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Project Life Cycle
Development Phase
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Project plan: In the development phase
the project team creates a more detailed
project plan.
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Budgetary cost estimate: A more
accurate cost estimate is created.
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6+ level WBS: A more thorough WBS is
created.

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Project Life Cycle
Implementation Phase
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Last work package: The project team
delivers the required work.
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Definitive cost estimate: The project team
creates definitive or very accurate cost
estimate.
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Performance reports: The project team
provides performance reports to stakeholders.

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Project Life Cycle
Close-out phase
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Completed work: All of the work is
completed
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Lessons learned: The project team should
document their experiences on the project in a
lessons-learned report.
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Customer acceptance: There should be some
sort of customer acceptance of the entire project.

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A project should successfully pass through
each of the project phases in order to continue
on to the next
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Management reviews (also called phase exits
or kill points) should occur after each phase to
evaluate the project’s progress, likely success,
and continued compatibility with organizational
goals
Project Life Cycle

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Products of IT Projects
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New software
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hardware
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networks
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research reports, and
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training on new systems.

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General phases of Systems
Development Life Cycle
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Planning,
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Analysis,
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Design,
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Implementation, and
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Support.

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In order to improve the success rate of
information technology projects, it is
important for project managers to develop
a better understanding of people as well
as organizations.
Understanding Organizations

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Organizations can be viewed as having four
different frames:
- Structural
- Human resources
- Political
- symbolic
Understanding Organizations

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The structural frame deals with how the
organization is structured and focuses on
different groups’ roles and responsibilities in
order to meet the goals and policies set by top
management.
Understanding Organizations

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The human resources frame focuses on
producing harmony between the needs of the
organization and the needs of individuals and
groups and works to resolve any potential
problems.
Understanding Organizations

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The political frame addresses personal
organizational and politics. It is important
to know who opposes your projects and
who supports them.
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The symbolic frame focuses on
symbols and meanings.
Understanding Organizations

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Three general classifications of
organizational structures are:
- Functional organization
- Project organization
- Matrix organization
Understanding Organizations
Organizational Structures

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A functional organization is the hierarchy most
people think of when picturing an organizational
chart.
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Functional managers or Vice Presidents (VP) in