Project Management with the IBM® Rational Unified Process®: Lessons from the Trenches

Index

A

abstraction, elevating level of, 32–34

acceptance testing

contractor’s checklist, 208–209

outsourcing organization’s checklist, 209

acquisition, 43

fixed-price projects, 55–56

government procurement process

advantages of, 47

Best and Final Offer (BAFO), 46

contract award, 47

contractor answers, 46

disadvantages of, 47–49

oral presentations, 46

proposal meetings and conferences, 45

proposal team formation, 45

questions from bidders, 45

questions from outsourcing organization, 46

release of RFPs, 44

written proposals, 46

progressive acquisition model

advantages of, 54–55

for medium to large projects, 52–54

for small projects, 49–52

weaknesses of, 55

two-stage procurement processes, implementing

artifacts for contractors, 256–257

contract ...