The first step in YAFUEL is Project Management. Why? Because if you don't plan things and keep control of what is happening, you are probably going to be surprised frequently with issues and problems of the project.
So if you are going to start with an e-learning project, you need to consider, among other things:
So if you are going to start with an e-learning project, you need to consider, among other things:
- Stakeholders. Who are the stakeholders of the project? Who wins if the project is successful? (and who defines what is a successful project?) who loses if the project fails? Who is involved and who is affected by the project? What are the expectations of the different participants? Are they realistic? who has the power? who can decide? what information does every major stakeholder needs?
- Goals, restrictions and assumptions. What is the definition of a successful project? how do we know when we are finished? what do we have to achieve? What restrictions does the project has? how can they affect us? What are the main assumptions? how can we be sure that there are no hidden assumptions?
- Deliverables. What deliverables does the project requires? (including those for managing the project) How are they related? What are the restrictions and standards for each deliverable? (deliverables include products as well as services)
- Approval. What is the criteria for approval? What is the procedure? Who does the approval?
- Activities. Based on the deliverables: what activities do we need to include? how are they related to each other? do they have an order? Also important: How do we ensure quality in the project? what additional activities do we need to consider? who is going to be responsible? what quality standards are we establishing for the project?
- Resources. For each activity: what is the effort needed? (how many man-days, hours or months). What resources do we need? (personnel, equipment, etc.). Do we need to buy tools? rent them? What roles do we have in the project? who is responsible for what? who participates in which activity? When are they participating? When do they need to be incorporated in the project?
- Calendar. What is the duration for each activity? How can they be realized in time?
- Budget. Based on the activities, resources and calendar: what is the cost of the project? do we have funding limits? what cash flow do we need? what is the benefit at the end?
- Communication. How are the different roles in the project going to communicate? what information do they need? how often? how is it going to be delivered (media)?
Hope this can be helpful!
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