Project Life Cycles Flashcards
what is a highly adaptive setting?
adaptive contexts imply that new knowledge is created as the work progresses, which is then used to inform and guide the remaining effort
what is is predictive setting?
More predictive approaches tend to rely on knowledge identified at the start, allowing work to proceed in a sequential manner
What does a life cycle provide?
it will provide a structure for governing the progression of the work by acting as an important management tool
what are the phases found in a linear life cycle? Explain what happens in each stage?
Concept–Development of an initial idea through initial studies and high-level requirements management, and assessment of viability, including an outline business case.
Definition–Development of a detailed definition, plans and statement of requirements that include a full justification for the work. It would be typical for a project management plan to form the output of this phase.
Deployment–Implementation of plans and verification of performance through testing and assurance to realise intended outputs, outcomes and benefits.
Transition–Handover, commissioning and acceptance of outputs to the sponsor and wider users, culminating in formal closure.
what is the drawback of linear approach?
it assumes the availability of relatively perfect knowledge upfront, while being resistant to change and inflexible in terms of corrections and rework
what is the aim of a linear life cycle?
The linear approach aims to be highly structured, predictable and stable, providing a transparent format for managing contracts and allowing maximum control and governance over the process
what is the disadvantage of dividing work into distinct phases?
Dividing knowledge into distinct phases in this way can often create silos and knowledge barriers between the phases, particularly when different delivery agents will deliver different phases.
WHAT IS THE CHALLENEGE COMMONLY associated with silos in a linear project life cycle? Ehanced knowledge transfer
Those carrying out work in the deployment phase may have a tendency to blame activity in the previous phase for any problems they encounter while delivering their assigned workload. In addition, they may have very little incentive to pass on learning to help those delivering pieces of work further on in deployment.
where are iterative life cycles most commonly used?
Agile development projects
agile is a family of what?
Agile is a family of development methodologies where requirements and solutions are developed iteratively and incrementally throughout the life cycle
what are the six phases of ieterative life cyle
Pre-project
Foundation
Feasibility
Evolutionary deployment
Deployment
Post project
what do hybrid life cycles enable?
enable a pragmatic mix of approaches, typically fusing together elements from predictive and adaptive perspectives to create a new model or approach
what does adding iterative elements to predictive projects enhance?
Adding iterative elements to ‘predictive’ projects can enhance deployment in stages, support the generation of insights, underpin the realisation of an early benefit stream and validate some of the ideas much earlier in the cycle.
what is the purpose for extended life cycles?
ensure that accountability and governance of the investment stays with a single organisation until the change is fully embedded by offering the missing connection to benefits realisation, while preventing the formation of knowledge boundaries between project teams and operations
what are the two additional activities included in the extended life cycle?
Adoption–Operations and sustainment required to utilise the new project and enable the acceptance and use of the benefits.
Benefits realisation–Realisation of the required business benefits.
