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The change management system
is in place to formally identify, evaluate, decide, and communicate project
changes.
Recording
is the process of documenting and archiving project-related information.
Reporting
is a key nonverbal communications methodology used to inform and to
document project information.
Weekly status reports that are often working documents for the team to
communicate:
Accomplishments, Issues, Schedules, Resource utilization
Monthly status reports for senior stakeholders that would include:
Project overview bragging about progress, Issues including red light (critical)
problems needing immediate resolution, yellow light items that are warning
flags, and resolved issues, Current accomplishments, Future plans for the next
month, Resource utilization and plans
,Monthly Financial Report
showing progress against the budget quantifying monies spent and planned to
be spent and identifying issues with recommendations for resolution
Change management reporting
showing changes identified, requiring approval, and resolution.
Project controls
are the data gathering, management, and analytical processes used to predict,
understand, and constructively influence the time and cost outcomes of a
project or program.
Three Aspects of Project Quality
quality management, quality assurance, and quality control.
Quality management
is the process of identifying the customer's requirements and how they will be
measured.
Quality assurance
is the process of validating that the requirements and measurements are
appropriate for the project environment.
,Quality control
is the process of monitoring and changing project execution to ensure that
activities are being executed as planned and will result in meeting the customer
requirements. It is the monitoring and controlling process that occurs during
project execution.
Standards
are requirements that are generally accepted by a group of firms that produce
similar products or services.
Requirements
are what the customer needs to achieve from the completed project.
Quality audits
are rigorous reviews of the project performance. These reviews are often
completed by groups of experts outside of the project team such as a
company's quality assurance (QA) department or an outside consultant.
, positive outcomes of the audit
Identifying issues before we go into production
Identifying best practices that can be adopted by future project teams
Identifying lessons learned that can improve performance on other
projects Identifying problems that can be corrected before additional
costs are incurred
Checklists
are one way of monitoring that activities/tasks have been addressed and one
method of assuring that all needed documents are written.
project charters
contain enough information to understand who the project sponsor and
project manager are, the purpose the project, a general idea of the
scope, budget, and schedule.
Statement of Work (SOW)
defines the project's outcomes in terms of objectives, specific deliverables,
acceptance criteria, technical requirements, milestones, constraints, and
assumptions.
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
is a methodical deconstruction of deliverables into activities and then tasks to
be performed. It details each activity that must be completed.
living documents
are all planning documents