LO1 1.1

What is the first stage of the project life cycle?

• Initiation

• Planning

• Execution

• Evaluation

Answer explanation

People often select planning as the first phase. This however, is wrong. Before we can even begin to plan, we must establish what it is we want to plan and what we need to do.

Which of the following are phases of the project life cycle for this course?

• Execution

• Review

• Evaluation

• Planning

• Action

Answer explanation

Action and review are stages of common project life cycles. But not for this course.

What is an advantage of a good set of success criteria?

• Helps the suer to establish what will make the project successful

• It allows the initiation stage to be completed

• It is the same as the user requirements

What can be carried out at the end of the initiation, planing and execution phases but not the evaluation?

Answer explanation

Although often seen as a pointless activity, this allows the creator to establish if any of the tasks that were meant to be completed have been missed out.

Which of the following tasks are completed in the evaluation stage?

• User documentation

• Phase review

• Evaluation

• Testing

Which of the following are completed in the execution stage?

• Making the product

• Ongoing testing

• Phase review

• Project plan