Phases
Each phase is used to reach specific goals.
These goals are reached by executing activities and the
results which these yield.Subphases
For the majority of phases in stdSEM, related
activities are grouped together into appropriate subphases.
These subphases should be executed if the associated
activities make sense (e.g. subphase "Drawing up a
tender" in the Definition phase, subphase
"Preparation of operations" in the
Implementation phase). The subphases can also overlap.
Preconditions, activities and results
Every phase has its required preconditions.
The phase can only be started if these preconditions are
met. There are also required activities
which are performed during the phase. stdSEM makes a
distinction between primarily technical,
project control and quality assurance activities.
Each phase is characterized by results which arise when
activities are executed. The degree of obligation of
these results is defined for
each phase in stdSEM (in the "Phase
Orientation").
Milestones
Milestones mark significant points during the course of
the project which are generally associated with important
results. Since they are particularly suitable for project
controlling, prespecified milestones are
defined in stdSEM (these can also be
modified on a project-specific basis). For example,
"Project plan drawn up and checked" is the
project control milestone in the Definition phase.
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