Essentials of Data Center Projects (EDCP), 1st ed. - BICSI specialty manual (release announcement)
BICSI (via PR Newswire) · BICSI
BICSI's first specialty manual taking a holistic view of data centre projects from conceptualisation to closeout, with its 2019 release announcement.
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Overview
Essentials of Data Center Projects (EDCP) is the first edition of what BICSI describes as its first-ever specialty manual for data centre projects. The manual gives a holistic view of a data centre project, from conceptualisation and planning through implementation to project closeout. This page rests on the publisher's announcement and news coverage, not on the contents of the book.
According to the announcement, the manual was released on 1 May 2019 together with ANSI/BICSI 002-2019 and BICSI 009-2019, so two international data centre standards and one specialty manual were announced on the same day. EDCP is positioned as reference material for the DCDC credential alongside BICSI 002.
The announcement texts stress that the manual covers data centre projects great and small as project complexity rises. This positioning suggests it is not limited to one scale and concentrates on project management discipline, while technical design detail sits mainly in standards such as BICSI 002.
Nothing is stated about chapter headings, checklists or numerical criteria.
Key points
- Described as BICSI's first-ever specialty manual for data centre projects.
- Treats the project holistically from conceptualisation through planning and implementation to closeout.
- Released on 1 May 2019 alongside ANSI/BICSI 002-2019 and BICSI 009-2019.
- Positioned for data centre projects great and small as complexity rises.
- Reference material for the DCDC credential together with BICSI 002.
Using it in design
- Base the tool's project workflow states on the phase model running from concept to closeout.
- Define the deliverable and approval gate of each phase to build project-management templates.
- Read it together with BICSI 002 for technical design detail.
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Who should read it
Data centre project managers, design coordinators and professionals preparing for the DCDC credential.
Related standards
- ANSI/BICSI 002
Publication details
- Authors
- BICSI
- Publisher
- BICSI (via PR Newswire)
- Year
- 2019
- Document number
- BICSI EDCP 1st ed.
- Document language
- English
- Source type
- Standard
- Access
- Citation only
- Licence
- Copyright retained; citation only — the publisher’s terms apply to the original document
Original licence note
Copyrighted standard sold by the publisher. Not read; metadata from publisher pages/fact sheets only. Citation only.
Citation
BICSI (2019). Essentials of Data Center Projects (EDCP), 1st ed. - BICSI specialty manual (release announcement). BICSI (via PR Newswire). BICSI EDCP 1st ed.. https://prnewswire.com/news-releases/bicsi-releases-two-international-data-center-standards-and-a-new-data-center-specialty-manual-300841838.html
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