Managing Projects and Preventing Scope Creep
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Transcript Managing Projects and Preventing Scope Creep
MANAGING
PROJECTS &
PREVENTING
SCOPE CREEP
The Shift – Challenge to Change
October 22, 2010
Introductions
Kathy Crenshaw, Director of Enterprise Learning, Apollo Group, Inc.
– 20 years instructional design and project management
Sherry Michaels, President, Michaels & Associates Docntrain, Ltd.
– 30 years instructional design, project management
Jennifer Witter, President, Witter Consulting
– 17 years leading and managing organizational change, PMP
Agenda
Why It Matters
Planning
Fulfillment
Implementation Considerations
Costs
Real money, budgetary and to the company
Customer Satisfaction
Credibility
Future projects
Planning
Evaluate
Scope
Schedule
Communicate
Deliver
Fulfillment
Measure and manage to your plan
Productivity
Quality Assurance (QA)
Communicate
Formalized approval, version control, and
maintenance processes
Fulfillment
Manage Scope
Change
of Scope (COS) triggers
Change
in key players
Additional Content beyond initial contract
Dangerous
Duo for COS
Software
training
New or undefined processes
Tips
for Managing COS
Implementation Considerations
Testing
System integration
Rollout approach
Look back and learn…
then go forward!
Thank you
Kathy Crenshaw
Email: [email protected]
Sherry Michaels
Email: [email protected]
Jennifer Witter
Email: [email protected]