Project
- temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product or service
- sequence of unique, complex, and connected activities having one goal or purpose an complete at a specific time (has a deadline) within a budget, and according to specifications.
Software development life cycle
project identification and selection > project intuiting and planning> analysis> logical design> physical design> implementation> maintenance
Project Management Criteria
- projects are oriented towards a goal
- there is something unique about the project
- has a finite duration
- projects require coordination of interrelated activities
- project management is a set of principles and tools for:
- defining
- planning
- executing
- controlling
- completing
- project management organizes your approach
- generates a credible schedule
- track progress and control your project
- identify where to focus your efforts
- identify problems early- before they are crisis
- saves you time and money
- if you fail to plan, plan to fail
Project Phases
- Assessment
- observing a problem, analyzing it
- asking questions: who?, for whom? with whom?, what?, where?, why?, when?
- Planning
- needs analysis, analysis of the organization, its values, activities, and relevancy; motivation; definition of aims (general) and concrete objectives
- selection of methodology- your beliefs, thoughts, opinions
- plan of activities- make a schedule; be organized
- resources: human, financial, material, time
- organization of the project: team or individual
- who are you collaborating with?
- outline of the project
- risks assessment strategy
- Concrete objectives
- SMART- Special Measurable Achievable Realistic Time
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