Product Processes

Deliverable Length:  400–600 words 

*Process. A systematic series of activities directed towards causing an end result such that one or more inputs will be acted upon to create one or more outputs.  Processes will generally be project processes or product processes. Processes can also be either iterative or integrative. Last week, you defined what the project life cycle is. Based on your readings and discussions this week, discuss the following:  

• How do project management       processes overlap with and support success throughout the project phases?       
• What is the difference between       project processes and product processes? 
• According to the PMBOK® Guide,      a statement of work (SOW) is a narrative description of products or      services to be supplied by the project. In comparison, the project      charter is the document that formally authorizes a project. 
  • Discuss the importance of       these project documents, and why they should be produced. 
  • What 3 critical missions does       the charter serve when it is published? 
  • Why should every project have       a work breakdown structure (WBS)?

*This definition is taken from the Glossary of Project Management Institute, A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, (PMBOK® Guide) – Sixth Edition, Project Management Institute Inc., 2017
 

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