1. Integration of Issues/Bug Fixes
1.1. Buzilla type bugs and associated tasks are linked toTask Management
2. Integration of Customer Requirements
2.1. Track customer requirements
2.2. Track scope changes and assumptions
2.3. Integrate testing schedules and results
3. Integrating Bid / Proposal Info
3.1. Automatically capture and categorize estimates from Proposals and Bids for future job planning
4. Resulting Defect Tracking
4.1. Bugs created as a result of this job are tracked via Issue Tracking (JIRA?) and linked to JMS
5. Material Management
5.1. PM? enters the planned material costs for the job
5.2. Costs can come from the bid/proposal
5.3. Top job and BTS job material costs compared to estimates and checked against plan dates
5.4. Can be viewed on demand or delivered via Action Reports
6. Travel Management
6.1. PM? enters the planned trips and trip categories, costs and schedules for the job
6.2. Travel schedules are compared to planned travel dates (Travel Request System)
6.3. Travel expenses are compared to planned travel expenses (Travel Expense System)
7. JMS - Features and Phases
8. Project Workspace
8.1. Determine best tool for building, managing and shareing project documentation
8.2. Integration with JMS
8.3. Create a workspace template by dept
9. Job Closing Activities
9.1. Bugs created as a result of this job are tracked via Issue Tracking (JIRA?) and linked to JMS
10. Milestone Management
10.1. Manually entered and tracked by PM
10.2. Uses pre-defined VSS Milestones
11. Issue/Risk Tracking
11.1. Manually managed by PM (JMS 1.0)
11.2. Tracks issues encountered in this job, and risks for this job
12. Resource Management
12.1. Tracking and management of task effort
12.2. EACs and Primary Group managed by PM
12.3. Resource conflicts via JMS reports
12.4. Resource forecasts via JMS reports
13. Task Management
13.1. Tracking and management of task schedules
13.1.1. Can come from bid (f)
13.1.2. Can update from JIRA (f)
13.2. Define Op Codes needed
13.3. Pre-defined at VSS and Dept level
13.3.1. Each dept manager can ACD Op Codes and descriptions as needed
13.4. JMS updates to Syteline (f)
14. Action Reports
14.1. Pre-defined, data triggered reports for all critical activities that should be monitored
14.1.1. Tasks that are past the end date but are still open
14.1.2. Tasks that are before the start date but are open
14.1.3. Tasks that are after the start date but are closed
14.1.4. Actual hours exceed threshold, EAC, Baseline, 80%/90%/100%
14.1.5. No actual hours after job start date by x # of days
14.1.6. Milestones that are coming up or past/not complete
14.1.7. Job has not been statused in 30 days
14.1.8. Material purchases that are over plan (f)
14.1.9. Material purchases that are behind plan (f)
14.1.10. Travel plans that are coming up (f)
14.1.11. Travel expenses that are over estimates by x% (f)
14.1.12. More/fewer trips than estimated (f)
14.1.13. Scheduled management review coming up or overdue (f)