- New
Implementation: In this category, one or more new modules of
PeopleSoft are installed, configured. A company could implement
Payroll and Benefits Administration module to replace its legacy payroll
system. University could implement Student Admin, Contribution Relationship and Grade Book modules
- Upgrade & Patch application: PeopleSoft is improving its lines of software and keep releasing new versions. Along with the release of new versions, PeopleSoft may also stop supporting older versions. This makes all clients who have older versions need to upgrade the PeopleSoft system to newer versions. This also could involve just PeopleTools upgrade. The complexity of the project depends on two things, from which lower version to which higher version the upgrde is about and level of customization done to vanilla software.
- Custom
Development Projects: PeopleSoft vanilla software may not be adequate
for many clients, and obviously they need to customize the PeopleSoft to
their requirement. Normally more custom developments happen in
the area of reports, interfaces and conversion.
Project Life cycle:
Methodology: This could suit almost all kinds of PeopleSoft projects.
- Initiation
- Planning
- Design
& Development
- Monitor
and Control
- Testing
and Training
- Deployment
- Post
production support
- Close
A exhaustive list of components of each step is given below.
Initiation
- Project
feasibility Study
- Develop
Project Charter
- Develop
Preliminary Project Scope statement
Planning
- Develop
Project management plan
- Scope
Planning
- Scope
Definition
- Create
WBS
- Cost
Management Plan
- Quality
management plan
- Staffing
management plan
- Communications
plan
- Risk
management Plan
- Procurement
management plan
- Activity
Defnition
- Activity
Sequencing
- Actiivty
Resource estimating
- Activity
Duration estimating
- Schedule
development
- Cost
Estimation
- Cost
Budgeting
- Quality
Planning
- Human
Resource Planning
- Communication
Planning
- Risk
Identification
- Qualitative
Risk Analysis
- Quanititative
Risk Analysis
- Risk
Response Planning
- Plan
purchase and Acquisitions
- Plan
Contracting
Design & Development
- Direct
and Manage Project Execution
- Detailed
design specification functional
- Detailed
design specification technical
- Development
of objects/code
- Perform
Quality Assurance
- Acquire
Project Team
- Develop
Project Team
- Information
Distribution
- Request
Seller responses
- Select
sellers (contract Management planning)
- Schedule
control
Monitor and control
- Monitor
and Control Project
- Integrated
Change control
- Scope
verification
- Scope
Control
- Schedule
control
- Cost
control
- Perform
Quality control
- Manage
Project Team
- Performance
reporting
- Manage
Stake holders
- Risk
Monitoring and control
- Contract
Administration
Testing and Training
- Unit
testing
- System
testing
- User
Acceptance Testing
- User
training
Deployment
- Deploy
the product to production
Post production support
- Post
production support
Close
- Close
Project
- Close
Contract
- Lessons
learned documentation
