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What kind of things do you need to plan for in an implementation of PeopleSoft when working with the client and your team?  It is important to communicate to your team before they come on site to inform them of the client expectations and your expectations as a Project Manager.  Send a letter to the members of the client team as well and explain what the first week will entail.  Explain that the first week will be a planning week to ensure that you “Get it Right the First Time.”  What do you mean by that?  Most projects fail not because of lack of technical or functional knowledge, but due to lack of planning.

So what are some of the questions that must be asked in the first week of team meetings?

1. Is there a direct correlation between the project manager’s leadership and the team’s productivity, effort?

2. Are the project objectives clearly defined and accepted?

3. Is the scope clearly defined and does it match the number of resources necessary and the initial timeline that has been identified?

4. Has a formal issue resolution processand tracking mechanism been established?

5. Has the client assumed ownership and demonstrated a vested interest in the project?

6. Have project performance criteria been established?  What are the milestones?

It is important to assist a client in launching their implementation and a process must be in place to build on the initial charter.  The charter is a roadmap and a reference for scope.  The strategy and overall planning direction should be in the charter document.

One of the deliverables for the first week of planning will be a Charter signed by and agreed to by the client management or executive team for approval.

The first day it is important to communicate to the team the importance of their role and how critical this first planning week is to the ongoing success of the project.  This is just the beginning of a discussion on implementation or upgrade planning that I will continue to add to as we go along.  Please feel free to comment and suggest additional ideas for the Implementation Planning week for a PeopleSoft Project.

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