WITH THE FOLLOWING:

Best Practice Processes for Project/Program Success(Outline):

1. Program/Project Management (and Business Management) (Integration)

   • Use of Experience and Knowledge (Integration)

   • Planning and Scheduling/WBS (Scope/Time/Cost)

   • Communication Planning (Communication)

   • Status & Earned Value Reporting (Communication)

   • Performance (metrics) Reporting (Communication)

   • Risks Identification and Management (Risks)

   • Project Repository/DB (Communication/Lessons Learned/Knowledge Transfer)

   • Change Management (Integration)

   • Subcontractor/Vendor Control (Procurement)

   • Team Building (Human Resource)

2. Development Process (Integration/Solution/Scope)

   • Selection of the appropriate model/technique (e.g., Interactive, Waterfall, Spiral, Evolutionary Object Oriented, Structured)

   • Selection of the appropriate implementation methodology (e.g., MSF, RUP, GXP, DOD- STD 2167 and other standards)

   • Selection, if required, to use Rapid Development

   • Rapid Application Development/Joint Application Development (RAD/JAD)

   • Prototypes and Mockups

   • Interviews and Facilitated Sessions

   • Collaboration

   • Selection of technical and p
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     Best Practice Processes for Project/Program Success(Outline):

     1. Program/Project Management (and Business Management) (Integration)

        • Use of Experience and Knowledge (Integration)

        • Planning and Scheduling/WBS (Scope/Time/Cost)

        • Communication Planning (Communication)

        • Status & Earned Value Reporting (Communication)

        • Performance (metrics) Reporting (Communication)

        • Risks Identification and Management (Risks)

        • Project Repository/DB (Communication/Lessons Learned/Knowledge Transfer)

        • Change Management (Integration)

        • Subcontractor/Vendor Control (Procurement)

        • Team Building (Human Resource)

     2. Development Process (Integration/Solution/Scope)

        • Selection of the appropriate model/technique (e.g., Interactive, Waterfall, Spiral, Evolutionary Object Oriented, Structured)

        • Selection of the appropriate implementation methodology (e.g., MSF, RUP, GXP, DOD- STD 2167 and other standards)

        • Selection, if required, to use Rapid Development

        • Rapid Application Development/Joint Application Development (RAD/JAD)

        • Prototypes and Mockups

        • Interviews and Facilitated Sessions

        • Collaboration

        • Selection of technical and p
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          i>Status & Earned Value Reporting (Communication)

        • Performance (metrics) Reporting (Communication)

        • Risks Identification and Management (Risks)

        • Project Repository/DB (Communication/Lessons Learned/Knowledge Transfer)

        • Change Management (Integration)

        • Subcontractor/Vendor Control (Procurement)

        • Team Building (Human Resource)

     3. Development Process (Integration/Solution/Scope)

        • Selection of the appropriate model/technique (e.g., Interactive, Waterfall, Spiral, Evolutionary Object Oriented, Structured)

        • Selection of the appropriate implementation methodology (e.g., MSF, RUP, GXP, DOD- STD 2167 and other standards)

        • Selection, if required, to use Rapid Development

        • Rapid Application Development/Joint Application Development (RAD/JAD)

        • Prototypes and Mockups

        • Interviews and Facilitated Sessions

        • Collaboration

        • Selection of technical and p
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        • Team Building (Human Resource)

     4. Development Process (Integration/Solution/Scope)

        • Selection of the appropriate model/technique (e.g., Interactive, Waterfall, Spiral, Evolutionary Object Oriented, Structured)

        • Selection of the appropriate implementation methodology (e.g., MSF, RUP, GXP, DOD- STD 2167 and other standards)

        • Selection, if required, to use Rapid Development

        • Rapid Application Development/Joint Application Development (RAD/JAD)

        • Prototypes and Mockups

        • Interviews and Facilitated Sessions

        • Collaboration

        • Selection of technical and p
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          g., MSF, RUP, GXP, DOD- STD 2167 and other standards)

        • Selection, if required, to use Rapid Development

        • Rapid Application Development/Joint Application Development (RAD/JAD)

        • Prototypes and Mockups

        • Interviews and Facilitated Sessions

        • Collaboration

        • Selection of technical and project reviews

        • Selection of development and support tools and applications

     5. Configuration Management (Integration/Scope/Control) (described in the book "Software and Firmware Configuration Management", subtitled "Management Control and Quality".)

        • Configuration Identification

        • Configuration Control - Software/Application, Firmware (Embedded Software, and Systems)

        • Configuration Status Accounting

        • Configuration Audits

     6. Quality Assurance (Integration/Quality/Control)

        • Verification

        • Validation

        • Testing

     Some of the organizations that support these practices and certifications for their professional knowledge recognized in many industries are: Project Management Institute (PMI) , American Management Association (AMA), Software Engineering Institute (SEI), Electronic Industries Association (EIA), Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), International Organization for Standardization (ISO), and the Department of Defense (DOD).