Project Life Cycle Flashcards

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1.1. Initiation

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1.1. Select Project Manager

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1.2 Initiation

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1.2 Determine Company Culture and existing systems

  • Company’s change control system
  • processes & procedures for how they company operates
  • Past relationships w/ sponsor of the project likely stakeholders and possible team members
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1.3 Initiation

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  1. 3 Collect processes, procedure, historical information
    - List of people who may be good team members
    - Co’s change control system
    - processes & procedures for how the Co’s operates
    - templates from past projects
    - historical WBS, estimates, lessons learned
    - Co today, major projects and potential impact current & planned initiatives could have
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1.4 Initiation

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1.4 Divide large projects into phases

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1.5 Initiation

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  1. 5 Understand the business case “why the project is being done”
    - perform stakeholder analysis using appropriate tools and techniques & gain support for the project
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1.6 Initiation

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1.6 Uncover initial requirements, assumptions, risks, constraints, & existing agreements

  • any known constraints (e.g. imposed schedules, budget or resources) risks, and assumptions
  • any relevant agreements, including contracts if the work will be done under a contract
  • industry standard
  • market place trends
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1.7 Initiation

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  1. 7 Assess project & product feasibility within the given constraints
    - participate in development of project charter by compiling and analyzing gathered information in order to ensure project stakeholders are in agreement on its elements
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1.8. Initiation

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  1. 8 Create measurable objectives
    - identify key deliverables based on the business requirements in order to manage customer expectations & direct the achievement of project goals
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1.9 Initiation

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  1. 9 Develop Project Charter
    - obtain project charter approval from the sponsor in order to formalize the authority assigned to the project manager & gain commitment & acceptance for the project
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1.10 Initiation

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  1. 10 Identify stakeholders and determine their expectations, influence and impact
    - inform stakeholders of the approved project charter to ensure common understanding of the key deliverables, milestones, and their roles and responsibilities
    - conduct benefit analysis w/ relevant stakeholders to validate project alignment with org strategy
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2.1 Planning

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2.1 Determine how you will plan for each knowledge areas

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2.2. Planning

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2.2 Determine detailed requirements

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2.3 Planning

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2.3 Create project scope statement

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2.4 Planning

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2.4 Assess what to purchase and create procurement documents

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2.5 Planning

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2.5 Determine planning team

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2.6 Planning

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2.6 Create WBS and WBS dictionary

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2.7 Planning

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2.7 Create Activity List

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2.8 Planning

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2.8 Create network diagram

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2.9 Planning

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2.9 Estimate resource requirements

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2.10 Planning

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2.10 Estimate time and cost

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2.11 Planning

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2.11 Determine Critical Path

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2.12 Planning

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2.12 Develop Schedule

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2.13 Planning

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2.13 Develop Budget

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2.14 Planning

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2.14 Determine Quality standards, processes and metrics

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2.15 Planning

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2.15 Create process improvement plan

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2.16 Planning

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2.16 Determine all roles & responsibilities

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2.17 Planning

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2.17 Plan communications and stakeholder engagement

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2.18 Planning

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2.18 Perform risks identification, qualitative and quantitative risk analysis and risks response planning

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2.19 Planning

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2.19 Go back- iterations

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2.20 Planning

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2.20 Finalize procurement document

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2.21 Planning

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2.21 Create change management plans

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2.22 Planning

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2.22 Finalize the “how to execute and control” parts of all management plans

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2.23 Planning

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2.23 Develop realistic and final PM plan and performance measurement baseline

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2.24 Planning

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2.24 Gain formal approval of the plan

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2.25 Planning

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2.25 hold kick-off meeting

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3.1 Executing

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3.1 Execute the work according to the PM plan

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3.2 Executing

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3.2 Produce product deliverables (product scope)

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3.3 Executing

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3.3 Gather work performance data

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3.4 Executing

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3.4 Request changes

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3.5 Executing

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3.5 Implement only approved changes

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3.6 Executing

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3.6 Continuously improve

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3.7 Executing

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3.7 Follow processes

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3.8 Executing

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3.8 Determine whether processes are correct and effective (quality assurance)

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3.9 Executing

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3.9 Perform quality audits

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3.10 Executing

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3.10 Acquire final team

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3.11 Executing

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3.11 Manage people

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3.12 Executing

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3.12 Evaluate team and individual performance

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3.13 Executing

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3.13 Hold Team Building Activities

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3.14 Executing

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3.14 Give recognition and rewards

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3.15 Executing

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3.15 Use Issue logs

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3.16 Executing

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3.16 Facilitate conflict resolution

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3.17 Executing

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3.17 Release resources as work is completed

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3.18 Executing

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3.18 Send and receive information and solicit feedback

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3.19 Executing

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3.19 Report on project performance

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3.20 Executing

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3.20 Manage stakeholder engagement and expectations

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3.21 Executing

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3.21 Hold meetings

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3.22 Executing

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3.22 Select sellers

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4.1 Monitoring & Controlling

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4.1 Take action to control the project

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4.2 Monitoring & Controlling

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4.2 Measure performance against the performance measurement baseline

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4.3 Monitoring & Controlling

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4.3 Measure performance against other metrics in the PM plan

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4.4 Monitoring & Controlling

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4.4 Analyze and evaluate performance

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4.5 Monitoring & Controlling

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4.5 Determine if variances warrant a corrective action or other change request

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4.6 Monitoring & Controlling

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4.6 Influence the factors that cause changes

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4.7 Monitoring & Controlling

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4.7 Request changes

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4.8 Monitoring & Controlling

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4.8 Perform integrated change control

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4.9 Monitoring & Controlling

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4.9 Approve or reject changes

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4.10 Monitoring & Controlling

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4.10 Update the PM Plan and project documents

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4.11 Monitoring & Controlling

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4.11 Inform stakeholders of the results of change requests

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4.12 Monitoring & Controlling

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4.12 Monitor stakeholder engagement

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4.13 Monitoring & Controlling

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4.13 Manage configuration

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4.14 Monitoring & Controlling

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4.14 Create forecasts

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4.15 Monitoring & Controlling

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4.15 Gain acceptance of interim deliverables from the customer

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4.16 Monitoring & Controlling

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4.16 Perform quality control

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4.17 Monitoring & Controlling

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4.17 Perform risk reassessment and audits

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4.18 Monitoring & Controlling

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4.18 Manage reserves

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4.19 Monitoring & Controlling

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4.19 Control Procurementss

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5.1 Closing

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5.1 Confirm work is done to requirements

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5.2 Closing

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5.2 Complete procurement closure

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5.3 Closing

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5.3 Gain final acceptance of the product

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5.4 Closing

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5.4 Complete financial closure

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5.5 Closing

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5.5 Hand off completed product

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5.6 Closing

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5.6 Solicit feedback from the customer about the project

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5.7 Closing

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5.7 Complete final performance reporting

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5.8 Closing

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5.8 Index and archive records

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5.9 Closing

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5.9 Gather final lessons learned and update knowledge base