Planning Phase & Tools

What does SMART goals stand for?

• Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Time

• Specific, Manageable, Accessible, Realistic, Time

• Significant, Measurable, Achievable, Robust, Time

• Specific, Time, Manageable, Achievable, Realistic

What are the usual constraints when planning a project? (3 answers)

• Time

• Budget

• Resources (software and hardware)

• House style

• Location

One type of constraint is considering the 'regulations' What does this include? (3 answers)

• Data Protection Act

• Copyright Act

• Health and safety

• Logical protection methods

• Security - locking the computer room door

1 type of constraint is the security/risk management. What does this include? (2 answers)

• Ensuring that dependencies between tasks are identified

• Ensuring data cannot be deleted with use of Firewalls, encryption etc

• Providing milestones so that final product is given to the client on time

• Locking doors/windows to rooms that contain secure data

Planning tools include ..... (4 answers)

• Flow charts

• Milestones

• Pert charts

• Gantt charts

• Visualisation diagram

A Gantt chart is ....

• Is used to show the steps, decisions and outputs in a process, for example, how the discount on an order can be calculated.

• A rough drawing or sketch of what the final product will look like

• Uses circles, or rectangles, to represent tasks or milestones

• A visual method of showing the proposed timing of each task needed to complete a project

A PERT chart is....

• Uses circles, or rectangles, to represent tasks or milestones

• A visual method of showing the proposed timing of each task needed to complete a project

• A rough drawing or sketch of what the final product will look like

• Is used to show the steps, decisions and outputs in a process, for example, how the discount on an order can be calculated.

Visualisation diagrams are....

• A visual method of showing the proposed timing of each task needed to complete a project

• Uses circles, or rectangles, to represent tasks or milestones

• Is used to show the steps, decisions and outputs in a process, for example, how the discount on an order can be calculated.

• A rough drawing or sketch of what the final product will look like

A flow chart is....

• A visual method of showing the proposed timing of each task needed to complete a project

• Uses circles, or rectangles, to represent tasks or milestones

• Is used to show the steps, decisions and outputs in a process, for example, how the discount on an order can be calculated.

• A rough drawing or sketch of what the final product will look like

What does dependency mean?

• A task that cannot be started until a previous, specified task has been completed

• Tasks which can be completed at the same time

• An allocation of time provided in case something goes wrong