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| What are the 10 project management knowledge areas? |
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Project integration
Scope
Time
Cost
Quality
Human Resource
Communications
Risk
Procurement
Stakeholder Management |
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}Many organizations today have a new or renewed interest in project management |
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}Computer hardware, software, networks, and the use of interdisciplinary and global work teams have radically changed the work environment |
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}The world as a whole spends nearly $10 trillion of its $40.7 trillion gross product on projects of all kinds |
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}More than 16 million people regard project management as their profession |
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}Project managers need to use systems thinking:
◦taking a holistic view of carrying out projects within the context of the organization |
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}A systems approach
emerged in the 1950s
to describe a more
analytical approach to
management and problem
solving |
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◦Systems philosophy: an
overall model for thinking about
things as systems |
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◦Systems analysis: problem-
solving approach |
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◦Systems management:
address business,
technological, and
organizational issues before
making changes to systems |
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}Project managers must coordinate all of the other knowledge areas throughout a project’s life cycle |
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}Many new project managers have trouble looking at the “big picture” and want to focus on too many details (See opening case for a real example) |
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}Project integration management is not the same thing as software integration |
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}The project management
process groups include
◦initiating processes
◦planning processes
◦executing processes
◦monitoring and controlling
processes
◦closing processes
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}Project management can be
viewed as a number of
interlinked processes |
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}A process is a series of
actions directed toward a
particular result |
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}Scope refers to all the work involved in creating the products of the project and the processes used to create them |
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} A deliverable is a product produced as part of a project, such as hardware or software, planning documents, or meeting minutes |
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}Project scope management includes the processes involved in defining and controlling what is or is not included in a project |
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}Managers often cite delivering projects on time as one of their biggest challenges |
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}Time has the least amount of flexibility; it passes no matter what happens on a project |
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}Schedule issues are the main reason for conflicts on projects, especially during the second half of projects |
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| What are the 5 Life Cycle Models? |
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}Waterfall model: has well-defined, linear stages of systems development and support
}Spiral model: shows that software is developed using an iterative or spiral approach rather than a linear approach
}Incremental build model: provides for progressive development of operational software
}Prototyping model: used for developing prototypes to clarify user requirements
}Rapid Application Development (RAD) model: used to produce systems quickly without sacrificing quality |
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