Process Groups Back

• a process is a series of actions directed toward a particular result.

1. Five processes

• Initiating Processes: to initiate a project
  • developing a project charter(憲章) which includes key project information and stakeholder signatures(署名):
  • identifying stakeholders, and having the stakeholders registers:
  • starting a kick-off meeting(啟動會議), and the agenda is shown as follow:
• Planning Processes: to plan how to complete the project
  • key ouputs:
    • a team contract(合同)
    • a projec scope statement
    • a Work Breakdown Structure(WBS)
    • a project schedule(Gantt Chart)
    • a list or prioritized risks
• Executing Processes: to execute the plan
  • a milestone report can be helpful:
• Monitoring and Controlling Processes: to monitor and control the whole processes
  • outputs:
    • performance reports
    • change requests
    • updates o various plans
• Closing Processes: to close the project
  • outputs:
    • project files
    • lessons-learned(經驗教訓) reports
    • part of organizational process assets(資產)
• Alpha project managers will spend more time on Planning.

2. Process Groups and Knowledge Area Mapping

3. Methodology

• a methodology: to describe how things should be done
• a standard: to describe what should be done
• PRINCE2, Agile, RUP and Six Sigma provide different project management methodologies.
  • PRINCE2: defines 45 separate sub-processes and organizes these into 8 process groups as follows:
    • Starting up a project
    • Planning
    • Initiating a project
    • Directing a project
    • Controlling a project
    • Managing product delivery
    • Managing stage boundaries
    • Closing a project
  • Rational Unified Process(RUP):
    • Business Modelling
    • Requirements
    • Analysis & Design
    • Implementation
    • Test
    • Deployment

4. Business Case(商業論證)

• a business case is to capture the reasoning for initiating a project or task. It should include information as follow:
  • Introduction/background
  • Business objective
  • Current situation and problem/opportunity statement
  • Critical assumptions and constraints
  • Analysis of options and recommendation
  • Preliminary(初步的) project requirements
  • Budget estimate and financial analysis
  • Schedule estimate
  • Potential risks
  • Exhibits

5. Scrume Documenting

• roles:
  • Product Owner
  • ScrumMaster(PM)
  • Scrum Team or Develoment Team
• artifacts
  • Product Backlog: a list of features prioritized by business value.
  • Sprint Backlog: the highest-priority items from the product backlog to be completed within a sprint.
  • Burndown Chart(竣工情況圖): a chart to show the work situation within in a sprint on a day-by-day basis.

6. Q&A

• Which processes include devising and maintaining a workable scheme to ensure that the project addresses the organization's needs?
  • Initiating
  • Executing
  • Planning
  • Monitoring and controlling

answer: Planning.

• The project integration management knowledge area maps to the which process group through the activities of developing project charters?
  • initiating
  • executing
  • planning
  • monitoring and controlling

answer: initiating.

• The project cost management knowledge area maps to the which process group through the activities of estimating costs and budget determination?
  • initiating
  • executing
  • planning
  • monitoring and controlling

answer: planning.

• What is an iterative software development process that focuses on team productivity and delivers software best practices to all team members?
  • Agile Unified Process
  • Rational Unified Process
  • Dynamic Systems Development Method
  • Six Sigma

answer: RUP.

• One of the main outputs of the initiation process is what?
  • creating the work breakdown structure
  • developing the project charter
  • selecting the project manager
  • identifying the project sponsor

answer: developing the project charter.

• Which provides a basis for creating the project schedule and performing earned value management for measuring and forecasting project performance?
  • scope statement
  • work breakdown structure
  • cost management plan
  • project charter

answer: WBS.

• Which are an output of the executing process of project integration management.
  • Deliverables
  • Resource calendars
  • Issue logs
  • Enterprise environmental factor updates

answer: Deliverables.

• Which of the following project parameters would be compatible with the use of the agile approach?
  • Projects with inexperienced and dispersed teams
  • Projects with clear-up front requirements
  • Projects that have a fairly rigid completion date
  • Projects that have more flexible scheduling

answer: Projects that have more flexible scheduling.

• The improvement of the product and process in the Scrum method is discussed at the what?
  • sprint reflection meeting
  • kick-off meeting
  • sprint review meeting
  • daily Scrum meeting

answer: sprint reflection meeting.

• A what is usually not necessary to the Scrum method.

answer: team contract.