ITEC 3505 AI NOTES WEEK 2

Agile Project Management

An approach that uses iterations to develop a product, focusing on customer satisfaction and re-evaluating progress.

Deliverable

A product or service produced as part of a project.

IT Governance

The authority and control for key IT activities including infrastructure, IT use, and project management.

Functional Organizational Structure

An organization structure where functional managers report to the CEO.

Globalization

A recent trend affecting IT project management, impacting communication, trust, and practices.

Matrix Organizational Structure

A hybrid organizational structure where personnel report to two or more bosses.

Offshoring

Describes outsourcing from another country.

Organizational Culture

A set of shared assumptions, values, and behaviors that characterize how an organization functions.

Organizational Project Management

Framework integrating portfolio, program, and project management with organizational enablers.

Outsourcing

Acquiring goods and/or services from external sources to remain competitive.

Phase Exits

Management reviews occurring after each project phase to evaluate progress.

Predictive Life Cycle

A life cycle model with well-defined and linear stages of systems development, like the waterfall model.

Project Life Cycle

A collection of project phases defining what work will be performed and deliverables produced.

Rapid Application Development (RAD) Model

A model used to produce systems quickly without sacrificing quality.

Spiral Model

An iterative model for software development that emphasizes repetition rather than a linear approach.

Stakeholder

Any individual or group that can affect or is affected by a project.

Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

A framework describing the phases of developing information systems.

Virtual Teams

Groups working remotely across time and space using communication technologies.

Waterfall Model

A predictive life cycle model with linear stages of systems development.