Define Project Standards

Introduction

Review existing installation standards.

Seek dispensation from those that are not applicable.

Document new standards in the Standards Management Plan.

Screens

Review Conceptual Prototype if one exists.

Decide if "green screen" or GUI or both are to be supported.

Decide on standard screen layout.

Screen name position

Screen title position

Function key usage explanation position

Navigation rules

Numbers of columns

Alignment rules

Literal naming rules

Mouse usage rules

Mouse gesture rules

Black literals = optional fields.

Blue literals = mandatory fields.

Yellow literals = conditionally mandatory fields.

Standard location (bottom) for "OK" and "Cancel" buttons.

Decide if buttons have pictures.

Reports

Location of "Page: " and number.

Location of date and time.

Does date and time tick over for every page?

"***** End of Report *****" line.

Number of records line.

Usage of graphics rules.

Printers supported.

Keyboard

Documentation

See "Documentation Standards" and "Documentation Style Standards" for details.

Data Base

Standard field sizes:

1. Comments
   
   
2. Description
   
   
3. Name
   
   
4. Type

Menus

Develop menu style standards.

Glossary

Nomenclature/Terms/Abbreviations/As Is-To Be

Formatting

Tools

Develop standards for each tool being used.

Programming

Develop standards for each programming language being used.

JCL

Must be heavily commented.

Releasing New Versions

The standard procedures to be used for releasing from the Development Environment to the Integration Testing Environment, etc.

Also See

Attribute Naming Standards

Calendar Standards

Data Model Standards

Documentation Standards

Documentation Style Standards

Develop Conceptual Prototype

Entity Naming Standards

Generic Resource Naming Standards

Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)

Identify Future Enterprise Policies, Procedures and Standards

Identify Future IT Department Policies, Procedures and Standards

Methodology Standards

Naming Standards For Entity-To-Entity Relationships

Policies, Procedures, Standards and Guidelines

Process Naming Standards

Programming Standards

Project Standards

Project Tracking and Control Standards

Reporting Standards

Resource Standards

Review Current Enterprise Policies, Procedures and Standards

Review Current IT Department Policies, Procedures and Standards

Software Setup and Usage

Standard Entity, Attribute, Process, Procedure, Function and Task Abbreviations

Standard Features

Standard Readers' Comment Form

Standards Management Plan

Task Standards

Technical Architecture

The Site Standards Project Schedule

Timesheet Standards

Toilet Paper Standards