PMF05112014 Flashcards
Get assumptions out of the open by asking questions about ____
Expectations
Identifying assumptions and understanding risks:
Something that is believed to be true but not confirmed
Assumptions
When asking questions to get assumptions, you should:
Ask questions____
What ____ do you expect
What does ____ look like?
Repeatedly
Results
Success
If the list (of assumptions) you end up with outsrips the budget or resources you have available, you can ____ with the team
Negotiate
A situation or event that might negatively affect your project
Risk
You should identify risk and analyze them mainly so that management can make ____ about whether or not to _____ on the project
Educated decision
Invest
You should ____ all assumptions and risks
Document
UNDERSTANDING DELIVERABLES AND SUCCESS CRITERIA
People expects something when the project is done. These results are called ____
Deliverables
_____are the products and services and it can be tangible (e.g. building) or intangible (e.g. new service)
Deliverbles
Deliverables define ____. What is and is’nt included in the project
Scope
Once project is underway, deliverables then helps you measure ____
Progress
Begin with _____ example: Print 1000 brochures
And document ______example: Sign printer contract
End deliverables
Intermediate deliverables
Have deliverables that can be completed between reports so you can evaluate ____based on the deliverables completed
Progress
Break up large deliverables into ____
Manageable pieces
____are definitions of success
Success criteria
Write clear and ____ success criteria
Quantifiable
CREATING SCOPE STATEMENT
Describes the boundaries of the project i.e. what is included and just as important what is not included
Scope statement
Indicates works that is not the responsibility of the project team
Out of scope
Prevent the project from expanding. This is called
Scope creep
