Chapter 1 Introduction to Project Management 2021/2/21 IP
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Learning Objectives Explain what a project is and provide examples of Information technology projects Describe what project management is and discuss key elements of the project management framework Describe how project management relates to other disciplines Understand the history of project management Explain the growing need for better project management, especially for information technology projects Describe the project management profession, including recent trends in project management certification and software products 2021/2/21 IP
2021/2/21 2 Learning Objectives ◼ Explain what a project is and provide examples of information technology projects ◼ Describe what project management is and discuss key elements of the project management framework ◼ Describe how project management relates to other disciplines ◼ Understand the history of project management ◼ Explain the growing need for better project management, especially for information technology projects ◼ Describe the project management profession, including recent trends in project management certification and software products
Chapter Outline ■ Introduction What is a Project? What is Project Management? How Project Management Relates to other Disciplines a History of Project Management u The Project Management Profession Proiect Management Careers a Project Management Certification Code of ethics a Proiect Management Software 2021/2/21 △|P
2021/2/21 3 Chapter Outline ◼ Introduction ◼ What is a Project? ◼ What is Project Management? ◼ How Project Management Relates to Other Disciplines ◼ History of Project Management ◼ The Project Management Profession ◼ Project Management Careers ◼ Project Management Certification ◼ Code of Ethics ◼ Project Management Software
1.1 Introduction 2021/2/21 IP
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Recent facts about project Management The Project Management Institute(PMi estimates that 4.5 million people in the U.S.3.3% of the workforce)and over 12 million people in the rest of the world regard project management as their rofession of choice The U.s. spends over $2.3 trillion on projects every year, or one quarter of the nation's gross domestic product The PMi Project Management Fact Book, Second Edition, PMI, 2001 2021/2/21 AP
2021/2/21 5 Recent Facts About Project Management* ◼ The Project Management Institute (PMI) estimates that 4.5 million people in the U.S. (3.3% of the workforce) and over 12 million people in the rest of the world regard project management as their profession of choice ◼ The U.S. spends over $2.3 trillion on projects every year, or one quarter of the nation’s gross domestic product *The PMI Project Management Fact Book, Second Edition, PMI, 2001
Certification Updates The number of Number of PMPs PMPs continues to 40,000 As of Sep. 01 grow, and PMI is 3500 creating new 30.000 certifications 27.052 25,000 CompTIA 20.000 18184 urchased the Gartner Institute 10,000 IT PM exams and 5,000 0m+190+2.84物%, launched the it 199319941995199619971998199920002001 Project+ exam in Year April 2001*k 2021/2/21 www.pmiorgwww.comptia.org AP
2021/2/21 6 Certification Updates ◼ The number of PMPs continues to grow, and PMI is creating new certifications ◼ CompTIA purchased the Gartner Institute IT PM exams and launched the IT Project+ exam in April 2001* Number of PMPs 1,000 1,900 2,800 4,400 6,415 10,086 18,184 27,052 35,465 0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 35,000 40,000 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Year # PMPs As of Sep. '01 *www.pmi.org www.comptia.org
Caveat The text for this class emphasizes using project management(pm)on information technology(it projects The general concepts of PM are the same in all application areas We ll also use non-IT examples to illustrate how pm works in different contexts 2021/2/21 IP
2021/2/21 7 Caveat ◼ The text for this class emphasizes using project management (PM) on information technology (IT) projects ◼ The general concepts of PM are the same in all application areas ◼ We’ll also use non-IT examples to illustrate how PM works in different contexts
Motivation for Studying IT Project management A 1995 Standish Group study(chaos) found only 16. 2% of Im projects were" successful and over 31% were canceled before completion, costing over $81 B in the U.S. alone Time overruns were 2229/ cost overruns were 1899 and only 61% of features were provided The latest CHAos Study(2001 data)showed improvements in all areas but still Only 28% of IT projects succeeded 2021/2/21 s△|P
2021/2/21 8 ◼ A 1995 Standish Group study (CHAOS) found ◼ only 16.2% of IT projects were “successful” ◼ and over 31% were canceled before completion, costing over $81 B in the U.S. alone. ◼ Time overruns were 222%, ◼ cost overruns were 189%, ◼ and only 61% of features were provided ◼ The latest CHAOS Study (2001 data) showed improvements in all areas but still… ◼ Only 28% of IT projects succeeded Motivation for Studying IT Project Management
The Need for IT Projects Keeps Increasing In 1998, corporate America issued Number of New Application Development Projects 200,000 new-start 600.000 application 500.000 development projects 400.000 In 2000, there were 3000 300,000 200,000 In 2001, the 100.000 estimate is over 2000 500,000 *The Standish Group, CHAOS 2001: A Recipe for Success, "2001 2021/2/21 △|P
2021/2/21 9 The Need for IT Projects Keeps Increasing ◼ In 1998, corporate America issued 200,000 new-start application development projects ◼ In 2000, there were 300,000 ◼ In 2001, the estimate is over 500,000 Number of New Application Development Projects - 100,000 200,000 300,000 400,000 500,000 600,000 1998 2000 2001 *The Standish Group, "CHAOS 2001: A Recipe for Success," 2001
1. 2 What Is a Project? 2021/2/21 IP
2021/2/21 10 1.2 What Is a Project?