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  <mainDescription>&lt;p>&#xD;
    The purpose of this discipline is to: &amp;nbsp;&#xD;
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        Encourage stakeholder&amp;nbsp;consensus on prioritizing the sequence of work&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        Stimulate team collaboration on creating long-term and short-term plans for the project.&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        Focus the team on continually delivering tested software for stakeholder evaluation&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        Help create an effective working environment to maximize team productivity&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        Keep stakeholders and the team informed of project progress&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        Provide a framework to manage project risk and continually adapt to change&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
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&lt;p>&#xD;
    Project Management is an umbrella discipline that impacts, and is impacted by, all other disciplines. Project&#xD;
    management activities add value to creating a high-performance work environment where:&#xD;
&lt;/p>&#xD;
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    &lt;li>&#xD;
        stakeholders trust in the team's ability to successfully deliver value and understand the capabilities and&#xD;
        tradeoffs of the technical platform&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        Project team members understand stakeholder intentions and confirm that understanding by continually producing a&#xD;
        working software product for evaluation&lt;br />&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
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