Programme & Project Management» project management life cycle http://www.adaptaproject.com/blog Wed, 01 Dec 2010 21:17:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 help help help! yoooo? http://www.adaptaproject.com/blog/project-management-life-cycle/help-help-help-yoooo http://www.adaptaproject.com/blog/project-management-life-cycle/help-help-help-yoooo#comments Wed, 01 Dec 2010 21:17:52 +0000 AdaptaProject http://www.adaptaproject.com/blog/project-management-life-cycle/help-help-help-yoooo Continue reading]]> 1. When developers start to acquire equipment or software, the __________ stage of the Systems Development Life Cycle has been reached.
A. development
B. design
C. implementation
D. needs analysis

2. A __________ implementation of software in the Systems Development Life Cycle will involve employees utilizing one part at a time.
A. parallel
B. direct
C. phased
D. pilot

3. Adding new features is typically performed during the __________ phase of the Systems Development Life Cycle.
A. implementation
B. needs analysis
C. development
D. maintenance

4. High intensity and level of commitment required in the first __________ phases of Rapid Application Development are expected to shorten the entire development process.
A. two
B. three
C. five
D. six

5. Senior managers but not end users participate during the __________ sessions for Rapid Application Development.
A. needs analysis
B. joint requirements planning
C. joint applications design
D. object oriented system analysis

6. An analysis of the current system is performed during the __________ phase of Systems Development Life Cycle.
A. development
B. systems design
C. implementation
D. needs analysis

7. In __________, team members start with the big picture and move to the details.
A. top-down design
B. bottom-up design
C. object oriented system analysis
D. rapid application design

8. Many teams use working models called __________ to explore the look and feel of screens with users.
A. demos
B. prototypes
C. objects
D. designs

9. In the needs analysis section of the Systems Development Life Cycle, the __________ typically defines a need for a new system.
A. IT manager
B. system analyst
C. user
D. technical writer

10. What phase of the Systems Development Life Cycle may involve a small group of testers?
A. maintenance
B. needs analysis
C. implementation
D. development

11. During the development phase of Systems Development Life Cycle, __________________________.
A. the project team decides how the solution will work
B. the hardware and software are installed in the user environment
C. programmers create or customize software for the system
D. IS professionals provide ongoing training and support to the system’s users

12. By using ____________, developers can visually describe the events and actions that can occur in an information system.
A. structured English
B. data flow diagrams
C. prototypes
D. decision trees

13. Which of the following is computer software used to develop other computer software quickly and reliably?
A. decision trees
B. prototyping
C. data flow diagrams
D. computer-aided software engineering (CASE) tools

14. During the maintenance phase of Systems Development Life Cycle, __________________________.
A. the project team decides how the solution will work
B. the hardware and software are installed in the user environment
C. programmers create or customize software for the system
D. IS professionals provide ongoing training and support to the system’s users

15. Joint requirements planning and joint applications design both use highly structured ________________for Rapid Application Development.
A. programming
B. objects
C. workshops
D. rules

16. Rapid Application Development (RAD) is unique from the Systems Development Life Cycle during the requirements planning phase because in RAD, an organization may use ___________ to identify high-level, strategic management requirements.
A. joint application design (JAD)
B. rapid construction
C. object-oriented systems analysis OOSA
D. joint requirements planning (JRP)

17. Why is the Rapid Application Development user design phase generally completed faster than the Systems Development Life Cycle systems design phase?
A. JLP workshops require senior management to make decisions about design.
B. JAD workshops allow users and developers to work together in the design phase.
C. SDLC systems design requires the use of CASE tools.
D. RAD user design phase has to be completed in less than a week.

18. When users have specific requirements for output that must contain certain pieces of information, the development team will likely use a ______________.
A. bottom-up design
B. top-down design
C. conversion
D. pilot

19. The Rapid Application Development transition phase is similar to the Systems Development Life Cycle ______________ phase.
A. maintenance
B. systems design
C. development
D. implementation

20. The process of moving from an old system to a new system is called _____________.
A. implementation
B. acquisition
C. conversion
D. systems design

21. Joint application design (JAD) was originally created for use in the development of ______

Jesus,kid! Do your own goddamned homework!

