Elements of Successful uPortal Implemenation

At this year’s Pan European Portal Conference, Adam Rybicky defined elements to take into consideration for a uPortal implementation.
Project planning: develop and interactive release schedule
Risk management: secure a budget for new staff, hardware, software, consulting and training. Avoid large releases. Document requirements and obtain approval. Need a roadmap for development. Eliminate dependencies
Misc: Use of LDAP/EduPerson. Make code reviews. Designate developer mentors (J2EE best practices)
Capacity planning: Define target audience size (enterprise users, occasional users). Peak time number of users of enterprise portal is 8% of the entire user population

Sources: uportal.biz, Unicon Academus