Agile Office 365: Successful Project Delivery Practices for an Evolving Platform

by Haniel Croitoru

Overview

Plan, deploy, and run Office 365 using an agile project management approach. This soup-to-nuts guide teaches you how to apply agile techniques in order to make your Office 365 implementation a success, even as the Microsoft Office 365 platform continues to evolve and introduce new features.
The author's approach to teaching time- and resource-saving concepts mirrors the process a team might typically encounter in delivering software projects. Learning begins with an overview of Office 365 and Agile. From there, you delve into topics correlating to product conception, execution, and deployment. The book wraps up with a comprehensive discussion on how Office 365, straight out of the box, can be used as a tool to manage Office 365 deployments and other types of projects.


What You'll Learn

• Understand what Office 365 is and why it is the world’s most popular online business app
  
• Adapt your delivery process to work with Office 365 and its regular update schedule
  
• Recognize potential risk areas and develop mitigation strategies
  
• Discover the tools that are available to make your life easier
  
• Manage the transition from deployment to operations
  
• Follow end-to-end guidance packed with useful case studies and tools to make your job easier

Who This Book Is For

Project managers, business analysts, IT managers, and other team members involved in managing Office 365 in order to deliver solutions for their organization. While not required, a basic understanding of Agile methodologies and Office 365 is useful.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781484240816
Publisher:	Apress
Publication date:	11/02/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	10 MB

About the Author

Haniel Croitoru is a seasoned SharePoint and Office 365 consultant and Microsoft Office 365 MVP with over 15 years of experience in both public and private sectors, including healthcare, financial services, utilities, not-for-profit organizations, and consulting. Since 2003 he has been focusing on SharePoint, delivering solutions and contributing as a SharePoint consultant, project manager, business analyst, and trainer. In addition to his professional tenure, Haniel has always been a big proponent of sharing knowledge and giving back to the community through presenting at numerous conferences and networking meetings. Haniel holds a Master of Science degree in Computer Science with a specialty in Computer-Assisted Orthopedic Surgery from Queen’s University and a Master’s Certificate in Project Management from the prestigious York Schulich School of Business. He is a Project Management Professional (PMP) since 2007 and an Agile Certified Practitioner since 2013. When he is not working on client engagement, he is busy (project) managing his household with his wife and three agile daughters.

Table of Contents

Part I. Overview.- 1. Introduction to Office 365.- 2. Agile Project Management.- 3. Office 365 Project Overview.- Part II. Project Conception.- 4. Business Outcomes.- 5. Governance.- 6. Legal Considerations.- 7. Building a Winning Team.- Part III. Execution.- 8. Designing the Solution.- 9. Developing&Testing Solutions.- Part IV. Deployment.- 10. Training.- 11. Release Planning.- 12. Transition to Operations.- Part V. Overarching Activities.- 13. Content Migration.- 14. Change Management&Adoption.- 15. Communication.- Part VI. Tools for Managing Office 365 Projects.- 16. Information Requirements.- 17. Office 365 as a PMIS.