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Details Title: CSE420W Midterm 1 Chapter 3 Description: Planning and Managing the Project Total Flash Cards: 38 Created: 03/28/2006 16:57:55	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term Project schedule Definition describes software development cycle for a particular project by enumerating the places or stages of the project and breaking each into tasks or activities to be done Term Deliverables Definition the items that the customers expects to see during the project development Term Activity Definition part of development that takes place over a period of time Term Milestone Definition a completion of an activity Term Work breakdown structure Definition depicts the project as a set of pieces of work Term Precursor Definition an event or set of events that must occur before the activity can begin; it describes the set of conditions that allows the activity to begin Term Duration Definition length of time needed to complete the activity Term Due date Definition date by which the activity must be completed, frequently determined by contractual deadlines Term Endpoint Definition usually milestone or deliverable Term Activity graph Definition the nodes of a graph are the project milestones, and the lines linking the nodes represent the activities involved Term Critical path method (CPM) Definition analyzing the paths among the milestone Term Real (actual) time Definition the estimated amount of time required for an activity to be completed Term Available time Definition the amount of time available in the schedule for the activity’s completion Term Slack time (flood) Definition the difference between the available time and the real time Term Gantt chart Definition depiction of the project where the activities are shown in parallel, with the degree of completion indicated by color or icon Term Extrovert Definition people who tell others their thoughts Term Introvert Definition people who ask for suggestions from others before forming an opinion Term Intuitive Definition basing decision on feelings about and emotional reactions to a problem Term Rational Definition deciding primarily by examining facts and carefully considering all options Term Chief programmer team Definition one person is totally responsible for a system’s design and development Term Egoless approach Definition everyone is held equally responsible Term Risk Definition unwanted event that has negative consequences Term Risk management Definition understand and control the risks on their projects Term Risk impact Definition loss associated with a risk Term Risk probability Definition likelihood of the risk measured 0 (impossible) to 1 (certainty). Term Problem Definition a risk that is certain to happen. Term Risk control Definition set of actions taken to reduce or eliminate a risk Term Risk exposure Definition quantifying the effects of the risks Term Generic risks Definition common to all software projects Term Project specific risks Definition threats that result from the particular vulnerabilities Term Regression testing Definition the assurance that existing functionality still works correctly Term Risk leverage Definition the difference in risk exposure divided by the cost of reducing risk Term Risk management plan Definition records of decisions Term Project plans Definition a document of project details Term Matrix organization Definition engineer belonged to a functional unit based on a type of skill Term Integrated product development Definition combining individuals from different functional groups into an interdisciplinary work unit Term Earned value Definition common measure for comparing progress on different activities Term Person month Definition amount of time one person spends working on a software development project for one month