tailieunhanh - Data Center Projects: Project Management

Subjects may be looked at separately to obtain analytical clarity, but in the end they are all unified in a single system. It is all one. Ev- erything is part of a web of interacting people, places, things, events, thoughts, feelings, and sensations. Everything exists in a complex sys- tem in which any action anywhere (note that speech and the deci- sion not to act are also actions) has an effect elsewhere, and perhaps everywhere. Therefore, be mindful of what you do and why you do it. Be mindful of the fact that while you can predict the impact of your. | By Neil Rasmussen Suzanne Niles Data Center Projects Project Management White Paper 141 Executive Summary In data center design build projects flaws in project management and coordination are a common - but unnecessary - cause of delays expense and frustration. The ideal is for project management activities to be structured and standardized like interlocking building blocks so all parties can communicate with a common language avoid responsibility gaps and duplication of effort and achieve an efficient process with a predictable outcome. This paper presents a framework for project management roles and relationships that is understandable comprehensive and adaptable to any size project. 2007 American Power Conversion. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be used reproduced photocopied transmitted or stored in any retrieval system of any nature without the written permission of the copyright owner. WP141 Rev 2007-0 2 Introduction In a project to build or upgrade data center physical infrastructure a structured and standardized process provides the essential foundation for efficient project execution and a successfully deployed system. A model for such a standardized process is described in APC White Paper 140 Data Center Projects Standardized Process. A major element of this standardized project process is project management which guides the project through its various phases and coordinates the work of all parties to the project. Even if a project is being led by an experienced consulting firm there will be other parties to the project - the end user various hardware or service providers a general contractor - who have a role in the management of project activity. The responsibilities and interrelationships among these various contributors must be coordinated and documented in order to avoid dropped handoffs and ambiguous responsibility. Such problems are not necessarily due to flaws in the activity of the parties involved but rather to .