• MS Project example file (.mpp)
• WBS Example (Visio file)
• WBS Example (.vsd visio file)
• Content object Tracking example  (.xls)
• Media Tracking status (.xls)
• Bug report tracking (.xls)  NOTE: this method was replaced on other projects that could afford an integrated file sharing and bug tracking system such as StarTeam
• Content object status  (.xls)
• Employee hours breakdown (xls)
• Story Board (.ppt)
• Content Flow Chart (.vsd -- visio)
• NOTE:  Visio must be on your PC to view the .vsd files. 

Philosophy

Steve Follows PMI Project Management standards and has acted as PM in all 5 phases (including, oddly initiation).  Due to requests from potential clients, the goal of this page is to display some of the Project Management Tools Steve uses.  The links to the left provide access to actual files from past eLearning and IT projects.

Screen shots have been captured from some of these files and are displayed below. 

The images represent steps in the Planning, Execution, Monitor and Control, and Closing phases of the Project Management Life Cycle.

eLearning Projects

Steve has been Project Managing multiple concurrent eLearning and other interactive projects for 20 years. 

His clients include high-tech, industrial and financial services companies. 

He has managed projects with a duration of a few weeks to a three year project with a multimillion dollar budget.

He is skilled at working with and directing highly skilled internal and external team members with with special expertise including graphics and flash animation, video, audio, custom software development, SMEs, IDs, simulation designers and programmers, writers, LMS coordinators and  test teams.

For more information and to see examples click here.

Writing Projects

Steve has written and managed teams of writers who have developed content on a variety of genres from high-tech, to travel, to FDA compliant validation and verification protocols.

IT Projects

Steve was contracted by Pacific Interactive (PI) of Seattle to Project Manage the install of their proprietary device control hardware/software solution at Cisco's New Executive Briefing Center in San Jose, CA.  His duties included:

• Managing a team of custom software developers
• Interfacing with Cisco's EBC mgt.
• Coordinating with the construction contractor and the AV equipment/wiring contractor (Avidex). This work was done concurrent with our work and our work could only be completed after the other contractors had completed work one of the 25+ work areas
• Working with Cisco presenters to develop a custom user interface for the 18 conference room controllers
• Teaching Cisco personnel how to program the xml based demo room show controller
• Schedule
• Equipment Purchasing
• Reporting to PI, Cisco and Avidex.
• PI's on site representative

The project was important enough to be featured in Sound and Video Contractor Magazine.  Click the link below to read the article.

http://www.svconline.com/mag/avinstall_delivering_message/ 

Unfortunately, Steve's name is not mentioned.

WBS from a eLearning project that teaches students how to fill in a form that requires up to 150 entries some of which require mathematics.  There are 16 versions of the form that require different inputs.  Blue text represents instructional content that has been standardized for ease of reuse.  The blue text uses the File naming conventions which were  established to standardize development.

These are templates for questions.  The left column shows 3 of the True / False

Storyboard examples for a highly interactive simple simulation where the student is tasked with operating a console.  The dials and number counters in the upper right image move to reflect status.  At some point according to the scenario dial movements on the console change in an unexpected manner.  The student must then react and take correct corrective action.  To aide his decision, the user can talk to others on the grounds via an intercom (right storyboard).  The user selects a question to ask (storyboard not shown) other crew members.  The crew members video / audio response is displayed in the upper right of the display.

The cues correspond to cue marks in the script.  The text in the .doc script is formatted in such a way that it can be easily converted to .xml where it is then used as a source file in the content.  Content text is also duplicated in the color coded .vsd flow chart.  See below.

Content flow chart.

Features include color coded text, standardized filename indicators, test points to be deducted if a selection is made and content flow.

Test Question tracking file

Simulation