FIT2002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Scope Creep, Executive Sponsor, Configuration Management
13 May 2018
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• In execution, SDLC is worked on – analysis, design, construction, implementation. Then
support happens in closing phase of project.
• Goal of execution phase – work on each task defined in WBS to produce identified
outcomes/follow schedule.
• Common problems of project execution:
o Human resources
o Poor management of stakeholder expectations
o Insufficient planning/estimating
o Overly optimistic schedules
o Scope creep
o Requirements not accurate
o Adding additional resources to a late project
o Conflict
o Lack of user input/involvement
o Lack of QA
• Monitoring – collecting/reporting info concerning previously defined project performance
elements. Determines if quality standards have been met. Controlling uses this info to bring
results in line with standards.
• Integrated change control – formal process used to approve/manage all necessary project
document/deliverable changes. Involves:
o Identifying change
o Establishing governance structure for change approval
o Managing approved changes
o Maintaining integrity of project artefacts
o Communications
o Configuration management
• Authority is called change advisory board/change control board. Chair should be key project
sponsor or their designate.
• Project time management processes:
o Define activities and sequence
o Estimate activity resources and durations
o Develop schedule
o Control schedule
• Info to collect for schedule control:
o Milestones achieved
o Hours worked on each task
o Hours remaining to complete each active task
o Resource availability issues
o Cost info for resources etc
o Risk info
o Quality info
o Scope changes
o Vendor issues
• Tools: progress reports, change control system, PM software, variance analysis, performance
management (earned value etc.)
• Earned value management – evaluates magnitude of any variation from planned values of
cost/schedule/performance
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Document Summary
In execution, sdlc is worked on analysis, design, construction, implementation. Then support happens in closing phase of project: goal of execution phase work on each task defined in wbs to produce identified outcomes/follow schedule, common problems of project execution, human resources, poor management of stakeholder expectations. Insufficient planning/estimating: overly optimistic schedules, scope creep, requirements not accurate, adding additional resources to a late project, conflict, lack of user input/involvement, lack of qa, monitoring collecting/reporting info concerning previously defined project performance elements. Controlling uses this info to bring results in line with standards. Integrated change control formal process used to approve/manage all necessary project document/deliverable changes. Identifying change: establishing governance structure for change approval, managing approved changes, maintaining integrity of project artefacts, communications, configuration management, authority is called change advisory board/change control board. Chair should be key project sponsor or their designate: project time management processes, define activities and sequence, estimate activity resources and durations, develop schedule, control schedule.
