Chapter 4 (Project Integration Management) Flashcards
Assumption log
Something that is believed to be true or false but has not been proven.
False assumptions are a risk.
Log is a location where assumptions are IDed for testing and analysis with outcomes recorded.
Benefit/cost ratio models
Example of a benefits comparison model. Examines the benefit to cost ratio.
Change control board
Committee that evaluates the worthiness of a proposed change and either approves or rejects it.
Change control system
Communicates the process for controlling changes to the project deliverables.
Change log
Location where all changes are recorded. Contains things like time, cost, risk, and scope details.
Change management plan
Procedures for how changes will be managed.
Closure processes
Final process group of the project. Project documentation is archived and project contacts are closed.
Communications management plan
Defines who will get what info, how they will get it, and what mode of communication will take place.
Configuration identification
Labeling of the components, how changes are made to the project, accountability of the changes.
Configuration management plan
Input to the control scope process. Defines how changes to the scope may enter the project.
Configuration management system
Defines how change requests can be submitted, conditions for approving a change, and how changes are validated in the project scope.
Configuration status accounting
Organization of product materials, details, and prior product documentation. Rev control and achieving.
Configuration verification and auditing
Scope verification and completeness auditing of deliverables to ensure they align with the project plan.
Contract closure
Formal verification of the contract completeness by the vendor and the project team.
Cost baseline
Aggregated costs of all of the work packages within the work breakdown structure.
Cost management plan
Plan that details how the project costs will be planned for, estimated, budgeted, and then monitored and controlled.
Explicit knowlede
Knowledge that can be quickly and easily expressed through conversations, documentation, figures, or numbers, is easily communicated.
Future value
Benefit comparison model to determine a future value of money. FV=PV(1+i)^n
Integrated change control
A process to consider and control the impact of a proposed change on the project’s knowledge areas.
Issues log
Issues are things that need to be resolved. Issues log is where they are IDed, with an owner, deadline to resolve, and outcome.
Mathematical model
Project selection method to determine the likelihood of success.
- linear programming
- nonlinear programming
- dynamic programming
- integer programming
- multi-objective programming
Milestone
Significant points or events in the project’s progress that represent accomplishment in the project.
Milestone list
Details project milestones and their attributes. Used for project planning and to determine how quickly the project may be achieving its objectives.
Murder boards
Committee that asks negative questions about a proposed project. Goal is to expose a project’s strengths and weaknesses. Kill the project if it’s unworthy.
