Post on 02-Jan-2016
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CISL WIPpresentation by
Jeff CustardNetwork Engineering and Telecommunications Section
(NETS)
NETS Project Management
19-Mar-2014
"A carelessly planned project takes three times longer to complete than expected; a carefully planned project takes only twice as long.”
-- Unknown
NETS PM – the way it was
• Used Microsoft Project to create PDFs that got emailed around- In addition to various spreadsheets and various team
and individual methods
- Usually only one or two people could update (and email/status process was cumbersome)
• Never met NETS needs- MS specific, not multi-platform
- Not intuitive, required training
- Required client software
Needed a new and better way
• For managers and project managers
• Began mid-2010 with initial installation of scaffolding plugin on Atlassian Confluence Wiki
• Worked through various options including spreadsheets, chart plugins, gannt chart options, gliffy diagrams, calendars, time tracking, and so on
• Needed something simple and basic that everyone could use and understand- Drilled down to the minimum elements we really needed to keep track of
- Multi-platform solution, intuitive, no client
• Lots of work and time on https://test.wiki.ucar.edu/- BIG thanks here to Joel Daves who has helped all along the way with this
in terms of version loading/testing and setup/testing questions (on test and production wiki)!
Define a project
• projects end
• otherwise it is an ongoing activity- http://nets.ucar.edu/nets/ongoing-activities/
Define a template• Project phases
- Initiation, planning, implementation, closeout
• Project status indicators- Red: project held up/some problem or issue
- Yellow: potential risk/unforeseen delay
- Green: on track/progressing as expected
- Blue: inactive status/has gone cold
• Common format and tracking elements- Including owner at top level (manager easily knows who to go to first)
Same framework - ongoing updates
• Dec-2013 – wiki code upgrade- This is a work in progress (including process, template
and reporting updates)
• Plugins required purchase
• Usual challenges of build versus buy- Tradeoffs of control versus support requirements
• Futures?- Keep using wiki?
- Google options?
- Other local or cloud based tools?
Resources
• NETS project page: https://wiki.ucar.edu/x/Zg2AB
• NETS project template definitions: https://wiki.ucar.edu/x/WJBCB
• Scaffolding plugin:- https://docs.servicerocket.com/display/SCAF/Scaffolding+Plugin
• Composition:- https://docs.servicerocket.com/display/COMP/Composition+Plugin
• Reporting:- https://docs.servicerocket.com/display/REPORT/Reporting+Plugin
• Linking:- https://docs.servicerocket.com/display/LINK/Linking+Plugin
"A project is complete when it starts working for you, rather than you working for it."
-- Scott Allen
Wrap-up / questions
• Any questions or further discussion?
• http://nets.ucar.edu/nets/intro/staff/jcustard/