Types of project issues
The types of Project Issues (PI) listed below are rather common for ICT systems, and substantial literature and examples exist for each of them.
These are some recommendations for handling project issues during requirements gathering:
- A mature ICT department may have a standard project life cycle and interface with user departments in which a number of project issues are addressed. If this is the case, a reference to those arrangements can suffice prior to the elaboration of issues and aspects that are specific to the project.
- For project issues that emerge for specific requirements, it is an option to list the project issue in the suitable slot as part of the Stakeholder template, Business use case (BUC) template, Business object template, or another template. On the other hand, when the PI matters for several functions or a domain, then it may be better to list it in a separate chapter "Project Issues", as illustrated by #lib12 - Project Issues of #2030library.
Some of the project issues are illustrated in the e-parliament tagger example.
PI type | Name | Definition | Examples |
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18 | Open Issues | See Volère | #lib18 - Open Issues |
19 | Off-the-Shelf Solutions | ||
In a Collaborative Planning Methodology after having Identified and validated what needs to be achieved, there is a Research & Leverage phase to identify external organizations and service providers that may have already met, or are currently facing needs similar to the ones identified in the current project. | #lib19 - Off-the-Shelf Solutions | ||
19a | Ready-Made Products | See Volère | |
19b | Reusable Components | See Volère | |
19c | Products that can be copied | See Volère | |
20 | New Problems | ||
During the Research & Leverage the analyst is likely to get a clearer pîcture about new problems that come with implementing (Phase Invest & Execute) the envisaged services in the stakeholder constellation. It is important for the planning of the change to document the new problems so that they can be taken into consideration when organizing and planning for the change. | #lib20 - New Problems | ||
20a | Effects on the Current Environment | See Volère | |
20b | Effects on the Installed Systems | See Volère | |
20c | Potential User Problems | See Volère | |
20d | Limitations in the Anticipated Implementation Environment That May Inhibit the New Product | See Volère | |
20e | Follow-Up Problems | See Volère | |
21 | Tasks | See Volère | #lib21 - Tasks |
21a | Project Planning | See Volère | |
21b | Planning of the Development Phases | See Volère | |
22 | Migration to the New Product | See Volère | #lib22 - Migration to the new product |
22a | Requirements for Migration to the New Product | See Volère | |
22b | Data That Has to Be Modified or Translated for the New System | See Volère | |
23 | Risks | See Volère | #lib23 - Risks |
24 | Costs | See Volère | #lib24 - Costs |
25 | User Documentation and Training | See Volère | #lib25 - User documentation and training |
25a | User Documentation Requirements | See Volère | |
25b | Training Requirements | See Volère | |
26 | Waiting Room | See Volère | #lib26 - Waiting Room |
27 | Ideas for Solutions | See Volère | #lib27 - Ideas for Solutions |
Acknowledgement: Volère Template chapter numbers and names used to tag the types of project issues.
The backlinks below usually do not include the child and sibling items, nor the pages in the breadcrumbs.
- Aid organisation
- Application event template
- Application template
- Business event template
- Business object template
- Business product template
- Business use case (BUC) template
- Citizen
- Data object template
- Firm
- Global partnership
- International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
- International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organisations
- Librarian
- Library
- Local Authorities
- National Government
- (Product) use case template (PUC)
- Publishers and right holders
- Repository elements
- Reproduction rights organisations
- Requirements templates and patterns
- Schools
- Sidel
- Stakeholder template
- Student
- Teacher
- _template
- Types of Project Issues
- UN Country Team
- University
- UN Resident Coordinator