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Dr. Michael Featherstone
Project Management
Introduction
Administrative Stuff
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• http://www.jsu.edu/depart/ccba/featherstone/380assignments.htm
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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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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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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
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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
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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
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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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