C790 Nursing Informatics (WGU) Project
Management
project management - ANSWER>>>>>organizing and directing
other people to achieve a planned result within a predetermined
schedule and budget.
oversight committee - ANSWER>>>>>clients and key managers who
review the progress and direct the project
Level of formality or ceremony - ANSWER>>>>>the rigor of holding
formal meetings and producing detailed documentation
Agile Project Management - ANSWER>>>>>a way of balancing
flexibility and chaos: how to be agile and flexible while maintaining
control of the project schedule, budget, and deliverables.
agile time frame-difficult to create/maintain project schedule
cost estimates are difficult to make, especially with a project in
which the requirements are expected to change throughout. project
manager controls cost
quality management: each iteration has a deliverable. testing
spread throughout project, also process evaluations of each
iteration
system vision document (SVD) - ANSWER>>>>>a document to help
define the scope of a new system
business benefits - ANSWER>>>>>the benefits that accrue to the
organization; usually measured in dollars (part of SVD)
, system capabilities - ANSWER>>>>>the required capabilities of a
new system; part of a System Vision Document (part of SVD)
cost/benefit analysis - ANSWER>>>>>process of comparing costs
and benefits to see whether investing in a new system will be
beneficial
net present value (NPV) - ANSWER>>>>>the present value of dollar
benefits and dollar costs of a particular investment
break-even point - ANSWER>>>>>the point in time at which dollar
benefits offset dollar costs
payback period - ANSWER>>>>>the time period during which the
dollar benefits offset the dollar costs
tangible benefit - ANSWER>>>>>a benefit that can be measured or
estimated in terms of dollars
intangible benefit - ANSWER>>>>>a benefit that accrues to an
organization but that can't be measured quantitatively or
estimated accurately
project dashboard - ANSWER>>>>>allows all types of project
information to be posted and viewed by Web browsers
project iteration schedule - ANSWER>>>>>the list of iterations and
use cases or user stories assigned to each iteration
detailed work schedule - ANSWER>>>>>the schedule that lists,
organizes, and describes the dependencies of the detailed work
tasks
Management
project management - ANSWER>>>>>organizing and directing
other people to achieve a planned result within a predetermined
schedule and budget.
oversight committee - ANSWER>>>>>clients and key managers who
review the progress and direct the project
Level of formality or ceremony - ANSWER>>>>>the rigor of holding
formal meetings and producing detailed documentation
Agile Project Management - ANSWER>>>>>a way of balancing
flexibility and chaos: how to be agile and flexible while maintaining
control of the project schedule, budget, and deliverables.
agile time frame-difficult to create/maintain project schedule
cost estimates are difficult to make, especially with a project in
which the requirements are expected to change throughout. project
manager controls cost
quality management: each iteration has a deliverable. testing
spread throughout project, also process evaluations of each
iteration
system vision document (SVD) - ANSWER>>>>>a document to help
define the scope of a new system
business benefits - ANSWER>>>>>the benefits that accrue to the
organization; usually measured in dollars (part of SVD)
, system capabilities - ANSWER>>>>>the required capabilities of a
new system; part of a System Vision Document (part of SVD)
cost/benefit analysis - ANSWER>>>>>process of comparing costs
and benefits to see whether investing in a new system will be
beneficial
net present value (NPV) - ANSWER>>>>>the present value of dollar
benefits and dollar costs of a particular investment
break-even point - ANSWER>>>>>the point in time at which dollar
benefits offset dollar costs
payback period - ANSWER>>>>>the time period during which the
dollar benefits offset the dollar costs
tangible benefit - ANSWER>>>>>a benefit that can be measured or
estimated in terms of dollars
intangible benefit - ANSWER>>>>>a benefit that accrues to an
organization but that can't be measured quantitatively or
estimated accurately
project dashboard - ANSWER>>>>>allows all types of project
information to be posted and viewed by Web browsers
project iteration schedule - ANSWER>>>>>the list of iterations and
use cases or user stories assigned to each iteration
detailed work schedule - ANSWER>>>>>the schedule that lists,
organizes, and describes the dependencies of the detailed work
tasks
