Dr. Michael Featherstone

Project Management

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• Class Wave OR Class Wiki OR Class Facebook Group

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Communication with Skype

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Communication with Wave

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Communication with Wave

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Communication with Wiki

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Communication with Wiki

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Communication with Facebook Private Group

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Now – Let’s look at the objectives of the course.

1. Learn a bit about project management and how it is differentiated

2. Learn a bit about some of the tools project managers use

3. Have a bit of fun while we’re learning it

So let’s start by parsing the term project management.

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First – a bit about the text.

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Introduction

First – a bit about the text.

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Introduction

First – a bit about the text.

Sim Project Preview

www.simprojectonline.com

Introduction

First – a bit about the text.

Sim Project Preview

www.simprojectonline.com

Introduction

First – a bit about the text.

Sim Project Preview

www.simprojectonline.com

DEFINITIONS

I like this definition of Management. It’s from the textbook “Management” by Michael Hitt, J.S. Black and Lyman Porter published by Pearson, Prentiss Hall.

• The process of assembling• and Using sets of resources • in a goal directed manner• to accomplish tasks • in an organizational setting

DEFINITIONS

• The process of assembling• and Using sets of resources • in a goal directed manner• to accomplish tasks • in an organizational setting

DEFINITIONS

I also like this definition of Management. It’s from the book “Future Management” by Gary Hamel, 2007, Harvard Business School Press

• The capacity to marshal resources• and to lay out plans• and to program work• and to spur effort

DEFINITIONS

A project may be defined as…

A temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product or service.

• they are finite• they have a defined beginning and ending

Are these projects?

A wedding eventBuilding a websiteWriting a Masters ThesisBuilding a houseA new product launchManaging an assembly line operationDesigning a new automobileA college class such as ime380 or ime375

DEFINITIONS

Project Management

The process of the capacity to marshal resources, lay out plans, program work and spur effort in a goal directed manner for a temporary endeavor which is finite in that it has a defined beginning and ending, and which is undertaken to create a unique product or service.

A weddingBuilding a websiteWriting a Masters ThesisBuilding a houseLaunching a new product or promotionDesigning a new automobile A college class

DEFINITIONS

Project Management’s FIVE processes

The capacity to marshal resources, lay out plans, program work and spur effort for a temporary endeavor which is finite in that it has a defined beginning and ending, and which is undertaken to create a unique product or service.

Initiating a projectPlanning the projectExecuting the project/planControlling execution of the project/planClosing the project

DEFINITIONS

Project Management’s THREE elements

The capacity to marshal resources, lay out plans, program work and spur effort for a temporary endeavor which is finite in that it has a defined beginning and ending, and which is undertaken to create a unique product or service.

TasksResourcesTime

DEFINITIONS

Project Management success factors

The capacity to marshal resources, lay out plans, program work and spur effort for a temporary endeavor which is finite in that it has a defined beginning and ending, and which is undertaken to create a unique product or service.

On time deliveryWithin budget deliveryHigh quality delivery

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