Project Management

John Potter
Plymouth Business School
University of Plymouth

Choosing a
software package

Many packages available

Good packages contain Gantt Chart
plotting facility and PERT network
capability
Some windows packages include
Microsoft Project 2010 is the latest
version
Minute Man a low cost package
Microsoft Excel -

Introducing
Microsoft
Microsoft Project is available on many
corporate computing networks and is
Project
available for individual PCs

Take a look at
http://www.microsoft.com/project/en/us/defa
ult.aspx
For a view of Microsoft Project 2010
During this package we will be considering
Microsoft Project 2007 as there is a
comprehensive help directory to enable you
to create an effective and comprehensive
project plan within the minimum space of

When you first open Microsoft Project, it

gives a blank task list and a blank Gantt
chart
Creating a project
Creating tasks
Building a schedule
Managing multiple projects
Managing resources and assignments
View management

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An iterative, incremental framework for

project management
See in agile software development which is a
type of software engineering
Originally suggested for managing product
development projects
Now used for a range of applications including
running software maintenance teams and
general project management approaches
Created in 1986 by Hirotaka Takeuchi and
Ikujiro Nonaka.

A process skeleton that contains sets of

practices and predefined roles
The Scrum Master maintains the processes
in lieu of a project manager
The Product Owner represents the
stakeholders and the business
The Team is a cross-functional group of
around 7 people who do the actual analysis,
design, implementation, testing and so forth
The concept of the Sprint.

Schwaber and Sutherland have produced a

useful and comprehensive summary of
SCRUM on their website www.scrum.org.
This summary can be downloaded for free.
A Google or similar search on SCRUM will
provide a useful overview of the approach
which is becoming very popular in many
countries.
A useful alternative to conventional project
management and leadership approaches.

References

www.microsoftproject.com
This will give you a comprehensive source from which
to investigate Microsoft Project and associated
resources for effective project management and
leadership
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrum_(development)
www.scrum.org
For further information see:
http://learnhigher.ac.uk/Students/Referencing.html
Accessed 16/06/2011
Takeuchi. H. & Nnonaka. I. (1986) New New Product
Developmennt Game. Harvard Business Review.

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Author

John Potter

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University of Plymouth

Title

Project Management

Date Created

16/06/2011

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Level 5
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