Introduction People, Product, Process, and Project What is a Project? What is Project Management? How Project Management Relates to Other Disciplines History of Project Management The Project Management Profession IT Project Management

Definition of a project and its attributes Key constraints within which a project must be managed How a project is “born” Life of a project Steps involved in the project management process Implications of global project management Benefits of project management

◼ A Systems View of Project Management ◼ Project Phases and the Project Life Cycle ◼ Understanding Organizations ◼ Suggested Skills for a Project Manager ◼ Project Management Process Groups

Outline A Systems View of Project Management Project Phases and the Project Life Cycle Understanding Organizations Suggested Skills for a Project Manager Project Management Process Groups IT Project Management

A Systems View of Project Management Project Phases and the Project Life Cycle Understanding Organizations Suggested Skills for a Project Manager Project Management Process Groups

Performing the steps in the project control process Determining the effects of actual schedule performance on the project schedule Incorporating project changes into the schedule Calculating an updated project schedule Controlling the project schedule

Suggestions for enhancing personal communications Effective listening Various types of project meetings Formal project presentations Project reports Project documentation Collaborative communication tools

An Overview of Project An Overview of Project Management Project Management Activities Project Organizations Project Communications Software Life Cycle Model

Outline Introduction People, Product, Process, and Project What is a Project? What is Project Management? How Project Management Relates to Other Disciplines History of Project Management

◼ What is Project Scope Management? ◼ Project Initiation ◼ Methods for Selecting Projects ◼ Net Present Value Analysis, ROI, and Payback Analysis ◼ Weighted Scoring Model ◼ Project Charters ◼ Scope Planning ◼ The Scope Statement ◼ Scope Definition ◼ The Work Breakdown Structure ◼ Approaches to Developing Work Breakdown Structures ◼ Scope Verification and Scope Change Control