Section 6: Project Management Components Flashcards
5 PM Process Groups
Initiating
Planning
Executing
Monitoring/Controlling
Closing
10 PM Knowledge Areas
Integration management
Scope
Schedule
Cost
Quality
Resources
Risk
Communication
Procurement
Stakeholders
4 Adaptive Environments
Lean
Scrum
Agile
XP
WPD
Work Performance Data
Raw data about the project work, the facts. As work is done you collect this data. It is not very usable.
What are the number of activities in process, finished, change requests etc.
You collect this data through status meetings, communication with team, work authorization platforms.
WPI
Work Performance Information
We’ve studied the data and we’ve analyzed it and we can use it to get actionable results.
WPR
Work Performance Reports
Dashboards, project updates, a way to take the data and communicate it clearly.
Most often we’re talking status reports, but could be risk report, variance report, etc.
Helps stakeholders make decisions
Tailoring the process
- What process are we going to use on a project
- To what extent should we use each process
- Not every process is needed on every project
- The larger the project, the more processes are likely needed.
Processes live inside of ______.
Knowledge areas
What are the steps of the project management lifecycle?
Initiating
Planning
Executing
Monitoring and Controlling
Closing
What are the 2 types of project life cycles?
Predictive / Waterfall
Adaptive
What are four characteristics of Iterative and Incremental Life Cycles?
Phases repeat through iterations
Iterations create deliverables
Detailed scope is elaborated for each iteration
Changes to the project scope are expected
What is the difference between iterative and incremental life cycles?
Iterative cycles over and over to create a final product, incrementals give you a piece at each cycle.
Five characteristics of Adaptive life cycles
Change-driven
Agile project management
Rapid iterations or project work
Backlog of requirements
Changes to the project scope are expected
Stories are ________ from the user.
requirements
During a sprint, there can be no ______.
changes
The product owner can ______ the backlog after each sprint.
re-order
What are four examples of business documents?
Project business case
Project charter
Project management plan
Benefits management plan
Phase gate
At the end of a phase there’s a review of what I’ve done so far. I can’t go to the next phase until I’ve gone through the phase gate.
What are 2 reports that will be used if we didn’t hit KPIs, was late, was over budget, didn’t pass a phase gate?
Exceptions report
Variance report