Work Package
From IT frameworks
Purpose: A Work Package is a set of instructions to perform/manage about one or more required products. It is designed by Project Manager and performed by a Team Manager.
Should contain:
- Team or person authorized: (e.g. A Team Manager)
- Description (Over package)
- Product Description(s): (Single out each product as appropriate)
- People, processes, partners, products, procedures, policies, plans to be used: (All resources and capabilities)
- Interfaces to be satisfied by the completed product: (In relation to other packages, products)
- Interfaces to be maintained during the work (Dependencies)
- Configuration management requirements (Based on CIs)
- Stage Plan extract (Extract from Project Plan with sliced up tolerances)
- Resources: (Joint agreement on effort, cost, time)
- Any constraints to be observed: (Standards, compliances)
- Quality-checking arrangements: (When, what, how will be checked)
- Reporting arrangements: Mini communication plan for Team Manager (RACI based)
- Problem handling and escalation: (Identify as early as possible and escalation procedure must be followed)
- Sign-off requirements (For the project manager to actually accept completed package)
- Acceptance by Team Manager: Accept of Work Package
- Date
