2. CISL WIP presentation by Jeff Custard Network Engineering and Telecommunications Section (NETS) NETS Project Management NETS Project Management 19-Mar-2014

3. "A carelessly planned project takes three times longer to complete than expected; a carefully planned project takes only twice as long.” -- Unknown

4. NETS PM – the way it was Used Microsoft Project to create PDFs that got emailed around -In addition to various spreadsheets and various team and individual methods -Usually only one or two people could update (and email/status process was cumbersome) Never met NETS needs -MS specific, not multi-platform -Not intuitive, required training -Required client software

6. Needed a new and better way For managers and project managers Began mid-2010 with initial installation of scaffolding plugin on Atlassian Confluence Wiki Worked through various options including spreadsheets, chart plugins, gannt chart options, gliffy diagrams, calendars, time tracking, and so on Needed something simple and basic that everyone could use and understand -Drilled down to the minimum elements we really needed to keep track of -Multi-platform solution, intuitive, no client Lots of work and time on https://test.wiki.ucar.edu/https://test.wiki.ucar.edu/ -BIG thanks here to Joel Daves who has helped all along the way with this in terms of version loading/testing and setup/testing questions (on test and production wiki)!

7. Define a project projects end otherwise it is an ongoing activity -http://nets.ucar.edu/nets/ongoing-activities/http://nets.ucar.edu/nets/ongoing-activities/

8. Define a template Project phases -Initiation, planning, implementation, closeout Project status indicators -Red: project held up/some problem or issue -Yellow: potential risk/unforeseen delay -Green: on track/progressing as expected -Blue: inactive status/has gone cold Common format and tracking elements -Including owner at top level (manager easily knows who to go to first)

12. Same framework - ongoing updates Dec-2013 – wiki code upgrade -This is a work in progress (including process, template and reporting updates) Plugins required purchase Usual challenges of build versus buy -Tradeoffs of control versus support requirements Futures? -Keep using wiki? -Google options? -Other local or cloud based tools?

13. Resources NETS project page: https://wiki.ucar.edu/x/Zg2ABhttps://wiki.ucar.edu/x/Zg2AB NETS project template definitions: https://wiki.ucar.edu/x/WJBCBhttps://wiki.ucar.edu/x/WJBCB Scaffolding plugin: -https://docs.servicerocket.com/display/SCAF/Scaffolding+Pluginhttps://docs.servicerocket.com/display/SCAF/Scaffolding+Plugin Composition: -https://docs.servicerocket.com/display/COMP/Composition+Pluginhttps://docs.servicerocket.com/display/COMP/Composition+Plugin Reporting: -https://docs.servicerocket.com/display/REPORT/Reporting+Pluginhttps://docs.servicerocket.com/display/REPORT/Reporting+Plugin Linking: -https://docs.servicerocket.com/display/LINK/Linking+Pluginhttps://docs.servicerocket.com/display/LINK/Linking+Plugin

14. "A project is complete when it starts working for you, rather than you working for it." -- Scott Allen

15. Wrap-up / questions Any questions or further discussion? http://nets.ucar.edu/nets/intro/staff/jcustard/