Escolar Documentos
Profissional Documentos
Cultura Documentos
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION:
I. What is a Project? II. What are projects for? III. How are projects used in organizations? IV. Project Management vs General Management V. The General Project Goals
WHAT IS A PROJECT?
I. WHAT IS A PROJECT?
A temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique project or service. (PMI, 2004) A specific and unique task with a specific deliverable aimed at meeting a specific need or purpose.
I. WHAT IS A PROJECT?
Projects are: multidisciplinary breeding grounds for conflict DO NOT exist in isolation
I. WHAT IS A PROJECT?
Projects DO NOT exist in isolation: projects are subdivisions of programs projects are broken down into tasks
Projects organize the responsibility and the authority for the achievement of an organizational goal on an individual or small group when the job does not clearly fall within the definition of routine work.
is the discipline of planning, organizing, securing and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific project goals and objectives.
is a dynamic process that utilizes the appropriate resources of the organization in a controlled and structured manner to achieve some clearly defined objectives identified as strategic needs. It is always conducted with a defined set of constraints.
Achieving Strategic Goals Achieving Routine Goals Improving Project Effectiveness Virtual Projects Quasi-Projects
Characteristics of Project Development is more detailed Project budgets are newly-created for each project The project budget is derived from the project plan which contains SPECIFIC activities Each project has and adheres to its own schedule The need for technical knowledge and other resources require that departmental lines are crossed Can be done by different team members coming from different office sites (and can rely on technology for constant communication) Responsibility without rank or position is fairly common
END OF LECTURE
NEXT UP: The Project LifeCycle and Project Selection Methods