Developing ICT SolutionsBen Williams

Factors contributing to a

successful development

process

Scheduling – meeting sufficient deadlines

Testing – should be carried out

with operational data and signed off by the client. Alpha and Beta.

Monitoring and Reporting - project manager needs to

monitor costs to keep within budget. Must report back to management with

the current position.

Professional Standards - all team members know

what processes and procedures to use during

development.

Effective Communication – need to communicate well so the staff can work

effectively and efficiently.

End User Involvement –

person carrying out

tasks for which a new ICT solution is

being found.

Task Breakdown – breaking down tasks

into simpler and easier sections to make staff

have an easier job.

Teamwork – appropriate balance of skills and

strong areas amongst group members;

working collaboratively.

Realistic Expectations – an

outcome or deadline that is realistic and not expecting far too

much.

Analysis – to meet buisness

requirements and needs to be signed off by the client.

Planning – should be agreed with user/staff. Be monitored regularly with

correct action taken where appropriate.

What strategies would be put in place to make sure these failures do not happen?

Inadequate Analysis More time given on analysis techniques. Observations of current work being

performed. Studying all documents in use. Work shadowing. Interviewing staff.

Lack of management

Unrealistic project plans Check if they are able to achieve

something whilst being within the budget.

Making sure that they have enough time to do something.

Checking if they are able to meet deadlines.

Insufficient monitoring Project manager need to monitor the

budget correctly so that they will not go over the budget or have as much money has they thought.

Lack of standards Making sure that ALL the team members

know what processes and procedures are needed during development.

Loss of control Checking staff know what they are

doing and what is required of them. Making sure that they would be able to

perform tasks with little or no error.

Poor initial planning Have a realistic timescale. Make sure everyone involved agrees

with the plan. Staff members need to know the plan

fully. Have a realistic plan which is

manageable.

Poor project coordination Checking if staff know what to do and

where everything is so that employees wont be confused.

Train staff efficiently.

Poor communication Staff telling others if they are stuck. Client giving feedback to staff. Keeping clients updated.

Lack of testing Put into Alpha and check if it is good

then report all mistakes and glitches and then fix them.

Then put it into Beta and repeat the process until there are no errors or glitches.