PROJECT MANAGEMENT
I recently completed a certificate in Project Management, and will be studying for PMP certification before the end of 2014. Certification exams are based on the 5th edition of the PMBOK (Project Management Body of Knowledge) since about August of 2013.
These documents are set in the framework of the SDLC. The headlines provide continuity because the documents themselves are moments from separate projects.
These documents are set in the framework of the SDLC. The headlines provide continuity because the documents themselves are moments from separate projects.
Mission, Vision, and Project Management
Project Management produces deliverables, both tangible and intangible. If a project were a corporation, or a department within a corporation, then it would have a mission, a vision, and a goal: to make products. These document provide links between applied project management theory and the practice of creating products.
Case Analysis
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FORTUNE 1000 COMPARISON
This document is a backgrounder for items like RFI or RFP (Request for Information, Request for Proposal). Knowing how a company works is of great assistance when purchasing hardware or outsourcing services. |
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As part of my Project Management Certificate, I authored a case study of an international online casual game development company. |
Software Development Life Cycle
The difference between the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) is partially philosophical. Are you a programmer that creates software systems, or are you a developer that maintains a library of assets for an overarching organization? Is this the difference between the data systems professional and the information technology worker?
Either way, information storage and retrieval is still a requirement. Some software that interacts with data storage is object-oriented and intuitive, and other types of software are procedural.
This document describes the steps associated with defining and developing new software.
Either way, information storage and retrieval is still a requirement. Some software that interacts with data storage is object-oriented and intuitive, and other types of software are procedural.
This document describes the steps associated with defining and developing new software.
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Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
The classroom enables the exploration of Project Management while creating a real project. Applied theory and practical applications may result in products that are of use at the college or in the local community. This Work Breakdown Structure is the blueprint for the work associated with an awareness campaign.
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Awareness Campaign
A project delivers documents by which to manage a project. It also delivers products. The awareness campaign required information about the issue chosen by the Project Management class. We delivered this information in several formats, one of which was bookmarks.
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Program Description
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If a company receives a Request For Information or Request For Proposal, then it develops a document that describes how they would provide a solution. If they win the bid, they customize and implement this solution.
A program description contains the alignment between the business and the computer languages in which the developer authors the code.
This specification for an introductory programming class is much simpler than a business specification. Students who continue careers in technology will become accustomed to working from this type of description.
A program description contains the alignment between the business and the computer languages in which the developer authors the code.
This specification for an introductory programming class is much simpler than a business specification. Students who continue careers in technology will become accustomed to working from this type of description.
Project Documentation
Last, but not least, is the documentation - the English Language Description of the tasks that the software performs. It is associated with every milestone within the project. It maintains the general flow of information and may serve as a prototype; it is often the first project deliverable that the client has the opportunity to view. There should be a one-to-one correspondence between the documentation, the system design, and the resulting software. Design principles may not be immediately apparent, but should be visible to those who know to look for them. The audience can be the developer who maintains the code, or the client who requested the system. The person who authored the documentation may not be the individual who developed the software.
The Android resume application contains two types of documents: the first set is available to those who will use the application as a namespace, and the second set of documents is internal to the business and shared with team members.
The Android resume application contains two types of documents: the first set is available to those who will use the application as a namespace, and the second set of documents is internal to the business and shared with team members.