Solution Development Life Cycle/Project Management (SDLC/PM) Overview
The Solution Development Life Cycle (SDLC)/Project Management (PM) practice is the OHSU enterprise business system for requesting, planning, selecting, developing, managing and implementing a portfolio of IT projects to achieve OHSU business objectives and strategic information plan goals. The SDLC/PM practice consists of business processes and enabling software tools which are flexible and scaleable based on changing business requirements, corporate culture and project management maturity. The SDLC/PM practice leverages and integrates professional standards and best practices including the System Development Life Cycle and the Project Management Institute's (PMI) A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (*PMBOK Guide). As a result, the SDLC/PM practice is a catalyst for driving continuous improvement, customer satisfaction, project performance and business results.
The SDLC/PM practice consists of three integrated components: SDLC process, PM concepts and Project Management Information System (PMIS). The SDLC/PM practice is administered by the Project Management Office (PMO).
System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) is the process of developing information systems through investigation, analysis, design, implementation and maintenance (Webopedia).
Project Life Cycle is a collection of generally sequential of project phases whose name and number are determined by the control needs of the organization or organizations involved in the project. A life cycle can be documented with a methodology (*PMI PMBOK).
Project Management is the application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements. Project management is accomplished through processes, using project management knowledge, skills, tools and techniques that receive inputs and generate outputs (*PMI PMBOK).
*PMBOK Guide is a registered trademark of PMI
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