]]> http://www.adaptaproject.com/blog/project-management-life-cycle/help-help-help-yoooo/feed 1 help help help help! yoooooooooo? http://www.adaptaproject.com/blog/project-management-life-cycle/help-help-help-help-yoooooooooo http://www.adaptaproject.com/blog/project-management-life-cycle/help-help-help-help-yoooooooooo#comments Tue, 23 Nov 2010 08:04:29 +0000 AdaptaProject http://www.adaptaproject.com/blog/project-management-life-cycle/help-help-help-help-yoooooooooo Continue reading]]> 1. When developers start to acquire equipment or software, the __________ stage of the Systems Development Life Cycle has been reached.
A. development
B. design
C. implementation
D. needs analysis

2. A __________ implementation of software in the Systems Development Life Cycle will involve employees utilizing one part at a time.
A. parallel
B. direct
C. phased
D. pilot

3. Adding new features is typically performed during the __________ phase of the Systems Development Life Cycle.
A. implementation
B. needs analysis
C. development
D. maintenance

4. High intensity and level of commitment required in the first __________ phases of Rapid Application Development are expected to shorten the entire development process.
A. two
B. three
C. five
D. six

5. Senior managers but not end users participate during the __________ sessions for Rapid Application Development.
A. needs analysis
B. joint requirements planning
C. joint applications design
D. object oriented system analysis

6. An analysis of the current system is performed during the __________ phase of Systems Development Life Cycle.
A. development
B. systems design
C. implementation
D. needs analysis

7. In __________, team members start with the big picture and move to the details.
A. top-down design
B. bottom-up design
C. object oriented system analysis
D. rapid application design

8. Many teams use working models called __________ to explore the look and feel of screens with users.
A. demos
B. prototypes
C. objects
D. designs

9. In the needs analysis section of the Systems Development Life Cycle, the __________ typically defines a need for a new system.
A. IT manager
B. system analyst
C. user
D. technical writer

10. What phase of the Systems Development Life Cycle may involve a small group of testers?
A. maintenance
B. needs analysis
C. implementation
D. development

11. During the development phase of Systems Development Life Cycle, __________________________.
A. the project team decides how the solution will work
B. the hardware and software are installed in the user environment
C. programmers create or customize software for the system
D. IS professionals provide ongoing training and support to the system’s users

12. By using ____________, developers can visually describe the events and actions that can occur in an information system.
A. structured English
B. data flow diagrams
C. prototypes
D. decision trees

13. Which of the following is computer software used to develop other computer software quickly and reliably?
A. decision trees
B. prototyping
C. data flow diagrams
D. computer-aided software engineering (CASE) tools

14. During the maintenance phase of Systems Development Life Cycle, __________________________.
A. the project team decides how the solution will work
B. the hardware and software are installed in the user environment
C. programmers create or customize software for the system
D. IS professionals provide ongoing training and support to the system’s users

15. Joint requirements planning and joint applications design both use highly structured ________________for Rapid Application Development.
A. programming
B. objects
C. workshops
D. rules

16. Rapid Application Development (RAD) is unique from the Systems Development Life Cycle during the requirements planning phase because in RAD, an organization may use ___________ to identify high-level, strategic management requirements.
A. joint application design (JAD)
B. rapid construction
C. object-oriented systems analysis OOSA
D. joint requirements planning (JRP)

17. Why is the Rapid Application Development user design phase generally completed faster than the Systems Development Life Cycle systems design phase?
A. JLP workshops require senior management to make decisions about design.
B. JAD workshops allow users and developers to work together in the design phase.
C. SDLC systems design requires the use of CASE tools.
D. RAD user design phase has to be completed in less than a week.

18. When users have specific requirements for output that must contain certain pieces of information, the development team will likely use a ______________.
A. bottom-up design
B. top-down design
C. conversion
D. pilot

19. The Rapid Application Development transition phase is similar to the Systems Development Life Cycle ______________ phase.
A. maintenance
B. systems design
C. development
D. implementation

20. The process of moving from an old system to a new system is called _____________.
A. implementation
B. acquisition
C. conversion
D. systems design

21. Joint application design (JAD) was originally created for use in the development of ______

The easiest way to answer this is to actually do your homework, and crack a book once in while.

