1B - Describe the Project Life Cycle

Question 1

A group of related project activities that results in the completion of a major deliverable.

Answer 1

project phase

Question 2

A process that defines the five phases that a project goes through from the beginning to the end.

Answer 2

project life cycle

Question 3

A sequence of activities designed to bring about a specific result in response to a business need.

Answer 3

process

Question 4

Activities that underlie the effective practice of project management; they include all the phases of initiating/pre-project setup, planning, executing, monitoring/controlling, and closing a project.

Answer 4

project management processes

Question 5

The act of determining which processes are appropriate for any given project.

Answer 5

tailoring

Question 6

The process of creating a mock-up of a product or an information system.

Answer 6

project prototyping

Question 7

This prototyping model enables you to check some aspects of the product design without considering the visual appearance, the materials to be used, or the manufacturing process.

Answer 7

proof-of-principle

Question 8

This prototyping model enables you to check the primary size and appearance of a product without simulating its exact function or design.

Answer 8

form study

Question 9

This prototyping model enables you to check the design and imitate the appearance, color, and surface textures of the product, but will not contain the functions of the final product.

Answer 9

visual

Question 10

This prototyping model enables you to check the appearance, materials, and functionality of the expected design.

Answer 10

functional

Question 11

A group of related project activities that results in the completion of a major deliverable.

Answer 11

project stage

Question 12

A comprehensive methodology to control a project and ensure its success.

Answer 12

project governance

Question 13

A checkpoint review of project deliverables and performance at the end of each phase or subphase of a project at which point a management review or sign-off may be required.

Answer 13

phase-gate review (governance-gate review)

Question 14

Used in software development projects, this special type of phase gate is a formal way of specifying and recording the transition between stages in the project life cycle.

Answer 14

quality gates

Question 15

A process of development in which additional layers of detail are defined over the course of a project.

Answer 15

progressive elaboration

Question 16

A technique that is used to address the progressive elaboration characteristic of the project. It is nothing but the progressive detailing of project plans.

Answer 16

rolling wave planning