Project Management Lessons Learnt

During release cycles and delivery..it's important to review and if needed group all stakeholders and have a workshop to discuss, brainstorm , review and firm up delivery plan and get things moving, pick up pace in release.In this post, will touch upon certain aspects and pen some thoughts towards having a successful stakeholder's workshop. Why a workshop.. Over a period of time as release progresses and due to changes it keeps on dragging and priorities change..a review indicates that we have few items which need decision..few items which are strategic and need deliberations...there is a pressing need that all stakeholders are on the same page and the release details needs updates ..to realize the road map are detailed and agreed by all..and may be the road map itself needs a revisit..may be need a break  from continuous operations and retrospect.. try to look at issues/challenges and encourage some out of the box thinking...agree and get the release done. It may be more n...

Hi..saw a recuritment ad..thought of mentioning it..nice to remind always if we  are executing all responsibilites daily and proactively...Will try to augment the list with more thought..  Prepare/Review project plan and schedule.Keep it updated at all times.  Project monitoring and control to ensure delivery as per project scope, schedule and quality  Ensure Requirements/Use Cases are detailed/reviewed and understood by Dev and Test Teams.   Accurate and Appropiate Status reporting to client / management as per Project Communications Plan..  Risk management and issue management  Change management , Configuration management ,Measurement and analysis   Adherence of coding standards ,Process compliance..Automated Build/Deployment..Continous Integration..SVN hygine...Junits..Code Violations w.r.t standards,functionality,security,performance,and IP are checked at developer's desk and doesn't land up in trunk for discovery during later phases o...