Integrated Work Management (IWM) aims to establish and manage work according to a defined and integrated process tailored for the organization. IWM involves defining processes to identify, coordinate, and manage development activities, service activities, and other factors like cost, schedule, risks, and staffing. It also coordinates relevant stakeholders to address their requirements, plans, objectives, and issues to improve efficiency. IWM establishes teams and uses organizational assets to plan work, monitor progress, address issues, and ensure stakeholders' needs are met through an integrated work process.
2. PURPOSE:
The purpose of Integrated Work Management
(IWM) is establish and manage the work and the
involvement of relevant stakeholders according
to an integrated and defined process that is
tailored from the organizations set of standard
processes (defined process for the work).
3. Need of IWM
Software development is a kind of all
new stream in world business and
theres very little experience in
building software products.
Most software products are tailor
made to fit clients stipulations.
The image depicts triple constraints for software projects.
It is an essential part of software organization to deliver
quality product, keeping the cost within clients budget
constrain and deliver the project as per scheduled (Time).
There are several factors, both internal and external, which
may impact this triple constrain triangle.
Any of three factor can severely impact the other two.
4. Defined process for the
work:
Define processes needed to
identify, define, combine, unify &
coordinate the various processes
and activities within the process
groups.
Defining a simple and crystal
clear process helps the
organization to fruition the
desired result with the fullest
efficiency.
The process area also addresses the
coordination of activities such as:
1. Development activities
(Requirements development design,
verification))
2. Service activities (delivery, help desk,
customer contact)
3. Acquisition activities (Agreement
monitoring, solicitation)
4. Support activities (training,
marketing, documentation)
5. Establishing the defined process at work startup by tailoring the
organizations set of standard processes
Managing the work using the defined process
Establishing the work environment for the work based on the
organizations work environment standards
Establishing teams that are tasked to accomplish work objectives
Using and contributing to organizational process assets
Enabling relevant stakeholders concerns to be identified, considered,
and, when appropriate, addressed during the work
Integrated Work Management involves the
following activities:
6. Ensuring that relevant
stakeholders.
(1)Perform their tasks in a coordinated and
timely manner to reduce the time consumption
and increase the output
(2)Address their requirements, plans, objectives,
problems, and risks to improve the efficiency
and ensure their smugness.
(3)Fulfill their commitments and ensure they are
self satisfied; and
(4)Identify, track, and resolve coordination
issues to reduce the risks.
7. How to manage the work effort, cost, schedule,
staffing, risks and other factors?
STAFFING
Managing People / Human resources
Act as leader
Liaison with stakeholders
Setting up reporting hierarchy etc.
Managing Projects efficiently
Defining and setting up project scope
Managing project management activities
Monitoring progress and performance
Risk analysis at every phase
Take necessary step to avoid or come out of
problems
Act as project spokesperson
Delegation of authority
RISK SCHEDULE
Breaking down the project tasks into smaller,
manageable form
Finding out various tasks and correlate them
Estimating time frame required for each task
Dividing time into work-units
Assigning adequate number of work-units for
each task
Calculating total time required for the project
from start to finish
MONITOR
MANAGE
CATEGORIZE
IDENTIFICATION
8. TIME
Once size and efforts are estimated, the
time required to produce the software
can be estimated.
Efforts required is segregated into sub
categories as per the requirement
specifications and interdependency of
various components of software.
The tasks can be scheduled on day-to-
day basis or in calendar months.
The sum of time required to complete
all tasks in hours or days is the total
time invested to complete the project.
COST
For estimating project cost, it is required to
consider,
Size of software
Software quality
Hardware
Additional software or tools, licenses etc.
