Project Management in Cloud Applications

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Abstract
Contents
About the Authors
Abbreviations
Chapter 1: Cloud Project Management
	1.1 Introduction
	1.2 What Is a Project?
	1.3 Cloud Project Management
	1.4 Software Project Management Statistics
		1.4.1 The CHAOS Study
		1.4.2 The Upstream-Downstream Effect
	1.5 Constraints in Cloud-Based Software Project Management
	1.6 Cloud SW Project Roles and Responsibilities
	1.7 The Rest of the Book
	Points to Ponder
	Answers
	References
Chapter 2: Cloud and SW Project Business Cases
	2.1 Introduction
	2.2 A Business Case
		2.2.1 The Information Technology Project Management (ITPM)
		2.2.2 Creating a Business Plan
			2.2.2.1 The Process
	2.3 Cloud Software Project Charter and Planning
		2.3.1 Vision Statement and Overview
		2.3.2 The Scope and Deliverables
		2.3.3 The Organizational Structure
		2.3.4 Project Budget and Schedule
		2.3.5 Project Plan Document
			2.3.5.1 Work Breakdown Structure
			2.3.5.2 Risk Management
			2.3.5.3 Quality Assurance (QA) Plan
		2.3.6 Tracking, Reporting, and Communication Management
		2.3.7 Project Closure
	2.4 Summary
	Appendices
		Appendix 1: Business Plan Template
			The Template
		Appendix 2: Project Charter Template
			The Template
		Appendix 3: PERT and Critical Chain Scheduling
	Points to Ponder
	Answers
	References
Chapter 3: Cloud Product Development Process
	3.1 Introduction
	3.2 Proof of Concept
	3.3 Traditional Software Development Methods
	3.4 Requirements Gathering
	3.5 Agile Development
	3.6 DevOps
	3.7 Cloud Software Projects
	3.8 Testing Cloud-Based Products
	3.9 Business-Driven Development
	3.10 Product Roadmap Management
		3.10.1 Engineering Change Order (ECO)
	3.11 Partner Management
	3.12 Summary
	Points to Ponder
	Answers
	References
Chapter 4: Planning Layout for the Project
	4.1 Introduction
	4.2 Cloud Project Strategy
	4.3 Art and Science of New Features
	4.4 Cloud Project Resource Planning
	4.5 Cloud Project Execution Frameworks
	4.6 Cloud Project Budgeting
	4.7 Optimizing Across Clouds
	4.8 Cloud Service-Level Agreements
	4.9 Cloud Project Roles and Responsibilities
		4.9.1 Role of the Scrum Master
		4.9.2 Role of the Product Owner
		4.9.3 Role of the DevOps Team
		4.9.4 Overall Project Setup
	4.10 Cloud Project Monitoring and Analytics
	4.11 Summary
	Points to Ponder
	Answers
	References
Chapter 5: Communications: The Life Blood of a Project
	5.1 Introduction
	5.2 Device-Based Communications
	5.3 Limits of Technology
	5.4 Maintaining Team Morale
	5.5 Tracking Project Progress
	5.6 Stakeholder Management
	5.7 Across Time Zone Management
	5.8 Regulatory Documentation
	5.9 Summary
	Points to Ponder
	Answers
	References
Chapter 6: Regulatory Compliant Product Development
	6.1 Introduction
	6.2 IT Challenges
	6.3 Data Management
	6.4 Need for a New Medical App
	6.5 Cloud-Based Medical Solutions
	6.6 Regulations for Medical Mobile Applications
	6.7 Proposed Solution Setup
	6.8 App Prototyping Options
	6.9 Summary
	Appendices
		Appendix 1: Regulation of Clouds in India
		Appendix 2: FDA Classes of Medical Devices
	Points to Ponder
	Answers
	References
Chapter 7: Rules of Thumb for Success
	7.1 Introduction
	7.2 Pitfalls to Avoid
	7.3 Cloud-Based Software Considerations
	7.4 Additional Challenges in Migrating to Cloud
	7.5 Revisiting Agile Processes
	7.6 Separation of Concerns
	Appendix: Design for Service
	Points to Ponder
	Answers
	References
Chapter 8: New Value Creation
	8.1 Cloud-Based Opportunities
	8.2 A Humble Beginning
	8.3 Salesforce Architecture Fundamentals
	8.4 Migrating Existing Products to Cloud
	8.5 New Usage Models
	8.6 Evolving Business Models
	8.7 A Brief Note on Improving Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems
	8.8 Emerging Technologies
	8.9 Summary
	Points to Ponder
	Answers
	References
Index