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Project Management
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What is a project?
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Projects
Writing a term paper
Setting up a sales kiosk for an
accounting meeting
Designing an ipod that is
approximately 2 x 4 inches,
interfaces with PC, and store 10,000
songs
Program vs Project
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Program
o A series of coordinated, related, multiple projects that continue
over an extended time and are intended to achieve a goal
o A higher level group of projects targeted at a common goal
o A group of related projects designed to accomplish a common
goal over an extended period of time
Eg.
o Project: completion of a required course in project management
o Program: completion of all courses required for a business major
Recognizes that projects have a limited life span and that there are
predictable changes in level of effort and focus over the life of the
project
1. Defining stage
o Goals
o Specifications
o Tasks
o Responsibilities
2. Planning
o Schedules
o Budgets
o Resources
o Risks
o Staffing
3. Executing
o Status reports
o Changes
o Quality
o Forecasts
4. Closing
o Train Customer
o Transfer documents
o Release resources
o Release staff
o Lessons learned
Technical
o Scope
o WBS
o Schedules
o Resource allocation
o Baseline budgets
o Status reports
Sociocultural
o Leadership
o Problem solving
o Teamwork
o Negotiation
o Politics
o Customer expectations