Skilled personnel with task-specific skills
Travel involved
Communication
Training and support
9. SPECIFIC PRACTICES BY GOALS
SG 1 Use Defined Process for the Work SG 2 Coordinate and Collaborate with Relevant
stakeholders
SP 1.1 Establish the defined process SP 2.1 Manage Stakeholder Involvement
SP 1.2 Use Organizational process Assets for Planning
Work Activities
SP 2.2 Manage dependencies
SP 1.3 Establish the Work Environment SP 2.3 Resolve coordination issues
SP 1.4 Integrate Plans
SP 1.5 Manage the Work Using Integrated Plans
SP 1.6 Establish Teams
SP 1.7 Contribute to Organizational Process Assets
10. SP 1.1 Establish the Defined Process for the Work
Factors:
Stakeholder requirements
Commitments
Organizational process needs and
objectives
The organizations set of standard processes
and tailoring guidelines
The operational environment
The business environment
The service delivery environment
Establish and maintain the defined
process from startup and throughout
the work.
Example Work Products:
1. The defined process for the work.
11. 1. Select a lifecycle model from the ones available in
organizational process assets.
2. Select standard processes from the organizations set of
standard processes that best fit the needs of the work.
3. Tailor the organizations set of standard processes and
other organizational process assets according to tailoring
guidelines to produce the defined process for the work.
4. Use other artifacts from the organizations process asset
library as appropriate.
5. Document the defined process for the work.
6. Conduct peer reviews of the defined process for the work.
7. Revise the defined process for the work as necessary.
SUB PRACTICES
12. SP 1.2 Use Organizational Process Assets for Planning
Work Activities
Use organizational process assets and the measurement repository for
estimating and planning work activities
When available, use results of previous planning and execution activities
as predictors of the relative scope and risk of the effort being estimated.
Example Work Products:
1. Work estimates
2. Work plans
13. 1. Use the tasks and work products of the defined
process for the work as a basis for estimating
and planning work activities.
2. Use the organizations measurement repository
in estimating the work planning parameters.
SUB PRACTICES
The estimate typically includes the
following:
Appropriate historical data from this
work or similar work
Similarities and differences between the
current work and work from which
historical data will be used
Validated historical data
Reasoning, assumptions and rationale
used to select the historical data
Examples of parameters
Work product & task attributes
Application domain
Service system and its components
Operational or delivery environment
Experience of the people
15. SP 1.3 Establish the Work Environment
An appropriate work environment for the work comprises an infrastructure of
facilities, tools & equipment that people need to perform their jobs effectively
in support of business and service objectives.
Example Work Products:
o Equipment and tools for the work
o Installation, operation & maintenance manuals for the work environment
o User surveys and results
o Use, performance, and maintenance tools
o Support services for the work environment
16. SUB
PRACTICES
1. Plan, design & install a
work environment
2. Provide ongoing
maintenance & operational
support for the work
environment
3. Maintain the qualification
of components of the work
environment
4. Periodical review how well
the work environment is
meeting work activity needs
& supporting collaboration,
and take action as
appropriate
17. SP 1.4 INTEGRATE PLANS
Integrate the work plan and other plans that affect the work to
describe the defined process for the work.
The work plan should include plans for service system
development and service delivery as appropriate.
The development of the work plan should account for current
and projected needs, objectives, and requirements of the
organization, customer, suppliers and end users as appropriate.
Example Work Products:
Integrated plans
18. SUB PRACTICES
Integrate other plans that affect the work with the work plan
Incorporating the definitions of measures & measurement activities for managing the work
Identify & analyze product and work group interface tasks
Schedule tasks in a sequence that accounts for critical development, delivery factors & work risks
Incorporate plans for performing peer reviews on work products
Incorporate the training needed to perform the defined process into the training plans
Establish objective entry and exit criteria to authorize the initiation & completion of tasks
Ensuring the work plans compatibility with plans relevant to the stakeholders
Identify how conflicts will be resolved that arise among relevant stakeholders
19. SP 1.5 Manage the Work Using Integrated Plans
Manage the work using the work plan, other plans that
affect the work, and the defined process for the work.
