Stabilization Phase of Projects

Often, there is a short support period after a project phase is completed and the team moves on to the next phase as planned in the schedule. State of Georgia meets with some success by planning for the stabilization phase and slowing down the phases, as necessary, to bring the organization and process to a stable state prior to next-phase kickoff. ...

... "Still, Moore said the biggest challenge has been holding vendors back from launching new phases of the project before agency managers were ready." ...

Via Stateline: Making IT work in state government

Misleading IT project costs

Program, project, phase one, two, or three. Communication about the costs of the current scope and the overall project can be challenging. ...

... "Jeffrey defended the declaration of the GBP2.3bn price, saying that the answer given only related to approved costs. " ...

Via Computing: MoD may have misled parliament

Project Implementation Approach

Should transformational change programs such as lean manufacturing software implementations be managed as big-bang projects or phased, line-of-business rollouts? The rollout approach tends to be more compatible with transformations. What's your experience in this situation? ...

... "Moreover, companies tend to roll out the software gradually, division by division, so its effect isn't felt as dramatically as it would be in a big-bang sort of implementation, says Moore. " ...

Via Computerworld: Lean Machines