Complete Guide to Digital Project Management: From Pre-Sales to Post-Production

Get a 360-degree view of digital project management. Learn proven best practices from case studies and real-world scenarios. A variety of project management tools, templates, models, and frameworks are covered.

This book provides an in-depth view of digital project management from initiation to execution to monitoring and maintenance. Covering end-to-end topics from pre-sales to post-production, the book explores project management from various dimensions. Each core concept is complemented by case studies and real-world scenarios.

The Complete Guide to Digital Project Management provides valuable tools for your use such as:

• Frameworks: governance, quality, knowledge transfer, root cause analysis, digital product evaluation, digital consulting, estimation
• Templates: estimation, staffing, resource induction, RACI
• Models: governance, estimation, pricing, digital maturity continuous execution, earned value management and effort forecast
• Metrics: project management, quality

What You’ll Learn

• Study best practices and failure scenarios in digital projects, including common challenges, recurring problem themes, and leading indicators of project failures
• Explore an in-depth discussion of topics related to project quality and project governance
• Understand Agile and Scrum practices for Agile execution
• See how to apply Quality Management in digital projects, including a quality strategy, a quality framework, achieving quality in various project phases, and quality best practices
• Be able to use proven metrics and KPIs to track, monitor, and measure project performance
• Discover upcoming trends and innovations in digital project management
• Read more than 20 real-world scenarios in digital project management with proven best practices to handle the scenarios, and a chapter on a digital transformation case study

Who This Book Is For

Software project managers, software program managers, account managers, software architects, lead developers, and digital enthusiasts

Table of Contents

Part I: Initiation of Digital Projects
Chapter 1: Introduction to Digital Project Management
Chapter 2: Consulting and Presales in Digital Projects
Chapter 3: Digital Project Planning
Chapter 4: Digital Project Estimation and Pricing

Part II: Execution of Digital Projects
Chapter 5: Models, Tools, and Templates Used in Digital Project Management
Chapter 6: Digital Project Execution
Chapter 7: Achieving Quality in Digital Projects
Chapter 8: Core Digital Project Management Functions
Chapter 9: People Management in Digital Projects

Part III: Monitoring and Maintenance of Digital Projects
Chapter 10: Why Digital Projects Fail?
Chapter 11: Digital Project Management Best Practices
Chapter 12: Product Evaluation, Product Migration, and Governance in  Digital Projects
Chapter 13: Trends and Innovation in Modern Digital Solutions
Chapter 14: Post Production Support and Maintenance in Digital Projects

Part IV: Digital Project Management Scenarios and Case Studies
Chapter 15: Key Digital Project Management Scenarios
Chapter 16: Digital Project Management Case Studies
Chapter 17: Digital Transformation: A Project Management Case Study

Appendix A Cloud Adoption Strategy Checklist
Appendix B Domain-Specific Functional Use Cases and Key Business Drivers
Appendix C Exit Criteria for Testing Phases
Appendix D Project Scope Document Template
Appendix E CMS Product Evaluation Scorecard
Appendix F Digital Project Process and Governance Best Practices