[146] in I/T Delivery
Delvery Leader's meeting N42-286 10AAM Friday 3/27
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Robert V. Ferrara)
Tue Mar 24 18:02:43 1998
In-Reply-To: <v03020902b118ca5c683d@[18.177.0.57]>
Date: Tue, 24 Mar 1998 18:02:50 -0500
To: Delivery@MIT.EDU
From: "Robert V. Ferrara" <rferrara@MIT.EDU>
Cc: khiggins@MIT.EDU
Hello, this is a reminder that the next Delivery Leader's meeting is
Friday, March 27th from 10AM-noon in N42-286.
Thanks, Bob
This is the 2/27 agenda so far.
1. (20 minutes) Status/Announcements
* Hiring status
* Comments on Performance Appraisal process
* Project DB
* Wishlist items update
* ITLT update
2. (30 minutes) Review of Delivery Goals (attached)
3. (45 minutes) Normal + Structured Roundtable
up to 3 minutes on whatever you deem relevant, but also
for each project of yours
* Milestones achieved or coming into focus
* Adjustments you want to make
* Resource Needs
Thanks, Bob
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<bold>DELIVERY GOALS FOR 7/1/98 - Rev 2 .
5/30/97<fontfamily><param>Times</param>
</fontfamily></bold> This list of ideas was originally developed
at the 10/11/96 Delivery Project Leaders meeting, with extensive
borrowings from Mike Barker's notes. It was further refined at a
Delivery Leader's sessions in May and November of 1997 and rechristened
"Goals", rather than "Vision".<bold> <fontfamily><param>Times</param>
</fontfamily></bold>The purpose of the Delivery Process is to
successfully deploy new and<fontfamily><param>Times</param>
</fontfamily>enhanced I/T services which have been qualified by the
Discovery Process.<fontfamily><param>Times</param>
</fontfamily>These deployments will occur in a manner that makes
maximum practical useof the existing I/T infrastructure and that
anticipates long term support<fontfamily><param>Times</param>
</fontfamily>requirements. The I/T services delivered will allow the
MIT community to<fontfamily><param>Times</param>
</fontfamily>effective use its information
resources.<fontfamily><param>Times</param>
<bold>
</bold></fontfamily><bold>BASIC (ACHIEVABLE MUCH
EARLIER)<fontfamily><param>Times</param>
</fontfamily></bold>*<bold> </bold>All projects "on the radar" in
widely visible project database <fontfamily><param>Times</param>
</fontfamily>* Project notebooks standard, updates managed by project
leaders<fontfamily><param>Times</param>
</fontfamily>* IS/resources database, maintained by Competency Groups,
also widely visible<fontfamily><param>Times</param>
</fontfamily>* Predictable forums and sources of additional help for
Delivery Leaders <fontfamily><param>Times</param>
</fontfamily><bold>OPERATIONAL<fontfamily><param>Times</param>
</fontfamily></bold>* Strong integration influence, including
"checklist" (e.g. warehouse, roles)<fontfamily><param>Times</param>
</fontfamily>* Core project techniques established, including
:<fontfamily><param>Times</param>
</fontfamily> - Planning and estimating techniques
<fontfamily><param>Times</param>
</fontfamily> - Standard peer
reviews<fontfamily><param>Times</param>
</fontfamily> - Project tracking system, with early warning
ability <fontfamily><param>Times</param>
</fontfamily>* Better calibration of organizational
"capacity"<fontfamily><param>Times</param>
</fontfamily>* Abstract a successful
project<fontfamily><param>Times</param>
</fontfamily><bold>ORGANIZATIONAL</bold><fontfamily><param>Times</param>
</fontfamily>* Process-oriented style firmly established
<fontfamily><param>Times</param>
</fontfamily>* People comfortable with multiple projects, fluid
movement between<fontfamily><param>Times</param>
</fontfamily> projects and
processes<fontfamily><param>Times</param>
</fontfamily>* Opportunities and skill requirements very visible
<fontfamily><param>Times</param>
</fontfamily><bold>PROJECT-RELATED <fontfamily><param>Times</param>
</fontfamily></bold>* Several successful completion and transfers to
Service and Support<fontfamily><param>Times</param>
</fontfamily>* Athena source trees fully
functional<fontfamily><param>Times</param>
</fontfamily>* Strong IT partnerships to all Reenginerring or non-IS
staffed projects<fontfamily><param>Times</param>
</fontfamily><bold>SKILLS (FOR COMPETENCY GROUP
CONSIDERATION)<fontfamily><param>Times</param>
</fontfamily></bold>* ABAP and SAP skills in MIT community, less
Contractor dependency<fontfamily><param>Times</param>
</fontfamily>* More business analyst, system integration, project
management talent <fontfamily><param>Times</param>
</fontfamily>* Deeper Powerbuilder, Oracle, and Release Engineering
skills<fontfamily><param>Times</param>
</fontfamily>* Maintain leading edge security and web
capabilities<fontfamily><param>Times</param>
</fontfamily>
