Chapter 2 Flashcards
What are the two big “camps” of project management?
Predictive and Agile
Define Predictive pm approach?
traditional approach, where everything is predicted up front in the project. team and stakeholders work together to define the plan, resist any change to scope. (Construction)
Define Agile pm approach
flexible, changes are welcome. prioritize changes and requirements throughout the project as they happen (Software)
Define the hybrid approach
a mix of both predictive and agile, hard to define
what is the acronym WIP
work in progress
what does “Kanban” mean
japanese for visual sign
Acronym MVP
Minimum variable product
Define MVP
product is just enough to satisfy the customer, while offering customers opportunity to suggest improvements
what are the keys to successfully using the Lean process
-open communication
-defined processes
-transparency
What is the Lean process at its core?
-Constant improvements
-constant growth
-realize small improvements will result in increased business value
What is the goal of XP?
aims for quality software and a quality of life for the development team.
How does XP contribute to the quality of life for development team?
-fostering positive work environment
-reducing individual pressure and stress
-providing personal and professional growth
What is the acronym DA
Disciplined Agile
Define DA
-agile method that provides a flexible and pragmatic approach to software development
-tailored to fit the unique needs of team or organization
-combines agile and lean principles with other frameworks, like Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, to provide comprehensive approach to software development
Core principles of DA
-customer focus
-simplicity
-pragmatism
-continuous improvement
What does DA imphasize?
-importance of adopting a continuous improvement mindset, regularly assessing and improving process and practices
define enterprise environmental factors
factors and conditions that the pm must live with, they are outside of the pm control
what are the internal enterprise environmental factors?
-organizational culture, structure, governance
-geographic distribution of facilities and resources
-infrastructure (facilities, equipment, etc)
-resource availability
-employee capability
-IT software (scheduling software, network configuration, etc.)
What are the external enterprise environmental factors?
-marketplace conditions
-social and cultural influences (holidays, political climate, traditions)
-Legal Restrictions
-Commercial database (database of suppliers to help predict duration, cost, risks, etc.
-Academic research (publications, etc.)
-Industry standards (adhering to govt, org., etc.)
-Financial considerations (exchange rates, local currency, etc.)
-physical environment elements (where it will take place)
what is the acronym OPA
organizational process assets
What are OPA’s?
-organizational processes, policies, procedures, and items from a corporate knowledge database
-things that help analysts do better (historic documents on similar jobs)
What are the two catagories of OPAs?
-Processes, policies, and procedures (created outside of the project)
-Organizational knowledge repositories (updated throughout the project)
difference between OPA and EEFs
-OPAs used to assist a project
-EEF will constrain the project
-OPA generally owned by the Organization, EEF is not
How do you close out each sprint in SCRUM?
retrospective to improve upon the next sprint of the project