Following are some of the concepts associated with supporting fast-track development cycles. Organizational Goals let everybody know that the company has defined itself and provide clear statements of purpose Program Management establishes systems and procedures for organizing groups of related projects, and is particularly helpful for developing families of products. Project Inventories complement program management by prioritizing multiple projects that may or may not be related to one another. Project Management provides individual and team guidance for the processes by which tasks, time and resources deliver results. Planning Templates offer high-level guidelines for organizing project phases and intermediate deliverables.
Metrics establish objective measures by which true progress can be determined.
Standardized Reporting provides a consistent means of communicating status, results and issues up the chain of command. Change Control tracks problems, new features, modifications, specifications and other details that, if left to themselves, can keep completion perpetually out of reach. Project Team Charters establish the parameters of responsibility, accountability and authority that speeds decision making and hence results. Systems and Procedures collect the bits and pieces that are often already in various states of use and increase resource flexibility by reducing re-invention of wheels. Dedicated Work Groups keep distractions from other projects and ongoing operations to a minimum.