and How

Slide 01 What When and How
  • For every project, the following questions must be answered:
    • "What are we trying to do?"
    • "When do we need to finish?"
    • "How will we get this done?"

Scope Schedule and Resources

Slide 02 Scope Schedule and Resources
  • Hence projects involve managing:
    • Scope
    • Schedule
    • Resources
  • The Requirements Management Database helps you manage the scope of your project.

Project Scope

Slide 03 Project Scope
  • The scope is the foundation of every project.
  • The question “What are we trying to do?” needs to be collectively answered over time by a large number of stakeholders.

Project Schedule

Slide 04 Project Schedule
  • Developers need more than a timeline to work from.
  • A well scheduled project may still have an inadequate or misguided scope.

Project Resources

Slide 05 Project Resources
  • Internal teams, local developers, and outsourced contractors are all resources that fulfil the scope. If they are working on the wrong scope then the project will fail.
  • Managing the feedback to the scope is essential to success.

Building the Right Scope

Slide 06 Building the Right Scope
  • Capturing and prioritizing requirements that come over time and from all sources is a long and involved process.
  • Protecting those requirements from getting lost and from unexpected escalations is essential.

Projects Need Tools

Slide 07 Projects Need Tools
  • Every aspect of your project needs tools for either management or development.

Development Tools

Slide 08 Development Tools
  • Examples of project development tools include:
    • Software development tools
    • CAD drawing tools
    • Process simulation tools
    • Material sourcing tools
    • Load testing tools
    • Hardware emulation tools

Schedule Management Tools

Slide 09 Schedule Management Tools
  • Examples of schedule management tools include:
    • Microsoft Project™
    • Primavera Project Planner™
    • Meridian Systems' Prolog™

Scope Management Tools

Slide 10 Scope Management Tools
  • The Requirements Management Database is designed to fit alongside your other project tools to give the developers the guidance they need.

Scope and Schedule

Slide 11 Scope and Schedule
  • The Requirements Management Database is a team-based tool that can handle many projects.
  • It fits into your existing process so your project managers can manage both the project scope and schedule.

Scope and Resources

Slide 12 Scope and Resources
  • Project requirements need to be gathered from customers and stakeholders from all over the world.
  • Good requirements management is even more critical when the development team is remote or outsourced.

Conclusion

Slide 13B Conclusion

  • it captures and protects your project's needs,
  • it prioritizes your collective vision,
  • it distributes responsibility around a common goal, and
  • it supervises change and compliance.


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