e-SEM
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  What is e-SEM?  
  Methodical approach in spite of difficult conditions. 
Best practice at PSE.
Concrete support for your projects. Useful not only in an  e-business environment.
 
  Usability  
  Usability is a key success factor for user-interface-heavy projects, in particular for web applications addressing a broad range of users. Start as early as possible with design prototypes, usability inspections, and usability tests!  
  Quality assurance  
  Quality assurance for key topics in a project must be provided consistently and with a focus on contents.
Motto: The QA manager as reliable partner of the project manager.
 
  Tenders/contracts  
  A well-prepared tender is the basis for a successful project. This becomes all the more important the less clear the project framework conditions are at the beginning.   
  Architecture  
  Start as early as possible with planning the software architecture, as this will have a major impact on the solution's characteristics and features (performance, scalability, security, ...).  
  Effort estimation/project costing  
  A difficult topic in projects where the requirements are not defined in detail at the beginning. The Effort Estimation and Metrics Support Center can leverage its long-standing experience in helping you with your effort estimation.  
  Change management  
  If things are expected to change a lot during the course of the project ("changes are welcome"), the project should, right from the start, have an orderly process for submitting change requests and performing changes.  
  Claim management  
  If there is a large room for interpretation, it is necessary to have a clear-cut internal strategy for how to behave and argue vis-à-vis the client/customer right from the start.  
  Configuration management  
  e-projects are frequently rather complex with respect to tooling and must be ramped up quickly. For this reason, configuration management deserves particular attention.  
  Project infrastructure  
  Make use of all the possibilities offered by technical networking, ensure as early as possible, preferably before the project starts, that a functioning infrastructure is installed!  
  Project planning/controlling  
  Even if you are conducting an e-project, the classical principles of project management still apply. Try to find the a well-balanced approach to planning and controlling!  
  Risk management  
  e-projects involve more risks than traditional projects: You cannot avoid all risks, but it is always better to accept a risk "knowingly" than not to recognize it or, worse still, to pretend it does not exist!  
  Test  
  Especially when you are under great time pressure, it pays to use professional test management systems (test automation, performance, load test, ...).  
  Team  
  "Heavy team - light methodology" - that is the rule to go by in e-projects. Functioning team structures, a high degree of motivation, and the targeted deployment of experts ensure project success!  
  Inspections/reviews  
  Inspections and reviews always contribute to improving quality. Don't skip reviews even when under time pressure, just focus on the key aspects!  
  eXtreme Programming  
  XP is not a "license for hackerdom", it is, quite on the contrary, a very disciplined approach. Some XP practices are highly recommendable for use in PSE projects as well.  
  Life cycle  
  The e-SEM life cycle approach is characterized by short release cycles as well as several loops for clarifying tasks and implementing the solution in close contact with the client/customer.