Consolidated List of Planning and Management Resources
The following is a list of some Web resources that may be adapted to support Planning and Management activities across the Survival Guides.
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Integrating cost, schedule and technical performance for project management |
Practical Software Measurement Insight, Practical Software Measurement : a description of the PSM process and a link that can be used to download a PC-based software application that automates the PSM issue-driven process. |
RiskTrak is a tool that is sold by Risk Services & Technology. This tool assists the management team in identifying and analyzing risks. It is available from the list of methods and tools at: http://www.dacs.dtic.mil/databases/url/key.hts |
Risk Radar is a tool developed and supported by the Software Program Managers Network. This tool can be used to identify and analyze risks. It is available from the list of methods and tools at: http://www.dacs.dtic.mil/databases/url/key.hts?keycode=270:280&islowerlevel=1 |
Source Material: Risk Management Resources Dr. Robert Charette, and Dr. Barry Boehm are authors of the following two classic books on the subject of Risk Management: Boehm, Barry. IEEE Tutorial on Software Risk Management. New York: IEEE Computer Society Press, 1989. Charette, Robert N., Ph.D. Applications Strategies for Risk Analysis. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1990. Some urls that will give additional information on Risk Management methods and tools are: http://www.dacs.dtic.mil/databases/url/key.hts?keycode=270:280&islowerlevel=1 http://www.pmcop.dau.mil/pmcop/index.cfm?fuseaction=RiskMan.Home |
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Dr. Eli Goldratt, author of the bestseller, The Goal is the originator of the Theory of Constraints (TOC) as a management approach. Goldratt, Eliyahu and Jeff Cox. The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement, 2nd Revised Edition. Connecticut: North River Press Publishing Corporation, 1992. An introductory article can be found at: http://www.goldratt.com/whatistoc.htm A website that contains additional Theory of Constraint information is: |
WinWin Negotiation Tool , University of Southern California, a distributed groupware negotiation tool designed to assist an organization in reaching agreement on a set of goals. http://sunset.usc.edu/research/WINWIN/winwin_main.html#downloads |
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) The work breakdown structure (WBS) is a powerful tool for expressing the scope or extent of a project in simple graphic terms. It represents the project in terms of the hierarchy of deliverables and services it will produce. The project is therefore described just as a manufacturer would document the bill of materials breakdown for a washing machine or automobile. The WBS starts with a single box at the top that represents the whole project. The project is then partitioned into its components with lower-level boxes. |