Importance of Project Management Flashcards
Project Lifecycle (and 4 types)
Project Phase
Phase Gate
Lifecycle: series of phases = predictive, iterative (regular modifications), incremental (incremental release of deliverables, adding functionality), agile/adaptive
Phase: collection of project activities that culminates in completion of deliverable(s)
Phase gate: Review at the end of a phase, decisions made to continue, stop, adjust
Project Management Process Groups
Initiating Planning Executing Monitoring and Controlling Closing
Project Management Knowledge Areas
Integration Scope Schedule Cost Quality Resource Communications Risk Procurement Stakeholder
Project data
Work performance data
Work performance information (data analyzed and integrated)
Work performance reports (eg, status reports)
Business documents
Business case: business needs, objectives, reasons for project initiation (used for go or no-go decision)
Benefits management plan: benefits / timeframe / benefits owner, strategic alignment, metrics
Triple constraint
Time / Money / Scope&Quality
only one constraint may be fixed, trade-offs required
Project Management Plan components
Scope MP Requirements MP Schedule MP Cost MP Quality MP Resource MP Comms MP Risk MP Procurement MP Stakeholder engagement plan Change MP Configuration MP Scope baseline Schedule baseline Cost baseline Performance measurement baseline Project life cycle description Development approach
Project Documents
Activity attributes Activity list Assumption log Basis of estimates Change log Cost estimates Cost forecasts Duration estimates Issue log Lessons learned register Milestone list Physical resource assignments Project calendars Project communications Project schedule Project schedule network diagram Project scope statement Project team assignments Quality control measurements Quality metrics Quality report Requirements documentation Requirements traceability matrix Resource breakdown structure Resource calendars Resource requirements Risk register Risk report Schedule data Schedule forecasts Stakeholder register Team charter Test and evaluation documents
