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The Challenge

Joe DiFalcoCertified Systems Engineer, CSPO, PMI-ACP, PMP

Wednesday, May 7 2014

The Challenge

Project Management Tool

• Select a project management tool (**selection for this presentation…not necessarily a suggestion for Panasas)

• Customize

• Use of the tool

SelectionCriteria

• Inexpensive (meaning Free)– at least a trial

period

• Customizable

• Web based

• Scheduling

• Collaboration

• Bug Management

• Supports Agile

Matrix

Setting the stageCase Study – Industry: Financial Reporting (Investment Data Management Automation)

Feature: Automated Publishing

• Select publication

• Manually configure

• Format exactly

• Assemble/Publish

• Highly regulated

Customization

• Jira – work items are called issues• Workflows are associated via

Issue Type• We needed a customized Issue

Type

Customization

Customized Workflow for “Sec reg” Type

CustomDefault

Customization

Customized Issue Type – add Spike

Customization

Customized Roles

Application

Organizing the work

Application

• Login(jdifalco/44)

• Review dashboard• Go through use of the tool

Release Plan

Release Plan

Release Plan

Iteration Plan

Iteration Plan

Daily Plan

Three questions:1. What did you finish2. What will you finish today3. What would stop you from finishing?

Daily Plan

Three questions:1. What did you finish2. What will you finish today3. What would stop you from finishing?

Communication(links)

Reporting

The Challenge

Joe DiFalco

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The Challenge