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ICT Revision
Project Life Cycle
Initiation - The first phase of the entire project management life cycle.
Inputs - User requirements ~ User constraints
Outputs - Feasibilty report ~ Legislative implications ~ Phase review
Planning - Where the project plans are documentated, the project deliverables and requirements are defined, and the project schedule is created.
Inputs - Feasibilty report ~ Legislative implications
Outputs - Project plan ~ Test plan ~ Constraints list ~ Phase review
Execution - Carrying out the details of your project charter in order to deliver your products or services to your clients or internal stakeholders.
Inputs - Project plan ~ Test plan ~ Constraints list
Outputs - Deliverable product ~ Test results ~ Phase review
Evaluation - The phase in the sales funnel where customers make final decisions about whether they plan to make a purchasing decision.
Inputs - Deliverable product ~ Test results
Outputs - Realse of deliverable product ~ User documentation ~ Final evaluation report
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Project planning tools
Formal
Gantt chart ~ Components - Dates/days along the top ~ Tasks down the left side ~ Blocks to represent the time allocated to each task ~ Milestones ~ Dependant tasks ~ Concurrent tasks
Advantages - Can show estimated time time schedule ~ Taks are shown against a time schedule ~ Resources for each task can be shown
Disadvantages - Task time is estimated ~ Task dependicies can be difficult to identify ~ Can be to simple for a complex project
Formal
Pert chart ~ Components - Nodes/subnodes ~ Time/duration lines ~ Task sequences ~ Dependant tasks ~ Concurrent tasks ~ Can show ciritical path
Advantages - Can show slack time so resources can be reallocated ~ Enable timescales to be planned more precisly ~ Tasks can be scheduled as dependant or concurrent ~ Manages unpredictable activities
Disadvantages - Can be confusing ~ Needs skill and knowledge to create ~ Can be too simple for a large or complex project
Formal
Critical path ~ Components - Nodes/subnodes ~ Time/duration lines ~ Task sequences ~ Dependant tasks ~ Concurrent tasks
Advantages - Helps to control cost and time ~ Manages well defined activities ~ Suitable for non research projects ~ Suitable for reasonable time estimates
Disadvantages - Not suitable for research and development projects ~ Needs skill and knowledge to create
Formal
Visuliation diagram - Components ~ Multiple images/graphics ~ Size/position of images/graphics ~ Position/style of text ~ Fonts ~ Annotations ~ Colours/themes
Advantages - Data can be quickly understood ~ Easy to spot/emerging trends/patterns ~ Non specialists can understand the data shown
Disadvantages - Not approiate for a large or complex project
Informal
Flow chart ~ Components - Start point ~ End point ~ Decisions ~ Processes ~ Connecting lines ~ Directin arrows
Advantages - Useful for a small project with a small number of tasks and decisions ~ No specialist knowledge required to understand the flow chart
Disadvantages - Does not show time allocated for each task ~ Tasks are shown sequentially so does not show concurrent tasks
Informal
Mind map ~ Components - Nodes/subnodes ~ Branches/connecting lines ~ Keywords ~ Colours ~ Images
Advantages - Easy to add ideas/tasks at any time ~ Can provide focus on the tasks to be completed ~ Shows dependant tasks
Diadvantages - No time schedule ~ Can be difficult for others to understand ~ Does not show concurrent tasks
Informal
Tasks list ~ Components - Tasks/sub tasks ~ Start date ~ End date ~ Duration ~ Resources
Advantages - Can provide focus on the tasks to be completed ~ No tasks will be missed out
Disadvantages - Should not be used for a large or complex project
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Data
Data is a big part of our lives - Lots of data is stored by government and buisnesses
Anything that is spoken or written down can also be classes as data.
If you break down any words than you will find data
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