Index_D

D

data collection

progress reports , 244-245

on spending, 246

data flow diagram (DFD), 12, 17, 177, 346

Data Transformation Services (DTS), 119

database administrators (DBAs), 48

documentation for, 290

typical day, 118

database design, configuration change, 283

database schema, 118

datacenter creation, 4

DCF (discounted cash flow), 42

decision making by client, 242

decision models for project selection, 41-43

decision tree analysis, 183

decomposing

major deliverables, 79, 80-82, 82

requirements of project, 39-40

defects

frequency in Pareto diagram, 286

rework to correct, 288

Defined operational level in CMM, 292

definitive estimates of costs, 143-145

deliverables, major

completion as milestone, 116

decomposing, 79, 80-82, 82

defining, 83, 86-87

in project plan, 211

sample, 220-221

in scope statement, 73

case study, 91

sample, 76

sign-off, 247

team members ' disagreement over, 238

testing, 285

turnover of project to maintaining group , 329-331

from vendors , 191

written notice of acceptance, 323

demarcation location, 4

dependencies, 105

relationships, 106-107

network diagram to display, 107, 107

predecessor/successor, 106

types, 106

design phase in SDLC, 347-348

development environment, 139

DFD (data flow diagram), 12, 17, 177, 346

diminishing returns from resources, 114

directing process, comprehensive review of, 327

discounted cash flow (DCF), 42

discretionary dependency, 106

Distributed Management Task Force, 291

distribution of project plan, 215

document control process, 215

document information, in project plan, 210

documentation

archiving, 324

of assumptions, 148

maintenance by operations group, 330

on progress against baseline, 246-247

project concept, 18-19

with quality checklists, 180

quality of, 288-290

requirements of project, 38-39

with risk management template, 185

roles and responsibilities, 170-171

scope change process, 78-79

sole-source, 193

for support groups, 289-290

drive-bys, 117

DTS (Data Transformation Services), 119

duration. See also activity duration estimates

defining, 108

estimating techniques, 109-110

in network diagram, 110

duration compression, 114-115