What is a Project?
A planned undertaking that has a beginning and an end, and that produces definite results
What are some features of Project Management?
- Can be applied to any type project
- Crucial to project succeeding
- Ensures outcome is delivered on time, within budget, with sufficient quality levels
- Can be linear or agile
What are the 5 steps in the Project Management lifecycle?
- Initiate
- Plan
- Do
- Monitor
- Close
What is meant by the Iron Triangle?
- Refers to the 3 main project constraints: time, cost, scope
- Changing one constraint directly affects the others
What are Critical Success Factors?
Elements that are vital to the success of a project
- Another way to measure the progress and success of a project
- Identified during planning, evaluated throughout
What is meant by Key Performance indicators?
Areas to be monitored to determine whether the required performance has been achieved
- Measures the progress and achievement of the Critical Success Factors
What can be used as a Key Performance indicator?
SMART
What can be used to visually represent a schedule?
A Gantt Chart
What are 3 aspects that should be considered when measuring Quality?
- External attributes
- Internal attributes
- Metrics
