Project management
Basics
Basics
Describe a project
-Specific objectives
-Defined start and end
-funding limits
-Human and nonhuman resources
-Multifunctional focus
what are the stages in a project life cycle?
what are the quadruple constraint of project success?
-Budget
-Schedule
-Performance
-Client Acceptance
what are the 6 responsibilites of a project manager
1. selecting a team
2. developing project objectives and a plan for execution
3. performing risk management activities
4. Cost estimating and budgeting
5. Scheduling
6. Managing resources
What are the 4 dimensions of project success importance?
1 project efficiency
2 impact on custoner
3 business success
4 preparing for the future
what are the 6 criteria for IT Project Success
1, System quality
2. Information quality
3. Use
4. User satisfaction
5. Individual impact
6. Organizational impact
what does strategic managment consist of?
- Developing vision and mission statements
- Formulating, implenting and evaluating
- Making cross functional decisions
- Achieving objectives
describe the relationship of strategic Elements
what are the internal stakeholders?
-Top management
-Accountant
-other functional managers
-project team members
what are the external stakeholders?
-clients
-competitors
-suppliers
-environmental, political consumer and other intervener groups
what are the key elements of an organizational structure?
1. designates formal reporting relationships (number of levels in the hierachy, span of control)
2. identifies groupings of: -individuals into departments, departments into the total organization
3.Design of systems for:-effective communication, -coordination - integration across departments
waht is the project stakeholder management cycle?
what does PMO mean and what are the different forms?
Project managment office
-weather station
-control tower
-rousource pool
what are the 4 functions of the control tower?
- establishes standards for managing projects
- consults on how to follow these standards
- enforces the standards
- improves the standards
what are the key factors that affect culture development?
-Technology
-Environment
-Geographical location
-Reward systems
-rules and procedures
-key organizational members
-critical incidents
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Describe a project
-Specific objectives
-Defined start and end
-funding limits
-Human and nonhuman resources
-Multifunctional focus
what are the stages in a project life cycle?
what are the quadruple constraint of project success?
-Budget
-Schedule
-Performance
-Client Acceptance
what are the 6 responsibilites of a project manager
1. selecting a team
2. developing project objectives and a plan for execution
3. performing risk management activities
4. Cost estimating and budgeting
5. Scheduling
6. Managing resources
What are the 4 dimensions of project success importance?
1 project efficiency
2 impact on custoner
3 business success
4 preparing for the future
what are the 6 criteria for IT Project Success
1, System quality
2. Information quality
3. Use
4. User satisfaction
5. Individual impact
6. Organizational impact
what does strategic managment consist of?
- Developing vision and mission statements
- Formulating, implenting and evaluating
- Making cross functional decisions
- Achieving objectives
describe the relationship of strategic Elements
what are the internal stakeholders?
-Top management
-Accountant
-other functional managers
-project team members
what are the external stakeholders?
-clients
-competitors
-suppliers
-environmental, political consumer and other intervener groups
what are the key elements of an organizational structure?
1. designates formal reporting relationships (number of levels in the hierachy, span of control)
2. identifies groupings of: -individuals into departments, departments into the total organization
3.Design of systems for:-effective communication, -coordination - integration across departments
waht is the project stakeholder management cycle?
what does PMO mean and what are the different forms?
Project managment office
-weather station
-control tower
-rousource pool
what are the 4 functions of the control tower?
- establishes standards for managing projects
- consults on how to follow these standards
- enforces the standards
- improves the standards
what are the key factors that affect culture development?
-Technology
-Environment
-Geographical location
-Reward systems
-rules and procedures
-key organizational members
-critical incidents
