16 : Managing Product Delivery

Question 1

What is the purpose of the Managing Product Delivery process?

Answer 1

This process controls the link between the PM and the Team manager(s) by agreeing the requirements for acceptance, execuation and delivery.

Question 2

Who creates the Team Plan?

Answer 2

The Team Manager creates the Team Plan in the Accept a Work Package activity and it is approved by the Project Manager.

Question 3

What should the Team Manager do if they believe that the Team Plan will go out of Tolerance?

Answer 3

The Team Manager should notify the Project Manager if they believe that a tolerance will be exceeded, this can be cost, time, and quality.

They should not wait for a checkpoint report.

Question 4

What information is included in a checkpoint report?

Answer 4

The Checkpoint report should contain the following information:

• Progress compared to the Team Plan
• Progress since last Checkpoint and planned actions for next period
• Products status, e.g., Developed, Quality Checked
• Also note any issues if necessary

Question 5

Who creates the Checkpoint Report?

Answer 5

The Checkpoint is created by the Team Manager on a regular basis. It is reviewed by the Project Manager.

Question 6

What is a Work Package?

Answer 6

A Work Package is usually a document and is a way for the Project Manager to group work activities together and assign them to a team or a Team Manager to produce one or more products. In other words, a Work Package is a set of information about one or more required products. A Work Package can contain Work Package description, product descriptions, techniques to be used, tolerances, date of agreement between Project Manager and Team Manager, how the Team Manager will report to the Project Manager, and Quality information.
Note: A Work Package does not include the products themselves but just the information about the products. A Work Package is thus a document.

Question 7

What is the objective of the MP process?

Answer 7

1. That work on products allocated to the team is authorised and agreed
2. That team managers, team members and suppliers are clear about:
   
   1. What will be produced
   2. What is the expected effort, cost or timescales
3. That the planned products are delivered to expectationss and within tolerance
4. That accurate progress information is provided to the Project manager at an agreed frequency

Question 8

What 3 activities happen in the MP process?

Answer 8

1. Accept a work package
2. Execute a work package
3. Deliver a work package

Question 9

What is the connection between CS and MP?

Answer 9

• Authorising a work package activity in CS triggers the accept a work package activity in MP
• Review work package status activity in CS is linked to the Execute a work package activity in MP
• and Deliver a work package activity in MP, triggers the Receive completed work packages in CS