Wk 3 – Apply: Project Management Flowchart and Summary

WK 3– Apply: Project Management Flowchart and Summary

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CMGT-545

Due Date: 4

Project Management Flowchart is a representation that helps to visualize the sequence of process

to be followed during project management process. Cloud-based application provides the

functionality over a network where compute and storage happens on servers in data centers.

3. Final phase

Initiation phase includes start of project and defines the project. This phase is where the project

is directed to board members of our company. This is the phase where convincing power and

visionary goals are directed at shareholders and c-level managers. It also depends upon how the

project is defined at a broad level and is researched whether the project is feasible or not. These

two factors are challenges in this phase.

Execution phase deals with project planning, if the project gets approved by key members of the

company. This phase also deals with installing and testing the software, conducts training and

sharing the progress report with shareholders and board committee. As it is to migrate existing

application with cloud-based software, some of the legacy systems were not automatically

compatible with new system. Secondly, it was a challenge to train as there are various location

across the country. This phase may face challenges in managing communication, project

scheduling conflicts.

Final phase evaluates on how cloud migration project had influenced the company’s overall

project so that improvements can be made for future projects. The final report is all about the

develop a team for this project. Apart from them, communication means with our leaders and

key shareholders should be established. Information sharing with team members, c-level

managers and shareholders enables them to be updated and helps in solving problems that need

to be solved immediately.

Presenting meetings with c-level managers and stockholders regularly will direct the project on

course as such meeting will help in pointing out problem and how to tackle them immediately. It

also encourage high morale within the team enabling them to have more enthusiasm and interest

toward the project. I would prefer open communication with my team and encourage them to be

critical thinkers. I would openly accept any ideas and suggestions giving them freedom for

creativity. Rather than accepting the privilege of running the project efficiently myself, I would

prefer to my team to accept as a whole. This will create a positive mentality in my team members

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management

research is also quite limited. The field of project management is widely researched, but

there is a lack of knowledge on the usage of project management methods and their

success in practice

Software development life cycle (SDLC) is a term covering all activities of developing

the software from initial planning to its retirement. SDLC is used in software engineering

to describe a process for planning, creating, testing, and deploying a software system.

Core activities of SDLC include requirements engineering, solution design, building,

testing, debugging, deployment, and maintenance.

Deployment process phases and activities

Release

In the activation phase, the software is activated usually with an execution command.

More complex systems might require additional activation operations and they require

confirmation that all supporting systems are ready to use.

In large software deployment processes the usage of multiple environments is common.

This means that the vendor installs the working copy of the software on a production

environment whereas other versions may be installed on different servers to a test

environment, development environment, and disaster recovery environment.

Deactivate

Compared to activation, deactivation is the opposite action. In deactivation the

executing components of a system are shut down. Usually before being able to perform

software vendor.

Update / Version upgrade

As mentioned above, updating is a process where an earlier version of a software or

part of it is replaced with a newer release.

Built-in updates: is a common term for system mechanisms that are checking new

updates and installing them automatically. The process can be fully automated, or the

updating might require user initiation and can be controlled by the user. Usually these

updates at least ask for user’s approval before the installation is started.

As a new version of the software is released the version tracking system helps users to

notice and install these updates on PCs and local networks. The version tracking can be

Obsolescence

As the software is outdated and its support has been discontinued, the product life cycle

becomes to an end and the software is being taken out of use.