SDLC for Project Managers

What the PM owns at each SDLC phase and how PM deliverables change from requirements through deployment.

Knowledge Check: What PM artifact is most critical during the requirements phase?

Phase-gate governance, tollgate reviews, and the PM deliverables required at each Waterfall phase.

Knowledge Check: What is a phase gate, and who approves it?

Includes: Phase Gate Review Checklist

How PMs govern Agile programs: portfolio-level tracking, velocity reporting, dependency management, and executive communication.

Knowledge Check: What does a PM own on an Agile program that a Scrum Master does not?

Predictive planning with Agile execution: when to use Hybrid, how to structure governance, and how to report across both tracks.

Knowledge Check: What is the most common reason teams choose Hybrid delivery?

PM governance during requirements and design: scope baseline, traceability, vendor kickoff, and the decisions that cannot be deferred.

Knowledge Check: What is the PM's role during the design phase?

Managing vendor performance, tracking build progress, coordinating testing, and handling defect triage from a PM governance perspective.

Knowledge Check: How does the PM track vendor delivery accountability during build?

Plan and govern UAT cycles, manage go/no-go criteria, coordinate deployment readiness, and run the cutover plan.

Knowledge Check: What are the go/no-go criteria for a deployment?

Includes: Go/No-Go Checklist

Govern the post-launch period: hypercare planning, issue triage, SLA monitoring, and the handoff to operations.

Knowledge Check: What is hypercare, and when does it end?