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I got stuck with chapter 3 of Rita's PMP book. I am not a fan of memorization, yet, the process chart seems like alot, and not sure if I end up having to memorize.
Has anyone figured out a way to understand why rather than plain memorization?
few things I came across the web as I was searching.
- Plan the plan - nothing should come before this.
- Finalize requirements - If you don't know what you're building you'll fail.
- Create Scope Statement - Transform requirements into scope.
- Determine what to purchase - what will you build, what will you buy?
- Determine team - what kind of people do you need?
- WBS & Dictionary - Break down the scope into capabilities, deliverables and tasks. This must be early.
- Activity List - tightly bound to the previous;
- Network Diagram - very tightly bound to the previous 2
- Estimate resource requirements - Just convince yourself that it is tightly bound to WBS. Memorize this one.
- Estimate Time & Cost - tightly bound
- Determine Critical path -tightly bound
- Develop Schedule - Tightly bound
- Develop Budget - tightly bound
- Quality/Standards/Process/Metrics - Memorize this, but remember that now that you have a fairly clear picture of What is to be done, and WHo is to do it, it is time to decide how it will be judged.
- Process Improvement Plan - I percevie this as tightly bound to #14.
- Roles & Responsibilities - Memorize this
- Plan Communication - Tightly bound to 16
- Perform Risk Identification, Risk Analysis & Risk Planning - Memorize this. Logically before #19
- Go back - iteration - Memorize this first
- Prepare Procurement Documents
- Create Change Management Plan
- Finalize "how to execute & control"
- Develop the final PM plan & Performance Measurements
- Formal approval
- Kick off meeting