Information Resources Management (IRM) Project Manager Tools

1As budget constraints tighten, reliance on information resources to produce cosst savings will increase. Effective management techniques and automated tools are needed to help IRM project managers control ADP system design, development, implementation and change processes. Recent advances in Personal Computer (PC) technology provide new tools to control system development projects throughout their life cycle. NAVSEA has invested in these PC tools for its professionals; thus creating the opportunity to integrate the tools to allow IPM project managers to efficiently plan and execute system development projects. During Phase I, RGS will evaluate the IRM project management processes to define methodologies for controlling IRM projects and requirements for automated tools. Criteria will be developed to tailor the methodology and tasks for unique requirements of individual ADP development projects. Our Phase I effort will produce: (1) a requirements document prepared in the format of a Functional Description (FD) to describe the management methodology and use of the automated tools, and (2) a prototype of the automated tools which integrates off-the-shelf software packages for database management, optical imaging and expert systems in a PC environment. The FD will serve as the design document for development of the prototype, which will confirm the viability of the management strategy while demonstrating the usefulness of automated tools.