Early Controls Increase Project Efficiency

Build in a brief compliance review early in an IT project to avoid costly rework later in the execution phase. ...

... "As stakeholders in the management of risk, when corporate legal departments provide their input in advance, i.e., during the design phase of an IT project, the resulting controls can be most cost-effectively designed and deployed. " ...

Via Metropolitan Corporate Counsel: Compliance Function

Keep Projects on Track

Nice set of tips for keeping your project on-track and staying focused on the goal. ...

... "You should be spending the bulk of your time talking to and corresponding with project constituents – your team, the stakeholders, vendors, consultants and key end-users. " ...

Via Baseline: Save Your Next Project

Communities of Interest Improve Project Performance

DOD sees project performance benefits after engaging stakeholder communities in the process. Benefits accrue when the community provides input and shares the change among its membership. ...

... "As part of its network-centric data strategy, DOD requires that COIs are part of all of its major projects. And the directive is clearly beginning to pay off ... " ...

Via Government Computer News: Community of Interest, COI

Engage Stakeholders for Project Success

Some tips on positioning a project for success, including video insights. ... Have you identified your user community? Will you need super-users in the community? How will you incorporate user ideas into solution design? Will you need their help in the testing phase? How else can you keep users engaged before the final cutover? Have you segmented the stakeholder population, looking for evangelists or early-adopters to provide the right buzz? As project manager, you may not have time to do all of this, but identify a role on your project team to take on these actions. They'll pay off. ...

... "ensuring that the right stakeholders have been identified, particularly in an IT project – the user community, and that there's a mechanism for them to be involved in the project design and monitoring the progress of the project as it proceeds. " ...

Via Canada ITWorld: Stakeholder collaboration

Identify and Manage Stakeholders: Position Project For Success

Managing change well on IT projects includes understanding and planning for various stakeholder groups. Use techniques such as customer segmentation to manage communications and stakeholder involvement, as appropriate. ...

... "To deliver both high awareness and support, Everett said that managers should identify key stakeholders, define their current problems, and map how the functionality of a new IT system will improve on these aspects. " ...

Via ComputerWeekly: IT project