4. Explanation to Diagrams The provided schemes are the generalized representation of the project delivery model within the complex Relationship Management Model and due to their flexibility are subject to every Customer 's needs and requirements. The diagrams are developed using the Business Processes modeling suite of Rational Rose and applying the UML notation rules for business processes modeling. For easier understanding of the diagrams please consider the following legend: Business Activity - an activity performed by one of the parties within the business process Business Transaction - an activity jointly performed by both parties within the business process and results in a certain decision made or validated Business Entity - represents a significant and persistent piece of information that is manipulated by business actors and business workers. Artifact - a physical piece of information that is used or produced by a software development process. Milestone - a decision-making event in the project Shows a sequence of activities in the process Associates certain artifacts or business entities with certain activities
8. Project In accordance with PMBOK, project can be defined in terms of its distinctive characteristics: “ project is a temporary endeavour, undertaken to create a unique product or service” Temporary means that each project has its start and its end. Unique means that the product or service is different in some distinguishing way from the other product or service. Because the product of each project is unique, each project involve a degree of uncertainty and should be progressively elaborated . Iteration incorporates a loosely sequential set of activities in different disciplines and business processes, in various proportions depending on where in the development cycle the iteration is located. Organizations performing projects will usually divide each project into several project phases and iterations to improve each management control and provide for links to the ongoing operations of the performing organizations. Collectively, the project phases are known as the project life cycle .