Management and Analysis Services
All projects succeed or fail based on the quality of their Project Management and Business Analysis. Without sophisticated treatment of these two key areas, only small projects will have a hope of coming in within the goals of time, budget and quality. Successful management and analysis requires leadership and coordination, diligent planning, and effective oversight of the delivery process. Recognizing the importance of these qualities is essential in satisfying the business goals.
Project Processes and Deliverables
Overview
This section contains descriptions of processes and deliverables for project stages.- Initiate — activities that start the project
- Planning — plans that report project status and measure project progress
- Execute — activities connected to developing and implementing the project
- Controlling — activities that report status and measure project progress
- Close — activities that end the project
The project stages initiate, execute, and close are classified as producing activities (i.e., the project work is actually done) while planning and controlling are project management activities. Producing activities are event-driven; project management activities are ongoing.
This section also discusses the following. - General information — tips to consider while using this section (e.g., interdependence of processes/deliverables)
- Project classification — describes how projects are classified according to risk
- Project processes/deliverables matrixes — spreadsheet and checklist that show different views of important information about these processes/deliverables (e.g., areas of knowledge)
- Project manager’s roles and responsibilities — spreadsheet listing the different roles and responsibilities performed in a process/deliverable
- Project roles description — a table describing the different roles and functions in a project
General Information
The following graph shows the life cycle for most projects and the interaction between the project stages. Note how the phases overlap within the life cycle of the project.
