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| adaptive software development |
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| A software development approach used when requirements cannot be clearly expressed early in the life cycle |
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| agile software development |
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| a method of software development that uses new approaches focusing on close collaboration between programming teams and business experts |
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| A senior manager who acts as a key proponent for a project |
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| A product or service such as a technical report, a training session, a piece of hardware, or a segment of software code, produced or provided as a part of a project |
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| executive steering committee |
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| A group of senior executives from various parts of the organization who regularly review important corporate projects and issues |
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| functional organizational structure |
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| An organizational structure that groups people by functional areas such as information technology, manufacturing, engineering and human resources |
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| Focuses on producing harmony between the needs of the organization and the needs of people |
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| addresses the authority and control for key it activities in organizations including IT infrastructure, it use and project management |
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| Managing review that should occur after each project phase to determine if projects should be continued, redirected, or terminated |
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| matrix organizational structure |
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| An organizational structure in which employees are assigned to both functional and project managers |
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| Outsourcing from another country |
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| A set of shared assumptions, values, and behaviors that characterize the functioning of an organization |
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| when an organization acquires goods and or sources from an outside source |
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| addresses organizational and personal politics |
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| Competition between groups or individuals for power and leadership |
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| A software development approach used when the scope of the project can be clearly articulated and the schedule and cost can be accurately predicted |
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| the last two phases in a project (implementation and close out) that focus on delivering the actual work |
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| A collection of projects phases such as concept, development, implementation, and close out |
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| project organizational structure |
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| An organizational structure that groups people by major projects such as specific aircraft programs |
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| deals with how the organization is structured (usually depicted in an organizational chart) and focuses on different groups roles and responsibilities to meet the goals and policies set by top management |
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| focuses on the symbols meanings and culture of an organization |
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| sets of interacting components working within an environment to fulfill some purpose |
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| a problem solving approach that requires defining the scope of the system to be studied and then dividing it into its component parts for identifying and evaluating its problems opportunities constraints and needs |
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| a holistic and analytical approach to solving complex problems that includes using a systems philosophy systems analysis and systems management |
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| systems development life cycle |
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| A framework for describing the phases involved in developing and maintaining information systems |
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| Addressing the business technological and organizational issues |
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| An overall model for thinking about things as systems |
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| taking a holistic view of an organization to effectively handle complex situations |
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| a group of individuals who work across time and space using communication technologies |
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