Project Mgmt. Processes Flashcards
What is a project life cycle?
A progression of phases through a series of developmental stages
Serves as the methodology for managing a project and is the logical breakdown of what needs to be done to produce the project deliverables
What is a development life cycle?
All the phases within a project life cycle
Used to ensure that the expected or planned result of each phase is achieved
What is the difference between a plan-driven project and a change-driven project?
Plan-driven projects have predictive development life cycles (also called waterfall or traditional life cycles) that require scope, schedule, and cost to be determined in detail early in the project
Change-driven projects use iterative, incremental, or adaptive (agile) development life cycles, and have varying levels of early planning for scope, schedule, and cost
What is the project management process?
What efforts are included in this process?
What you need to do to manage the work
Includes the management efforts of: Initiating Planning Executing Monitoring and controlling Closing
What occurs during the initiating process group?
Stakeholders are identified and analyzed
The project vision is created
A project or phase is formally authorized
Project manager is provided with the authority and information necessary to begin the project
What occurs during the planning process group?
A determination is made about whether the objectives in the project charter and the expected business benefits can be achieved
A decision is made about how the project objectives will be accomplished
What occurs during the executing process group?
Work defined in the project management plan is completed to meeting project objectives and achieve the expected business value
What occurs during the monitoring and controlling process group?
In monitoring:
Attention is focused on how the project is progressing
**An assessment is made about how stakeholders are participating, communicating, and feeling about the project, the work, and the identified project uncertainties
In controlling:
- Hard data on how the project is conforming to the plan is evaluated
- Action is taken to address variances outside of acceptable limits-by recommending changes to the way the work is being down (including corrective and preventive actions and defect repair) or adjusting baselines to reflect more achievable outcomes
What occurs during the closing process group?
- Acceptance of the final product of the project is obtained and documented
- The completed project is transferred to those who will use it
- Customer feedback about the product and project is solicited
- Lessons learned are completed
- Files are indexes and archived
Which process group must be completed in a certain order?
Planning is the only process group with a set order
What does “input” mean?
What does “output” mean?
Input:
“What do I need before I can…”
Output:
“What will I have when I am done with…”
“What am I trying to achieve when I am doing…”
What is progressive elaboration?
The process of continually refining estimates and scope definition
