Chapter 23 Flashcards

1
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Does planning start before project

A

Yes

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2
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What are objectives of project planning

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The objective of software project planning is to provide a framework that enables manager to make a reasonable estimates of:

  • Resources
  • Cost
  • Schedule
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3
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Can we carry on planning during development

A

Yes

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4
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What are the basic considerations of project planner

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  • How much it will cost
  • How long it will take
  • How many people will it take
  • what might go wrong
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5
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What is software project planning

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Software project planning involves estimations, the attempt to determine how much money, effort. resources, time require to build project

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6
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Who does planning

A

Project manager

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7
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What is the first step of estimation

A

description of scope

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8
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What are project planning key tasks

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  • Set goal and scope
  • Select lifecycle
  • Set organization team form
  • Start team selection
  • Determine risks
  • Create WBS
  • Identify tasks
  • Estimate size
  • Estimate efforts
  • Identify task dependencies
  • Assign resources
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9
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What is project plan

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List all activities, tasks, dependencies and time frames

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10
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What is resource plan

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List the labor, equipment and materials required

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11
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What is financial plan

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Identify the labor, equipment and material costs

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12
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What is quality plan

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Provide quality targets, assurance and control measures

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13
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What is risk plan

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Highlight potential risks and actions taken to mitigate them

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14
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What is acceptance plan

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List the criteria to be met to gain customer acceptance.

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15
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What is communication plan

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List the information needed to inform stakeholders

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16
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What is procurement plan

A

Identity products to be sourced from external suppliers

17
Q

What is SDP

A

Software development plan

18
Q

What is the first formal document of a project

A

Project development plan

19
Q

What are the items required for SDP

A
  • Situation audit
  • Gap analysis
  • Project resources
  • Development facilities
  • project organization structure
  • Personnel
20
Q

SDP also might have milestones and schedules. What are these

A
  • Scheduled activities
  • Milestones and baselines
  • Activity network diagram
  • System component source
  • Budget administration
  • Milestone payments
  • Major budgetary expenditures
  • Expenditure authorization procedure
21
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What are the inputs for SDP

A
  • Other planning inputs
  • Historical information
  • Organization policies
  • Constraints
  • Assumptions
22
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What are assumptions

A

Assumptions are factors that, for planning purposes, are considered to be true, real or certain. (e.g. if the date of key person will become available is uncertain, the team may assume a specific start date)