Right First Time : : Buying and Integrating Advanced Technology for Project Success.

• Author: Sammons, Peter.
• Place / Publishing House: Ely : : IT Governance Ltd,, 2021.; Ã2021.
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (237 pages)

A practical book for managing projects that deal with advanced technology, where major sub-system vendors will be a key element in project delivery.

Table of Contents

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- About the Author -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Introduction -- What this book is about -- What this book is not about -- Going bad - Project problems -- Chapter 1: Being aware -- Non-technical questions -- Understand the project/target operating model (TOM) -- Resources -- Planning -- Risk management -- Scope of the project/scope creep -- Communication -- Classic errors -- 1. Goal and vision -- 2. Leadership and governance -- 3. Stakeholder engagement -- 4. Team issues -- 5. Requirements issues -- 6. Estimation process -- 7. Planning -- 8. Risk management -- 9. Architecture and design -- 10. Configuration and information management -- 11. Quality -- 12. Project tracking and management -- 13. Decision-making problems -- Where does your technology border lie? -- Action points -- Chapter 2: Make or buy? -- The make or buy conundrum -- Make or buy - Commercial questions -- Make or buy - Integration questions -- Action points -- Chapter 3: Integrate -- Defining what we mean -- Characterising sub-system materiality -- Integration lifecycle -- Action points -- Chapter 4: Stakeholders -- Defining a stakeholder -- Stakeholder mapping -- Friend or foe? -- Stakeholders and the sourcing phase -- Stakeholders and the public sector -- Action points -- Chapter 5: Project Tiger -- An imaginary project -- Who do we need? -- Key actor tasks -- 1. TOM -- 2. Governance -- 3. Legal and procurement -- Action points -- Chapter 6: Risk characterisation -- Living with risk -- Understanding project materiality -- Completion of the BCMR form -- BCMR - Seven headings for review -- 1. Contract value -- 2. Market concentration risk -- 3. Business risk of counterparty change -- 4. Legal risk -- 5. Reputation risk -- 6. Summary comment -- 7. Assessment notes -- Materiality -- The beauty of the BCMR -- Physical risk -- Action points.

Chapter 7: Market test -- Project definition and project strategy -- Contract strategy -- Action points -- Chapter 8: Buy phase and integration -- Setting the scene -- Market making -- Sourcing -- Clarifying intentions -- Action points -- Chapter 9: Project communications -- Setting the scene -- Keeping track of communications -- Tenders and communications -- Action points -- Chapter 10: Client-side tasks -- Project sourcing -- Recapitulate -- Specify -- Manage the procurement process -- Understand supply market dynamics -- Negotiate -- Action points -- Chapter 11: Business as usual -- TOM -- Maintenance - As a business opportunity -- Training - As a business opportunity -- Action points -- Chapter 12: Contracting -- What has to be administered? -- Contract design - Back to basics -- NEC4 contract system -- Conclusion -- Action points -- Chapter 13: Systems integration -- Systems integration lifecycle -- Systems integration tasks -- 1. Requirements gathering -- 2. Sub-system analysis -- 3. System architecture mapping -- 4. Systems integration design -- 5. System implementation -- 6. System operation and maintenance -- The make or buy decision on systems integration -- Action points -- Chapter 14: Integration data -- Knowing who is responsible for what -- ID in the contract -- ID&amp -- I - Template clause -- Action points -- Chapter 15: Contract management -- Setting the scene -- Project/contract communications - Handle with care -- Action points -- Chapter 16: Delivering the project - Right first time -- Project delivery phase -- Proof of the pudding -- Performance testing -- Action points -- Chapter 17: Regulatory permissions -- Is the regulator a stakeholder? -- Licence to operate? -- Action points -- Chapter 18: Handover and certification -- Contract 'closure' -- Detail! Detail! Detail! -- Certification -- Action points.

Appendix 1: Technical specifications - Notes -- Appendix 2: Stakeholder list -- Appendix 3: Basic contract materiality review (BCMR) -- Appendix 4: Contract pricing strategies -- Appendix 5: Project communications and the 'project memo' system -- Appendix 6: Generic procurement process - Potential integration issues -- Appendix 7: System integration - Concepts -- Appendix 8: ISO standards and certifications -- Appendix 9: Glossary -- Further reading.