Example Work Products:
Work products created by performing the define process
for the work
Collected measures and status records or reports
Revised requirements, plans and commitments
Integrated plans
20. SUB
PRACTICES
1. Implement the defined
process using the organizations
process asset library
2. Monitor and control the work
activities and work products
using the defined process for
the work, work plan & other
plans that affect the work
3. Obtain & analyze selected
measurements to manage the
work and support organization
needs
4. Periodically review and align
the service performance with
current and anticipated needs,
objectives & requirements of
the org., customer & end users
as appropriate
5. Address causes of selected
issues that can affect work
objectives
21. SP 1.6 ESTABLISH TEAMS
The work is managed using teams that reflect the organizational rules and
guidelines for team structuring, formation and operation.
One of the best ways to ensure coordination and collaboration with
relevant stakeholders is to include them on the team.
Example Work Products:
Documented shared vision
List of members assigned to each team
Team charters
Periodic team status reports
22. SUB PRACTICES
Establish & maintain the work
groups shared mission
Establish & maintain the team
structure
Establish & maintain each
team
Periodically evaluate the team
structure and composition
23. SP 1.7 Contribute to Organizational Process Assets
Contribute process related experiences to organizational process
assets
Example Work Products:
1. Proposed improvements to organizational process assets
2. Actual process and product measures collected from the work
3. Documentation (e.g., exemplary process descriptions, plans, training
modules, checklists, lessons learned)
4. Process artifacts associated with tailoring and implementing the
organizations set of standard processes for the work.
24. 1. Propose improvements
to the organizational
process assets
2. Store process and
product measures in the
organization's
measurement
repository
3. Submit
documentation for
possible inclusion in the
organization's process
asset library
4. Document lessons
learned from the work
for inclusion in the
organization's process
asset library
5. Provide process artifacts
associated with tailoring and
implementing the
organizations set of
standard processes in the
support of the organizations
process monitoring activities SUB
PRACTICES
26. SP 2.1 MANAGE STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT
Stakeholder involvement is managed according to the
integrated plan and defined process for the work.
Example Work Products:
Agendas and schedules for collaborative activities
Recommendations for resolving relevant stakeholder
issues
Documented issues (e.g., issues with stakeholder and
services system requirements, architecture, design.
27. SUB PRACTICES:
1. Coordinate with
relevant stakeholders
who should participate
in work activities.
The relevant
stakeholders should
already be identified
in the work plan.
2. Ensure Ensure work
products that are
produced to satisfy
commitments meet the
requirements of the
recipients.
The work products
produced to satisfy
commitments can be
services.
3. Develop
recommendations and
coordinate actions to
resolve misunderstandings
and problems with
requirements.
28. SP 2.2 MANAGE DEPENDENCIES
Participate with relevant stakeholders to identify,
negotiate and track critical dependencies.
Defects, issues and action items resulting from
reviews with relevant stakeholders.
Critical dependencies
Commitments to address critical dependencies
Status of critical dependencies.
29. SUB PRACTICES:
Conduct reviews with relevant
stakeholders
Review and get agreement on
commitments to address each
critical dependency with those
who are responsible for
providing or receiving work
product or services
Identify each critical
dependency
Document critical
dependencies and
commitments
Establish need dates and plan
dates for each critical
dependency based on the
work schedule
Track the critical dependencies
and commitments and take
corrective actions as
appropriate.
30. SP 2.1 Resolve Coordination Issues
Example of Coordination issues:
Service system requirements and design defects
Late critical dependencies and commitments
Product level problems
Unavailable critical resources or staff
Example Work Products
1. Relevant stakeholder coordination issues
2. Status of relevant stakeholder coordination
issues
31. SUB PRACTICES:
1. Identify and document
issues
4. Escalate to appropriate
managers the issues not
resolvable with relevant
stakeholders
2. Communicate issues to
relevant stakeholders
5. Track issues to closure
3. Resolve issues with relevant
stakeholders
6. Communicate with relevant
stakeholders on the status
and resolution of issues.