Re: [Gnumed-devel] Project Management (Again)

[J Busser]

I have compiled some links that may be useful 
(below). Suggest Richard, Hilmar and anyone else 
interested to put together any ideas offline 
email me and we can pursue a thread offline. 
Better to do that and then come back to the group 
with how anything we might like to see can be 
made *feasible* especially recognizing the 
limited numbers of participants. We can shape 
what needs to be done (ultimately if not 
immediately) and then within that what is 
possible in the shorter term. My initial thoughts 
include:

Vision - visit openehr, also free software 
foundation? We have a bit in FAQs at gnumed.org

Values

Guiding principles - not *what* is to be done but 
on what basis we make decisions. There may be 
competition among the reasons. Recognizing this 
and visiting the list when we feel conflicted 
permits thoughtful deliberate choices.

Prioritization principles

Requirements

Management "pieces" - what is to be "managed"? 
There is the roadmap (which should be guided by 
all I mentioned above), there is the need to 
align and keep consistent the pieces in the 
roadmap including gui consistency in visual 
context, keybindings etc. But there are more 
things outside and around the software to be 
managed.


TASKey® TEAM - Turning Vision Into Reality
        http://www.taskey.com/Doing.htm

STSC CrossTalk - What Is Agile Software Development? - Oct 2002
        http://www.stsc.hill.af.mil/crosstalk/2002/10/highsmith.html

Overcoming Requirements Modeling Challenges
        http://www.agilemodeling.com/essays/requirementsChallenges.htm

Estimating software requirements (among other topics)
        http://www.rgalen.com/presentations.htm

Roadblocks and Speeding your software to Market
        http://www.grapecity.com/us/pdf/whitepaper_us.pdf

10KeysToSuccess.pdf
        http://www.issre2001.org/10KeysToSuccess.pdf

e-Course: Project Management Best Practices $295
        http://www.processimpact.com/PMBP/

Course description Delivering Results Through Project Management
        http://www.processrenewal.com/courses/sdpm98.html

Integrating Usability Techniques into Software Development ($) article
        
http://csdl2.computer.org/persagen/DLAbsToc.jsp?resourcePath=/dl/mags/so/&toc=comp/mags/so/2001/01/s1toc.xml&DOI=10.1109/52.903166

PM community (basic membership free)
        http://www.gantthead.com/loginMain.cfm?action=login

Collaboration Explained: Facilitation Skills for 
Software Project Leaders - $31.49
        http://www.awprofessional.com/bookstore/product.asp?isbn=0321268776&rl=1