]]> http://www.adaptaproject.com/blog/project-management-life-cycle/help-help-help-help-yoooooooooo/feed 2 computer help please im not familiar at all? http://www.adaptaproject.com/blog/project-management-life-cycle/computer-help-please-im-not-familiar-at-all http://www.adaptaproject.com/blog/project-management-life-cycle/computer-help-please-im-not-familiar-at-all#comments Tue, 09 Nov 2010 20:29:47 +0000 AdaptaProject http://www.adaptaproject.com/blog/project-management-life-cycle/computer-help-please-im-not-familiar-at-all Continue reading]]> When developers start to acquire equipment or software, the __________ stage of the Systems Development Life Cycle has been reached.
A. development
B. design
C. implementation
D. needs analysis

2. A __________ implementation of software in the Systems Development Life Cycle will involve employees utilizing one part at a time.
A. parallel
B. direct
C. phased
D. pilot

3. Adding new features is typically performed during the __________ phase of the Systems Development Life Cycle.
A. implementation
B. needs analysis
C. development
D. maintenance

4. High intensity and level of commitment required in the first __________ phases of Rapid Application Development are expected to shorten the entire development process.
A. two
B. three
C. five
D. six

5. Senior managers but not end users participate during the __________ sessions for Rapid Application Development.
A. needs analysis
B. joint requirements planning
C. joint applications design
D. object oriented system analysis

6. An analysis of the current system is performed during the __________ phase of Systems Development Life Cycle.
A. development
B. systems design
C. implementation
D. needs analysis

7. In __________, team members start with the big picture and move to the details.
A. top-down design
B. bottom-up design
C. object oriented system analysis
D. rapid application design

8. Many teams use working models called __________ to explore the look and feel of screens with users.
A. demos
B. prototypes
C. objects
D. designs

9. In the needs analysis section of the Systems Development Life Cycle, the __________ typically defines a need for a new system.
A. IT manager
B. system analyst
C. user
D. technical writer

10. What phase of the Systems Development Life Cycle may involve a small group of testers?
A. maintenance
B. needs analysis
C. implementation
D. development

11. During the development phase of Systems Development Life Cycle, __________________________.
A. the project team decides how the solution will work
B. the hardware and software are installed in the user environment
C. programmers create or customize software for the system
D. IS professionals provide ongoing training and support to the system’s users

12. By using ____________, developers can visually describe the events and actions that can occur in an information system.
A. structured English
B. data flow diagrams
C. prototypes
D. decision trees

13. Which of the following is computer software used to develop other computer software quickly and reliably?
A. decision trees
B. prototyping
C. data flow diagrams
D. computer-aided software engineering (CASE) tools

14. During the maintenance phase of Systems Development Life Cycle, __________________________.
A. the project team decides how the solution will work
B. the hardware and software are installed in the user environment
C. programmers create or customize software for the system
D. IS professionals provide ongoing training and support to the system’s users

15. Joint requirements planning and joint applications design both use highly structured ________________for Rapid Application Development.
A. programming
B. objects
C. workshops
D. rules

16. Rapid Application Development (RAD) is unique from the Systems Development Life Cycle during the requirements planning phase because in RAD, an organization may use ___________ to identify high-level, strategic management requirements.
A. joint application design (JAD)
B. rapid construction
C. object-oriented systems analysis OOSA
D. joint requirements planning (JRP)

17. Why is the Rapid Application Development user design phase generally completed faster than the Systems Development Life Cycle systems design phase?
A. JLP workshops require senior management to make decisions about design.
B. JAD workshops allow users and developers to work together in the design phase.
C. SDLC systems design requires the use of CASE tools.
D. RAD user design phase has to be completed in less than a week.

18. When users have specific requirements for output that must contain certain pieces of information, the development team will likely use a ______________.
A. bottom-up design
B. top-down design
C. conversion
D. pilot

19. The Rapid Application Development transition phase is similar to the Systems Development Life Cycle ______________ phase.
A. maintenance
B. systems design
C. development
D. implementation

20. The process of moving from an old system to a new system is called _____________.
A. implementation
B. acquisition
C. conversion
D. systems design

21. Joint application design (JAD) was originally created for use in the development of _________

Please study and quit asking us to do your homework.

