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Manifesto for Agile Software Development:
1. We value individuals and interactions over

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processes and tools

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Manifesto for Agile Software Development:
2. We value working software over

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comprehensive documentation

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Manifesto for Agile Software Development:
3. We value Customer Collaboration over

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contract negotiation

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Manifesto for Agile Software Development:
4. We value Responding to Change over

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following a plan

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What does a Project Charter consist of?

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  1. Project purpose and high-level requirements, objectives etc.
  2. Overall project risk
  3. Summary schedule and budget
  4. Key stakeholders
  5. Success criteria and approval
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NPV

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Net Present Value: The project selection method provides a value based on the assumption that money is worth more today than tomorrow. Choose projects with a high NPV

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IRR

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Internal Rate of Return: Project selection method providing a value based on the idea that if this project was an interest rate %, what would it be? Choose projects with a high IRR.

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ROI

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Return On Investment: A % value that shows how much money will be made when investing. When used as project selection method, choose projects with a high ROI.

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BCR

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Benefit to Cost Ratio: How much money do I get back for every $1 I invest? For example, a BCR of 2:1 means we get back $2 for every $1 invested. Only invest in projects where the first number is bigger than the second.

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PBP

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Pay Back Period: How long with

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CapEx (Capital Expenditure)

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  • Major investments recorded as capital assets (ex: buying servers)
    -Depreciated over time (usually 3 years)
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OpEx (Operational Expenditure)

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  • Ongoing expenses (ex: cloud subscriptions)
  • Often tax deductible
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Procurement Artifacts

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Artifacts = Templates, documents, or outputs used in procurement
- Pre qualified vendor list
- Existing contracts
- Partner agreements

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Vendor Engagement Documents

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  1. RFI (Request for Information) - Early stage inquiry to see if vendors have the skills and capacity
  2. RFP (Request for Proposal) - Detailed request including:
    - Approach/design
    -Timelines
    -Costs
    -Evaluates factors beyond price
  3. RFQ (Request for Quote) : used when you know exactly what you need.
  4. Request for Bid: used by government organizations and focused on lowest price.
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What are procurement artifacts?

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Templates, documents, or outputs used in procurement.

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Pre-qualified vendor list

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Suppliers already approved by the procurement department, making the process faster. (Procurement Artifact)

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Existing contracts

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Using current contracts speeds up the process by avoiding lengthy procurement requests (Procurement Artifact)

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Partner agreements

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Pre-existing deals with partner organizations, simplifying procurement.

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Fixed - Price Contracts

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A total fixed price is set for the product or service. This is appropriate when the scope is well defined and no significant changes are expected.

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Firm Fixed Price (FFP)

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Price is fixed at the outset and won’t change unless we change the scope.

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FPIF (Fixed Price Incentive Fee)

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Financial incentives if targets are met

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FPEPA (Fixed Price with Economic Price Adjustments)

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Adjustments to cover exchange rates or interest rates or cost changes or commodities

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Cost Plus Contracts

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The buyer pays the seller for the actual costs, plus a fee representing profit for the seller.
Appropriate when the scope is expected to change significantly.

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Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF)

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All costs paid by the buyer and then a fixed fee paid on completion.

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Cost Plus Incentive Fee (CPIP)
Costs paid by the buyer and then a bonus if targets are met.
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Cost Plus Award Fee (CPAF)
All costs reimbursed, extra fee awarded based on buyer's judgement of the seller's performance.
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Time and Materials Contracts
Contains aspects of both fixed-price and cost-reimbursable contracts
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Statement of Work
The details of the services or goods we want to purchase so that the vendor knows what we're asking them to provide
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Project Charter
The document issued by the project sponsor that formally authorizes the existence of a project.
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Sponsor
The sponsor is the person who provides resources and support for the project and is accountable for enabling success.
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What should a Project Charter contain?
Project Purpose and high level requirements, objectives etc Overall project risk Summary schedule and budget Key Stakeholders Success criteria and approval Exit Criteria Project Manager name and level of authority
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Charter in Waterfall Projects
- Detailed planning is done upfront -Charter lays the foundation before full-scale planning begins
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Charter in Agile Projects
- Still need a charter, but it may be less detailed -Acts as a flexible guidline - May require updates as the project evolves.
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Benefits of a Project Charter
- Projects with a well-defined charter are less likely to go off track - Helps align stakeholders and set clear expectations - Serves as a reference point throughout the project
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What are key differences between Project Charter and Business Case?
Project Charter - AUTHORIZEs the project to begin Business Case -JUSTIFIES whether the project should proceed. Project Charter - Sets Objectives, boundaries and success criteria. Business Case - Defines the value proposition and business benefits Project Charter- High level document for project start Business Case - Used to evaluate the project's feasibility. Project Charter - Created after the business case Business Case - Created BEFORE the charter
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What phase of project management is the scope statement created?
Planning phase - apart of the Project Management Plan
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Stakeholder
An individual, group, or organization that may affect, be affected by, or perceive itself to be affected by a decision, activity, or outcome of a project.
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What are some internal stakeholders?
Sponsor, PMO, Program manager, team members, other managers
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What are some external stakeholders?
Customers, end users, suppliers, shareholders, competitors
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Stakeholder register
necessary to help prioritze stakeholders and kept and updated for other projects
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Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM)
- used to organize project deliverables by clarifying stakeholder roles. - Important during the INITIATION Phase of a project.
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What does RAM help with?
-Early stakeholder engagement - Clarifying responsibilities -Avoiding future confusion about roles -Gauging stakeholder buy-in
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Simple RAM Example
- List of high-level deliverables -Assign a responsible stakeholder to each
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From RAM to RACI
RACI = A type of RAM that adds accountability level Stands for: Responsible - Does Work Accountable - Approves/signs off (A = Approver) Consulted - Provides input/info Informed - Needs to be kept in the loop
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What are RACI best practices?
1. Only one RESPONSIBLE and one ACCOUNTABLE per deliverable 2. Consulted and Informed can include multiple people 3. Sometimes, the same person can be both R and A. 4. At initiation, R might be a manager, not the actual worker (resources not assigned yet)
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RAM/RACI Takeaways
- Use RAM/RACI early to DEFINE ROLES - Update and Refine in later stages -Use RACI again for detailed resource planning during project planning - AGILE Environments may NOT use RACI as teams are self-organizing
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What phase of the Project Management Process does Records management fall
In the initiation phase
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Agile Project Initiation Phase: Key Concepts
Project Charter - Authorizes the project to begin - Based on elements from the Business Case - Applies to both traditional and agile projects
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Agile Specific Terms: Product Vision
- High-level business goals of the product - Not a list of features - Should be: -Short (1-2 sentences) - Stable over time (review annually if long project)
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Agile Definition: Purpose
- Clarifies project purpose - Aligns stakeholders and team
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