project management - ime380
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Dr. Michael Featherstone
Project Management - ime380
DEFINITIONS - Management
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 - Management
• The process of assembling and using sets of resources • in a goal directed manner• to accomplish tasks in an organizational setting
DEFINITIONS - Management
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
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
Think about which of these projects?
• A wedding event• Building a website• Writing a Masters Thesis• Building a house• A new product launch• Managing an assembly line operation• Designing a new automobile• Creating a video
DEFINITIONS – Project Management
Project Management
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.
A weddingBuilding a websiteWriting a Masters ThesisBuilding a houseLaunching a new product or promotionDesigning a new automobile Creating a video
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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