]]> http://www.adaptaproject.com/blog/project-management-life-cycle/computer-help-please-im-not-familiar-at-all/feed 1 Why would Obama & DHS backing off Mexico border fence? http://www.adaptaproject.com/blog/project-management-life-cycle/why-would-obama-dhs-backing-off-mexico-border-fence http://www.adaptaproject.com/blog/project-management-life-cycle/why-would-obama-dhs-backing-off-mexico-border-fence#comments Sat, 23 Oct 2010 01:48:36 +0000 AdaptaProject http://www.adaptaproject.com/blog/project-management-life-cycle/why-would-obama-dhs-backing-off-mexico-border-fence Continue reading]]> It was once an ambitious plan, to build a fence with the most sophisticated technology along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Originally expected to run about 655 miles, the troubled, multibillion-dollar project has now been reduced to a plan for 387 miles, and its designers have lowered its technical standards “to the point that … system performance will be deemed acceptable if it identifies less than 50 percent of items of interest that cross the border.”

“The result,” said the Government Accountability Office in a withering report Thursday afternoon, “is a system that is unlikely to live up to expectations.”

DHS doesn’t even have “a reliable master schedule for delivering” even the “first block of SBInet,” as the Secure Border Initiative is known.

“As a result, it is unclear when the first block will be completed, and continued delays are likely,” the GAO said.

Meanwhile, DHS doesn’t have a realistic grasp of SBINet’s future costs, investigators found.

All in all, the report amounted to a grim picture of the project’s future, noting its “decreasing scope, uncertain timing, unclear value proposition, and limited life cycle management discipline and rigor ….”

It "remains unclear,” the GAO said, “whether the department’s pursuit of SBInet is a cost effective course of action, and if it is, that it will produce expected results on time and within budget.”

Indeed, DHS is rethinking the whole thing, SBINet’s executive director told Congress, according to the National Journal’s Nextgov.com Web site.

"Is that the right technology in the right places, or are there better mixes and matches?” Mark Borkowski was quoted as telling a joint hearing of two House Homeland Security subcommittees on Thursday.

“Can we come up with something that’s a little more rational, that’s tailored to each area of the border?" Borkowski wondered out loud. "My expectation is that we would not end up with SBInet along the border. Already, that doesn’t look like a wise thing to do."

The GAO’s findings on the long troubled project, launched with a $2.5 billion contract with Boeing Co. in September 2006, likely came as no surprise to the panel’s members.

Some directed their irritation at DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano, as they had at her predecessor.Representatives expressed frustration that the review Napolitano ordered had not been completed six months after its announcement,” according to a report in National Defense magazine.

But DHS insisted that the secretary “has already taken action to address the GAO’s recommendations.”

“The Department is redeploying $50 million of Recovery Act funding originally allocated for the SBInet Block 1 to other tested, commercially available security technology along the Southwest border, including mobile surveillance, thermal imaging devices, ultra-light detection, backscatter units, mobile radios, cameras and laptops for pursuit vehicles, and remote video surveillance system enhancements,” DHS spokesman Matt Chandler told SpyTalk.

But in the meantime, Chandler said, “DHS has frozen all SBInet funding beyond SBInet Block 1’s initial deployment to the Tucson and Ajo regions until the full assessment is completed.”

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/spy-talk/2010/06/dhs_backing_off_mexico_border.html

to me it seem like obama is for the illegal immigrants so why build a fence

]]> http://www.adaptaproject.com/blog/project-management-life-cycle/why-would-obama-dhs-backing-off-mexico-border-fence/feed 3 Does anyone know about "Hack and Patch ", "Ad-Hoc" and "Code and Fix" approaches? http://www.adaptaproject.com/blog/project-management-life-cycle/does-anyone-know-about-hack-and-patch-ad-hoc-and-code-and-fix-approaches http://www.adaptaproject.com/blog/project-management-life-cycle/does-anyone-know-about-hack-and-patch-ad-hoc-and-code-and-fix-approaches#comments Thu, 30 Sep 2010 17:32:23 +0000 AdaptaProject http://www.adaptaproject.com/blog/project-management-life-cycle/does-anyone-know-about-hack-and-patch-ad-hoc-and-code-and-fix-approaches Continue reading]]> Hi dears;

I read something about "Hack and Patch ","Ad-Hoc" and "Code and Fix" approaches in an IT project management book. Could you please explain them in detail to me? I know these are the different names of an IT life cycle approach.

