2005. - 75 p.Practical Project Initiation: A Handbook with Tools was published in 2007 by Microsoft Press. Project initiation is the process of formally conceiving, approving, and launching a new project. This book describes many actions that lay the foundation for a successful project. Both experienced and novice project managers will find the practices described here to be valuable. Topics covered include: defining project success criteria and product release criteria, project chartering, risk management, lessons learned and project retrospectives, metrics, and many others. Each chapter includes several practice activities and worksheets to help you begin applying the techniques immediately. A companion web site provides numerous templates, procedure descriptions, spreadsheet tools, and other work aids to help you launch your next project more effectively.Content
Introduction
Define Project Success Criteria
Define Business Objectives
Identify Stakeholders and Their Interests
Identify Project Constraints
Derive Project Success Criteria
Cross-References
Practice ActivitiesDefine Product Vision and Project Scope
The Product Vision
The Project Scope
Context Diagram
Use-Case Diagram
Feature Levels
Cross-References
Practice ActivitiesDefine Product Release Criteria
How Do You Know When You’re Done?
Possible Release Criteria
Precise Release Criteria with Planguage
Marketplace Expectations
Making the Call
Cross-References
Practice ActivitiesNegotiate Achievable Commitments
Making Project Commitments 4
Negotiating Commitments
Documenting Commitments
Modifying Commitments
Your Personal Commitment Ethic
Cross-References
Practice ActivitiesStudy Previous Lessons Learned
Best Practices
Lessons Learned
Cross-References
Practice ActivitiesConduct Project Retrospectives
Retrospective Defined
The Retrospective Process
Retrospective Success Factors
Action Planning
Cross-References
Practice Activities
References

Acknowledgments

2005. - 75页。《实用项目启动》。A Handbook with Tools》于2007年由微软出版社出版。项目启动是正式构思、批准和启动一个新项目的过程。本书描述了许多为成功项目奠定基础的行动。有经验的和新手的项目经理都会发现这里描述的做法很有价值。涵盖的主题包括：定义项目成功标准和产品发布标准、项目章程、风险管理、经验教训和项目回顾、衡量标准以及其他许多内容。每一章都包括一些实践活动和工作表，以帮助你立即开始应用这些技术。一个配套的网站提供了许多模板、程序描述、电子表格工具和其他工作辅助工具，以帮助你更有效地启动你的下一个项目。

简介

定义项目成功标准

定义商业目标

识别利益相关者和他们的利益

识别项目制约因素

推导项目成功标准

交叉引用

实践活动确定产品愿景和项目范围

产品愿景

项目范围

背景图

用例图

功能级别

交叉引用

实践活动定义产品发布标准

你怎么知道你什么时候完成了？

可能的发布标准

准确的发布标准与语言

市场的期望

做出决定

交叉引用

实践活动商谈可实现的承诺

做出项目承诺 4

谈判承诺

记录承诺

修改承诺

你的个人承诺伦理

交叉参考资料

实践活动研究以往的经验教训

最佳实践

经验之谈

交叉引用

实践活动进行项目回顾

回顧的定義

回溯过程

回顾的成功因素

行动规划

交叉引用

实践活动

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