Chapter 9: Managing Business Change Flashcards
What is an SRO?
Senior Responsible Owner in charge of a project
What is a SDLC ?
Software Development Lifecycle
What is “Terms of Reference”?
Management decides objectives for new system
What is Close
Most forgotten - how a system can be moved to a new more modern one
What is a waterfall model?
Linear Sequence
Where there is a problem with the previous
phase of delivery, the solution is returned to the previous phase and rework occurs before the waterfall
continues.
What is the fountain model?
Some phases of lifecycle overlap
Waterfall critiscism?
Customers do not know what they want, asking for everything up front is tough
Too robust
What is the Spiral Model?
Define requirements
Make prototype, assess prototype and make a new one based off that
Refine prototype until customer happy
What is the agile model?
Minimise risk, series of small software developments (iteration)
1-4 weeks, doesn’t have to go to prod
Agile critiscisms?
Prone to drift, lack of controls
Other used models of SDLC?
JAD - Joint AD, client is included
RAD - Rapid
Fix on Fail, go until customer happy
EUD - Customer able to develop (macros etc_)
Synchronise and Stabalise - multiple teams working together linearly
What is PRINCE2?
Projects in Controlled Environments
Project divided into manageable phases
two Qualifications
Foundation examination, Practitioner examinsation
What is the PMi?
Project Management Institute
Published the PMBOK - Body of Knowledge
What is ISO 9000?
ISO for Project management/quality management terms
How are software errors graded?
A - Serious - no prod
D - Cosmetic
