SAB 7 # 34 PMIS Detail

1. Any system that provides some form of software version control
   1. The definition includes terminology such as configuration item, baseline, release and version.
      1. The functionality areas
         1. Components

            Nota:

            • Identifies, classifies, stores and accesses the components that make up the product.     
         2. Structure

            Nota:

            • Represents the architecture of the product    
         3. Construction

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            • Supports the construction of the product and its artifacts    
         4. Auditing

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            • keeps an audit trail of the product and its process
         5. Accounting

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            • gathers statistics about the product and the process
         6. Controlling

            Nota:

            • Controls how and when changes are made
2. When to Start Using a CM System
   1. It varies as to when project teams

1. Is a method used in conjunction with project management
   1. Is used by the project manager and his or her designees
      1. The work authorization system is sometimes referred to as a “WAS
         1. Will typically be in the form of a list of formally adopted and well- documented procedures
            1. Work authorization procedures specifically detail
               1. who may authorize work to be completed and how those authorizations may be obtained.
                  1. Also sometimes detail the timeline of the project
                     1. The project should be completed, in which order those tasks are to be completed, and by whom
                  2. These procedures will include which documents must be completed prior to work being initialized

1. Is a formal process used to ensure that changes to a product or system are introduced in a controlled and coordinated
   1. It reduces the possibility that unnecessary changes will be introduced to a system without forethought
      1. The goals include minimal disruption to services, reduction in backout activities, and cost-effective utilization of resources involved in implementing change
2. Typical examples from the computer and network environments are patches to software products, installation of new operating systems, upgrades to network routing tables, or changes to the electrical power systems supporting such infrastructure.
3. The process six steps
   1. Record/classify
   2. Assess
   3. Plan
   4. Build/test
   5. Implement
   6. Close/gain acceptance

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•     A PMIS Software supportsProject management knowledge areas such as : Integration Management, Project Scope Management, Project Time Management, Project Cost Management, Project Quality Management, Project Human Resource Management, Project Communications, Management, Project Risk Management, Project Procurement Management, and Project Stakeholders Management.     

1. is the coherent organization of the information required for an organization to execute projects successfully
   1. A PMIS is typically one or more software applications and a methodical process for collecting and using project information.
      1. These electronic systems "help [to] plan, execute, and close project management goals
2. Enterprise environmental factors
3. Provides access to an automated tool
   1. Configuration management system
   2. An information collection and distribution system
      1. or web interfaces to other online automated systems used during the Direct and Manage Project Execution
         1. Excel, Project, Prince 2