How to Manage Small Projects

1. Defining the Project

• The Challenges of Small Projects
• The 3D Life Cycle
• SP10 Size Project and Plan First Phase
• Forecast Project Size and Evaluate Risks
• SP11 State the Problem or Opportunity
• SP12 Define Scope and Objective
• SP13 Understand the Current Environment
• SP14 Define Requirements for an Acceptable Solution
• Small Project Look Back/Look Ahead
• Small Project Road Map Progress
• Relating SP1 Define to the Basic 9 Results

2. Planning the Project

• SP15 Establish Project Priority
• SP19 Review Phase Results and Plan Next Phases
• The SP2 Design Phase Activities
• SP24 Develop a Test and Validation Plan
• Plan the Next Phases: as Easy as A, B, C!
• Plan Step A. Structure Next Phase
• Structure with Re-usable Small Project WBS Templates
• Plan Step B. Estimate Phase Activities
• Activity-Level Estimating
• High/Low Consensus Improves Activity Estimating
• Converting Effort to Duration
• Plan Step C. Schedule the Project
• Scheduling with a Calendar and/or a Gantt chart

3. Coordinating Results

• Leading by Involving Others
• Quality Assurance Reviews
• Controlling Change
• The SP3 Deliver Phase Activities
• Forgotten Activities: Testing, Documenting & Training
• Minimalist Project Tracking
• SP37 Customer Accepts Solution
• SP39 Evaluate Solution and Process
• Scaling the SPM Techniques for Larger Projects

4. Case Study

5. The Small Project Guide reference

6. MiniDoc (for very and super-small projects) and Bibliography

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Our instructors have extensive experience in applying these techniques on projects with business experts from a wide variety of fields.