Driving Successful Risk Technology Projects October 16, 2012 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Driving Successful Risk Technology Projects October 16, 2012

Background

Technology 3

Risk 4

Change 5

Technology Risk Change 6

Understanding

Familiar 8

Unfamiliar 9

Familiar Unfamiliar Good: Good: •Clear context •Fresh start •Solid fundamentals •Strategy realignment •Detailed understanding •Review the basics Bad: Bad: •Forget the known •Missing details •Assume it is easy •Unknowable impact •Overlook the basics •No proficiency 10

Axioms

Project Variables Time $ Resource Budget Scope 12

= f ( , , $ ) 13

$ = f ( , , , ) 14

= f ( , , $ ) 15

RISK ISK = , | | , f COMPLE PLEXITY ITY 16

( ) | | | | | | | | $ + + > IF IF , ( ) n | | | | | | = $ + + THEN HEN 17

Fundamentals

Assess 19

Plan 20

Design 21

Develop 22

Test 23

Train 24

Deploy 25

Support 26

Conclusions & Questions

Conclusions • Do Your Homework • Be Self-Critical • Stick to the Fundamentals • Plan, Re-Plan and Plan to Re-Plan • Understand the Core Deliverables • Expect to Cut Some Core Deliverables • Drive! Drive! Drive! • Long-Term Success Means Long-Term Support • Unintended Consequences Are Hidden Expenses • The Devil You Know and The Devil You Don’t Are Both Devils 28