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Advanced Facilitation for Joint Application and Joint Requirements Definition

Objective

This course introduces several JAD session agendas that can be used to drastically streamline strategic IT planning and project management activities.  Focus is on adequate prioritization of IT projects aligned with business strategies, as well as the successful implementation of these projects.

Who Should Attend?

CIOs, IT/IS Directors, Project Managers and PMO Staff and other key stakeholders involved in the development of strategic business and IT plans, as well as the planning and management of projects.

DAY 1

Introduction

• Participant introductions / expectations
• Course objectives
• Review Facilitation concepts

Strategic Business Planning

• Mission / Vision / Guiding Principles Development
• Assessment
• Strategy Development
• Implementation

Business Process Improvement and Reengineering

• Business Process Improvement
• Business Process Reengineering

Strategic IT Planning

• Plan the ISP Project
• Analyze Business Strategies and Policies
• Outline the Business Requirements
• Define the Architectures
• Conclude the Information Strategy Plan

DAY 2

Project Scope Definition

• Develop Business Perspective for Project
• Define System Objectives
• List Major Outputs
• List Major Inputs
• Identify Major Business Events
• Identify Major Business Functions
• Process Modeling

Project Detailed Requirements Definition

• Define System Function

• List and Define Steps in the System Function

• Develop Data Flow Diagram

• Define Interface Files/Data Bases

• Define Outputs

• Define Inputs

• Develop Entity Relationship Model

• Define Security and Privacy Requirements

• Define Environment Requirements

• Define Computer Resource Requirements

DAY 3

Developing a Project Management Plan

• Define Success Measures

• Define Project Strategy

• Identify Work Breakdown Structure
• Identify Content of each Deliverable
• Perform Risk Analysis
• Develop Contingency Plans and Priorities based on Risk Analysis
• Develop additional Project Plans (based on the PMBOK^® Guide)
• Identify Roles and Responsibilities

• Produce Gantt Chart

• Produce Critical Path Diagram

• Review the Plan

Conducting Walkthroughs and Peer Reviews

• Objectives and Requirements
• Step through the System

Performing Acceptance Testing

• Establish Baseline
• Testing Process
• Test Plan
• Roles and Responsibilities
• Test Environment

Course Wrap-up

• Review course objectives
• Review participant expectations

  • Fill out course feedback forms

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Revised: 05/08/07.