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| What is a Project Life Cycle? |
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Definition
| It is a series of phases that a project passes through from start to finish (completion) |
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| What are the three adjectives of project phases? What are the two project life cycles? |
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Definition
| Sequential, iterative, or overlapping. Predictive or adaptive. |
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| What are the five types of DLC? |
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| 1. Predictive Life Cycle 2. Iterative Life Cycle 3. Incremental Life Cycle 4. Adaptive Life Cycle 5. Hybrid Life Cycle |
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| What is a Predictive Life Cycle? |
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Definition
| It is within a project life cycle. The project scope, time, and cost are determined in the early phases of the life cycle. |
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| What is the Iterative Life Cycle? |
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Definition
| It develops the product through a series of repeated cycles. The project scope defined early on, but time and cost change as understanding grows. |
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| What is an incremental Life Cycle? |
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Definition
| It successfully adds to the functionality of the product. Predetermined timeframe. Only complete after final iteration. |
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| What is an adaptive life cycle? What are the three types? |
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| Detailed scope defined and approved BEFORE the start of an iteration. They are agile, iterative, or incremental. |
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| What is a hybrid life cycle? |
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Definition
| It is a combination of a predictive and an adaptive life cycle. Predictive for well understood/fixed requirements. Adaptive for evolving elements. |
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| What are the three ways to attain life cycle flexibility? |
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Definition
1. Identify the process(es) needed to be performed in each phase.
2. Performing the process(es) identified in the appropriate phase.
3. Adjusting the various attributes of a phase. |
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| What are product life cycles? |
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| A series of phases that represent the change in a product from concept through delivery, growth maturity, and retirement. |
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