Elements involved in establishing a project plan Identifying and assessing risks Steps in the project control process Actions to be taken when a project is terminated
Topic 1 Overview of Project Management 1. History and actual state of project management 2. Why so few successful projects? 3. What is a project? 4. What is project management?
Obiectives Understand the systems view of project management Explain the four general phases in the project life cycle Explain the differences among functional, matrix, and project organizational structures
Outline Importance of a good communication Project Communication Management Process Communication Planning (沟通计划编制) Information Distribution (信息发送) Performance Reporting (绩效报告) Administrative Closure (管理收尾) Suggestions for improving project communications IT Project Management
Taking resource constraints into account when developing a network diagram Determining the planned resource utilization for a project Leveling the use of resources within the required time frame of the project Determining the shortest project schedule with the limited resources availabe
Estimating the duration for each activity Establishing the estimated start time and required completion time for the overall project Calculating the earliest times at which each activity can start and finish, based on the project’s estimated start time Calculating the latest times by which each activity must start and finish in order to complete the project by its required completion time Determining the amount of positive or negative slack between the time each activity can start or finish and the time it must start or finish Identifying the critical (longest) path of activities
Outline Importance of Project Schedules Project Time Management Process Activity Definition Activity sequencing Activity duration estimating Schedule development Schedule control IT Project Management