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Chapter 3 Flashcards

1
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Popular software development method that uses an iterative workflow and incremental delivery of software in short iterations.

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Agile

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A document that provides justification for investing in a project.

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Business case

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3
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A senior manager who acts as a key proponent for a project.

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Champion

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The actions that involve formalizing acceptance of the project or phase and bringing it to an orderly end

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Closing process

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A product or service produced or provided as part of a project.

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Deliverable

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Conditions, not under the immediate control of the team, that influence, constrain, or direct the project, such as government and industry standards, legal/regulatory requirements, marketplace conditions, and organizational culture.

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Enterprise environmental factors

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The actions to begin projects and project phases.

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Initiating processes

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A Technique that provides visual cues to guide workflow

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Kanban

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A meeting held at the beginning of a project so that stakeholders can meet each other, review the goals of the project, and discuss future plans.

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Kick-off meeting

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A plan that describes how things should be done to manage a project.

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Methodology

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The actions taken to measure progress toward achieving project goals, monitor deviation from plans, and take corrective action.

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Monitoring and controlling processes

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Plans, processes, policies, procedures, and knowledge bases such as templates and lessons-learned reports.

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Organizational process assets

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A distinct stage in a project development

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Phase

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The actions that involve devising and maintaining a workable scheme to ensure that the project meets its scope, schedule, and coast goals as well as organizational needs.

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Planning processes

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A series of actions directed toward a particular result

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Process

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A document that formally recognizes the existence of a project and provides a summary of the project’s objectives and management.

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Project charter

17
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An organizational entity created to assist project managers in achieving project goals.

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Project management office (PMO)

18
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A project management methodology with eight process groups developed in the UK

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PRojects IN Controlled Environments (PRINCE2)

19
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A project management methodology that uses an iterative software development process that focuses on team productivity and delivers software best practices to all team members.

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Rational Unified Process (RUP) framework

20
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The leading agile development method for completing projects with a complex, innovative scope of work.

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Scrum

21
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A comprehensive and flexible system for achieving, sustaining, and maximizing business success; uniquely driven by close understanding of customer needs, disciplined use of facts, data, and statistical analysis, and diligent attention to managing, improving, and reinventing business processes.

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Six Sigma

22
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A document that includes details related to the identified project stakeholders

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Stakeholder register

23
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A technique for analyzing information to determine which stakeholders’ interests to focus on and how to increase stakeholder support throughout the project

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Stakeholder analysis

24
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A document that describes best practices for what should be done to manage a project

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Standard

25
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A file with a preset format that serves as a starting point for creating various documents so that the format and structure do not have to be re-created.

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Template

26
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Include the project’s customers, competitors, suppliers, and other outside groups that are potentially involved in or affected by the project

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External stakeholders

27
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Generally include the project sponsor, project team, support staff, and internal customers for the project

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Internal stakeholders

28
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A series of phases that a project passes through from its start to its finish; can by predictive, adaptive, or hybrid

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Project Lifecycle

29
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The first phase of a project

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Starting The Project

29
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A distinct stage in the project development; most projects have these as part of their lifecycle

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Phase

30
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The second phase of a project

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Organizing and Preparing

31
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The third phase of a project

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Carrying Out the Project Work

32
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The fourth and final phase of a project

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End the Project

33
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Held before beginning a project, as well as before starting each phase

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Review Phase or Phase Gate Meeting

34
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Most time should be spent on this phase of a project

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Executing Phase

35
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After __ phase, most time should be spend on this phase of the projcet

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Planning Phase

36
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Usually the shortest phases of a project

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Initiating and Closing Phases

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