CHAPTER 3 Flashcards
1
Q
Project manager
A
A systems analyst with a diverse set of skills—management, leadership, technical, conflict management, and customer relationship—who is responsible for initiating, planning, executing, and closing down a project.
2
Q
Project
A
A planned undertaking of related
activities, having a beginning
and an end, to reach an
objective.
3
Q
Deliverable
A
An end product in a phase
of the SDLC.
4
Q
Feasibility study
A
Determines whether the information system makes sense for the organization from an economic and operational standpoint.
5
Q
Project management
A
A controlled process of initiating,
planning, executing, and closing
down a project.
6
Q
Project initiation
A
The first phase of the project management process in which activities are performed to assess the size, scope, and complexity of the project and to establish procedures to support later project activities.
7
Q
Project workbook
A
An online or hard-copy repository, for all project correspondence, inputs, outputs, deliverables, procedures, and standards, that is used for performing project audits, orienting new team members, communicating with management and customers, identifying future projects, and performing postproject reviews.
8
Q
Project charter
A
A short, high-level document prepared for both internal and external stakeholders to formally announce the establishment of the project and to briefly describe its objective, key assumptions, and stakeholders.
9
Q
Project planning
A
The second phase of the project management process, which focuses on defining clear, discrete activities and the work needed to complete each activity within a single project.
10
Q
Work breakdown
structure (WBS)
A
The process of dividing the project into manageable tasks and logically ordering them to ensure a smooth evolution between tasks.
11
Q
Gantt chart
A
A graphical representation of a project that shows each task as a horizontal bar whose length is proportional to its time for completion.
12
Q
COCOMO
A
A method for estimating a
software project’s size and cost.
13
Q
Network diagram
A
A diagram that depicts project
tasks and their interrelationships.
14
Q
Project execution
A
The third phase of the project management process, in which the plans created in the prior phases (project initiation and planning) are put into action.
15
Q
Project closedown
A
The final phase of the project
management process, which
focuses on bringing a project
to an end.
