16 : Managing Product Delivery Flashcards
Don’t worry if you do use the exam same terms as I do in the answers. It is more important that you understand the answers.
Finish the sentence: “The purpose of the Managing Product Delivery process is to manage and control the work between the _____.”
The purpose of the Managing Product Delivery process is to manage and control the work between the Project Manager and the Team Manager.
Who creates the Team Plan and when is it created and who approves it?
The Team Manager creates the Team Plan in the Accept a Work Package activity and it is approved by the Product Manager.
What should the Team Manager do if they believe that the Team Plan will go out of Tolerance?
The Team Manager should notify the Project Manager if they believe that a tolerance will be exceeded, this can be cost, time, and quality.
Who creates the Checkpoint Report, who reviews and what kind of information does it contain?
The Checkpoint is created by the Team Manager on a regular basis. It is reviewed by the Project Manager. 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
If the Team Manager believes the Team Plan will go out of tolerance what should they do?
The Team Manager should notify the Project Manager as soon as possible by raising an issue. The Team Manager should not wait to include this information in a Checkpoint report.
What is a Work Package?
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.
