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Chapter 2 Flashcards

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Initiating (processes)

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  • formal acknowledgment that the project should begin.

* primary result of this process Project Charter

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Planning (processes)

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  • the process group where the project plans are developed that w/b used throughout the project to direct, monitor, & control work results.
  • primary result of this process Project Plan
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Executing

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  • processes are where the work of the project is performed.
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Project life cycle & process groups:

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  • most projects are divided into phases that consist at a minimum of a beginning phase, middle phase, & ending phase.
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Project Process Groups

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  • Initiating (pre-project setup)
  • Planning
  • Executing
  • Controlling (monitoring)
  • Closing
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Project Life Cycle

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  • is the total composition of these multiple phases.
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Deliverable

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  • is an output or result that must be completed & approved before moving to the next phase of the project.
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Fast Tracking

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  • where you start the next project phase before the prior phase has completed.
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Monitoring & Controlling

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  • this project process group is where activities are performed to monitor the progress of the project
  • determine variances from the project plan

*Corrective actions taken during this process

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Monitoring & Controlling Processes

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  • Scope control
  • Cost control
  • Schedule control
  • Quality control
  • Performance reporting
  • Risk control
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Closing

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  • processes is to document the formal acceptance of the project work
  • hand off the completed product to the organization

*operational units raw hands-off

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Closing Processes

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  • Sign-off
  • Archive of project documents
  • Turnover to maintenance group
  • Release of project team members
  • review of lessons learned
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Project Request Process

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  • can be formal (written) or informal (drive-bys)
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High-level Requirements/product description

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  • explains the major characteristics of the product
  • describes the relationship b/t business need & the product

*need both functional requirements & technical requirements

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Functional Requirements

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  • define what the product service, or result of the project will do
  • focuses on how the end user will interact w/the product
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Technical Requirements

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  • the product characteristics needed, for the product to perform the functional requirements.
  • AKA nonfunctional requirements
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Stakeholder

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  • a person or organization that has something to gain/lose as a result of performing the project
  • are key to project success
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Sponsor

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  • usually an executive of the organization who has the authority to assign money & resources to the project.
  • may serve as project champion
  • An advisor to the project manager
  • acts as tie-breaker
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Sponsor (typical) Responsabilities

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  • provide or obtain financial resources
  • authorize assignment of human resources to the project
  • assign the project manager & state their level of authority
  • serve as financial decision maker for all project issues
  • negotiate support from key stakeholders
  • monitor delivery of major milestones
  • run interference & removed roadblocks
  • provide political coaching to the project manager
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Project Champion

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  • Usually key stakeholder
  • Spread news about the benefits of the project
  • cheerleader
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Enterprise

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  • Complete array of business units
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Project Charter

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  • document provides formal approval for the project to begin & authorizes the project manager to apply resources to the project.
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Project Sponsor

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  • authorizes & approves the project charter.
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Triple Constraint

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  • Time
  • Budget
  • Scope
  • all of which affect quality
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Assumptions

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  • events, actions, concepts, or ideas you believe to be true.
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Customer

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  • Recipient of the product or service created by the project.
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Decompose

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  • Break down project requirements into manageable units of work.
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End User

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  • Person who directly uses the product produced as a result of an IT project.
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Project Description

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  • Documents the key characteristics of the product, service, or result that will be created by the project.
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Request for Proposal (RFP)

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  • Procurement document that is advertised to the vendor community requesting vendors provide a written proposal outlining how they will meet the requirements of the project and how much it will cost.
  • vendor bids
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Statement of Work (SOW)

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  • Description of what product or service the vendor will provide
  • generally included as part of contract

*vendor bids

Project Management TPV1 (10 decks)

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