Thanks in advance

They all refer to the worst software life-cycle strategy. Basically you just write a bunch of code without thinking or designing beforehand and then after you get something that sorta works you "fix" or "patch" all the mistakes you made before. It’s a terrible approach and is only taught as an example of what NOT to do.

]]> http://www.adaptaproject.com/blog/project-management-life-cycle/does-anyone-know-about-hack-and-patch-ad-hoc-and-code-and-fix-approaches/feed 1 Contract Close-out? http://www.adaptaproject.com/blog/project-management-life-cycle/contract-close-out http://www.adaptaproject.com/blog/project-management-life-cycle/contract-close-out#comments Sat, 11 Sep 2010 18:52:26 +0000 AdaptaProject http://www.adaptaproject.com/blog/project-management-life-cycle/contract-close-out Continue reading]]> One of the most frustrating aspects of contract management to customers/clients is the length of time that it commonly takes to close-out a project (from an administrative standpoint) after most or all of the contract scope of work has been completed. The closeout is the fourth phase in the generic project life cycle where all outstanding contractural issues are completed and documented in preparation for turning over the product or service to the customer. What are some of the activities that need to be performed as part of the contract close-out functions? What do you think are some of the factors that cause such a length in delay in the closure of the project/contract?

some of the things that must be done are 1) an assessment of the work must be done to ensure that it has been done as per the contract requirements and a record of outstanding work etc should be made also all deficiencies should have been corrected and the total costs for the project should be done. Reasons for delays in closing contracts are often due to changes made during the work, back orders or missing materials or if people only strikes, slow work, mistakes and poor management are also factors. I worked for a company that the majority of work was via contract and delays were often due to the customer making revisions, unavailability of materials, products requiring reworks due to failure to pass specifications etc. and often a third party approval such as the government taking longer to pass the product for shipping. If a company does not complete a contract on time and within budget often a clause allows the contract owner to penalize, re- write the contract and sometimes give the remainder of it to another company. A good contracts administrator would be on top of it and make sure the contracts are completed If a company bids a low price just to get it often they can’t complete it because they don’t have the funds.

]]> http://www.adaptaproject.com/blog/project-management-life-cycle/contract-close-out/feed 1 what is a good software for managing a non-retail software development group.? http://www.adaptaproject.com/blog/project-management-life-cycle/what-is-a-good-software-for-managing-a-non-retail-software-development-group http://www.adaptaproject.com/blog/project-management-life-cycle/what-is-a-good-software-for-managing-a-non-retail-software-development-group#comments Fri, 13 Aug 2010 09:02:07 +0000 AdaptaProject http://www.adaptaproject.com/blog/project-management-life-cycle/what-is-a-good-software-for-managing-a-non-retail-software-development-group Continue reading]]> Company is moving down the path of strict Solution Development Life Cycle (Project Life Cycle) and need a good user friendly software that will aid a fortune 200 group with basic SDLC process management. Lots of products on the market that claim simply and easy to adopt but looking for more real-life experiences for a good application to manage the process. Ideally the application would be integrated with the MS Project 2003

I’d suggest building your own, or using Team Foundation Server. Anything else is going to make you the rat in the maze instead of giving you control of your software. Implement a good source control paradigm. No software is going to do that for you. It’s more about good habits than good software.

