Comentarios: Siempre debe mantenerse el equilibrio entre Scope (Alcance), Quality (Calidad), Effort (Esfuerzo), Risk (Riesgo) y Time (Tiempo) Es un modelo fácil de recordar y asociado a los elementos claves del project management. Siempre debe uno tener presente estos elementos a la hora de planificar, gestionar y comunicar. Los elementos de SQERT elements están intimamente relacionados. Si se le realiza un cambio a alguno de ellos, esto afectará al resto. Un project manager debe continuamente lograr el equilibrio entre las componentes de SQERT dentro del contexto del caso de negocio: Scope – ¿Qué vamos a hacer? Quality – ¿Cómo de mi trabajo se obtienen los productos correctos? Effort – ¿Cuáles son los recursos y fondos que necesitamos? Risk – ¿Cómo gestionamos nuestro nivel de riesgo? Time – ¿Cuánto tiempo lleva?
Plan. Involves the up-front, project-level planning required to select the packaged software, define the delivery approach, and confirm the project scope. Application. Involves the tasks and deliverables needed to analyze, design, build, and test a package-based application. Technical Architecture. Includes the tasks and deliverables needed to analyze, select and design, install and build, and test the development, execution, and operations environments. Training and Performance Support. Includes the tasks and deliverables needed to develop the roles, teams, and jobs; training and performance support; and communication materials for the client organization in order to effectively use, support, maintain, and benefit from the application. Service Introduction. Includes tasks and deliverables needed to validate the operability of the application, while determining what the application management unit needs to do to be ready to support the application. Deploy. Includes the tasks and deliverables needed to deploy the application to the users and transition the application management responsibilities to the support unit.