Project Management
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A temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service or result
What is a Project?
In this phase of a project's life cycle, plans are created to manage, monitor, and execute the set of objectives the project aims to accomplish
What is the Planning Phase?
This document log is organized and edited by the project manager, detailing the who, what, when and where of all project related communications
What is the Communications Log?
This type of analysis identifies Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats
What is SWOT Analysis?
These words are used to make up the acronym R.A.I.D. in Project Management
What is Risks, Actions, Issues and Decisions?
The knowledge, skills, tools and techniques applied to project activities in order to meet project requirements
What is Project Management?
A document issued by the project initiator, or sponsor, that formally authorizes the project and provides the project manager with the authority to apply resources to project activities
What is the Project Charter?
This report delivers information regarding accomplished tasks, barriers, countermeasures and upcoming actions
What is a Status Report?
Items associated with the process of project development such as a project plan, RAID, or RACI
What are Artifacts?
This tracking document allows resources to be assigned, schedules to be developed and dependencies to be noted
What is the Project Plan?
The recipient of the goods, services or resulting products of a project
Who is The Customer?
The work performed to determine a product, service, or result with specific features and functions
What is Project Scoping?
This log documents project successes and failures, which often helps identify new opportunities for future project success
What is the Lessons Learned Log?
This term refers to additional work being added to a project by a customer - not be confused with the term gold plating
What is scope creep?
This tracking document notes the role of the project participants - "Accountable" is one of those roles
What is a RACI chart?
(Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed)
This individual is responsible for determining and enacting appropriate responses to a specific type of risk
Who is the Risk Owner?
Prior to beginning project work, this meeting is held to ensure that everyone is aware of the project details and their role within the project
What is a Project Kickoff Meeting?
This department centralizes management of projects within an organization
What is the Project Management Office (PMO)?
This term is used for a group of related projects
What is a Program?
The Project Manager tracks to this significant point or event during a project
What is a Milestone?
All the people and groups impacted by a project's success or failure
Who are the Stakeholders?
Held at the end of a phase, this helps to determine whether or not to proceed to the next phase of a project
What is a Phase Gate?
Captures changes in scope, deliverables, design, or other project changes
What is the Change Log?
A point in a project at which it is decided whether to continue with the work
What is a GO/No-Go Decision?
Tracking to these key terms is necessary for project success, often known as the "Triple Constraint"
What is Cost, Time and Scope?