]]> http://www.adaptaproject.com/blog/project-management-life-cycle/what-is-a-good-software-for-managing-a-non-retail-software-development-group/feed 1 And this, would this have assisted Collins project ? http://www.adaptaproject.com/blog/project-management-life-cycle/and-this-would-this-have-assisted-collins-project http://www.adaptaproject.com/blog/project-management-life-cycle/and-this-would-this-have-assisted-collins-project#comments Sun, 18 Jul 2010 10:28:02 +0000 AdaptaProject http://www.adaptaproject.com/blog/project-management-life-cycle/and-this-would-this-have-assisted-collins-project Continue reading]]> NADC-82183-50
subprograms that can be freely shared. The programming language used
greatly affects the generality of software modules. But the software
engineering environment also affects the ability to know about the
software components as well as the freedom to access them. SEE will
provide convenient support of software sharing.
Reproducibility
The Navy must be able to reproduce its software. This means that
the Navy must have control over the tools used to generate the
software. A contractor’s proprietary tools must not be part of the
software development process because they tend to lock the contractor
into the project for the entire life cycle. Also, the Navy must limit
users’ ability to make arbitrary changes to their data base informa-
tion. For example, if someone can modify the object code so that it
does not reflect the associated source code (a current capability of
the MTASS SYSGEN) then the Navy cannot always reproduce the object
code from the source.
Standardization
Standardization is essential to the above topics. It is also
necessary for automated Configuration Management. The SEE will
enforce both internal standards (file formats, file contents, file and
tool accesses, development data collection, etc.) and external stan-
dards (e.g., compliance with MIL-STD-1679).
Standardization carries much weight in the aims of Ada. Ada is
intended to be a standard language across all DoD with neither subsets
nor dialects. A standard language support system is also envisioned.
Proposed benefits of these standardizations include user transporta-
bility, software transportability and reduced re-invention. SEE stan-
dardizations have similar virtues to promote higher productivity and
better software.
One important feature of the SEE is the standard data base struc-
ture, automatically provided and maintained. A typical benefit is the
transition of software from software developer to the Software Support
Activity (SSA). Although usually a tedious, expensive process it
becomes trivial when both developer and SSA have the software in
standardized SEE data bases throughout the different life cycle
phases.
2. Present Navy Efforts
MTASS
The Machine Transportable AN/UYK-20, AN/AYK-14 Support Software
(MTASS) is a set of tools for military software development, hosted on
several large commercial computers and targeted for the military com-
puters mentioned in its name as well as the AN/UYK-44. The tools are
cooperative in that the outputs of some are the inputs of others.
They are standardized in that they work the same way on the various
hosts and they provide a basic set of tools for all programmers of the
________________________________________

Anything would be worth a try :)

]]> http://www.adaptaproject.com/blog/project-management-life-cycle/and-this-would-this-have-assisted-collins-project/feed 0 tell true or false ? http://www.adaptaproject.com/blog/project-management-life-cycle/tell-true-or-false http://www.adaptaproject.com/blog/project-management-life-cycle/tell-true-or-false#comments Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:23:24 +0000 AdaptaProject http://www.adaptaproject.com/blog/project-management-life-cycle/tell-true-or-false Continue reading]]> i.A complex software project can be managed like other mega projects of physical nature.
ii.S-Curve means less cost at Early Phase huge cost at Mid Phase and less cost at Late Phase.
iii.Uncertainty is lower at the beginning of SDLC but increases as the project progresses.
iv.The Incremental model is an evolutionary life cycle model combining Waterfall model and Prototyping model. True
v.Risk management is not an integral part of project management rather it is organization responsibility to handle it.
vi.Maintaining quality in a software project is the domain of Project manager only.
vii.Translating the customer requirements into technical specifications for the software project is one of the tasks of project initiation activity.
viii.Project scope determination exercise helps to identify the technology for creating the software product.
ix.Product scope change toward the end of the project life cycle cannot be accepted regardless of any reason/requirement.

This sounds very much like an assignment/coursework.

]]> http://www.adaptaproject.com/blog/project-management-life-cycle/tell-true-or-false/feed 4 Need HELP! IS project identification? http://www.adaptaproject.com/blog/project-management-life-cycle/need-help-is-project-identification http://www.adaptaproject.com/blog/project-management-life-cycle/need-help-is-project-identification#comments Mon, 28 Jun 2010 23:08:24 +0000 AdaptaProject http://www.adaptaproject.com/blog/project-management-life-cycle/need-help-is-project-identification Continue reading]]> A consultant who evaluates systems development process in a company needs to investigate areas such as IS project identification, project selection process, IS planning document, systems development life cycle usage, and the utilization of project management methodologies.

What are some important considerations for each of these investigative areas?

Is the in the US?

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