Systems Analysis and Design Chapter 3 Key Terms – Flashcards
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action words
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Words that signal a sequence of events
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activity
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Basic units of work that a project manager plans, schedules, and monitors
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calendar view
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Shows tasks as an overlay on the actual calendar
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code review
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A type of structured walk-through that takes place during the SDLC
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concurrent task
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One of several tasks that can start at the same time
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critical path
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A series of tasks whose delay would affect a project's completion date
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Critical Path Method
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Developed by private industry to manage complex projects
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dependent tasks
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Tasks that must be completed one after another
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duration
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The amount of time it will take to complete a task
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event
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Examples may include the start of user training or completion of interviews
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Gantt chart
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Horizontal bar chart that represents a set of tasks
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Microsoft Project
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Program having a dominant share of the project management software industry
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milestone
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Recognizable reference point that can be used to monitor progress
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network diagram
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Microsoft's name for a PERT chart
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open source
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Type of program that is supported by a community of users and developers
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predecessor task
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Must be completed before another task can start
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program evaluation review technique
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Developed by the U.S. Navy to manage very complex projects
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project coordinator
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Handles administrative responsibilities for a project team
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project creep
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Process in which projects expand gradually without specific authorization
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project leader
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Used interchangeably with the term project manager
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project management
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Includes planning, scheduling, and reporting on information system development
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project manager
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A project team member who is usually a senior systems analyst
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project monitoring
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Requires guiding, supervising, and coordinating a project team's workload
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project planning
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Includes identifying all project tasks and estimating their completion time
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project reporting
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Includes regular progress reports to management, users, and the project team
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project scheduling
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Involves the creation of a specific timetable, usually in the form of charts
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project status meetings
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Opportunity for project manager to seek input and hold brainstorming sessions
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project triangle
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Includes three legs, which often represent cost, scope, and time
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qualitative risk analysis
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Estimates the probability that a risk will occur and its degree of impact
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quantitative risk analysis
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Can involve a modeling process called what-if analysis
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risk
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An event that could affect a project negatively
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risk identification
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Lists each risk and assesses the likelihood that it could affect a project
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risk management
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Process whose purpose is to minimize the impact of risks on a project
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risk management plan
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Includes a review of internal or external factors that might affect a project
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risk response plan
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Proactive effort to anticipate a risk and describe a plan to deal with it
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slack time
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Amount of time a task can be late without delaying a project's completion date
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successor task
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A concurrent task dependent upon a single prior task
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task
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Has a beginning and an end and requires the use of company resources
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task box
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A rectangular box in a PERT/CPM chart
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task group
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Combination of several activities that contain subsidiary tasks
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task id
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A number or code that provides unique identification
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task name
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Should be brief and descriptive, but does not have to be unique in a project
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task pattern
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Can involve dependent, multiple successor, and multiple predecessor tasks
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weight
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An importance value that managers assign to each time estimate
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work breakdown structure
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Involves breaking a project down into a series of smaller tasks
