Systems Analysis and Design: Chapter 3 - Project Management's Objectives is Understand how projects are initiated and selected; Define a business problem and determine the feasibility of a proposed project; Plan a project by identifying activities and scheduling them. | Project Management Systems Analysis and Design, 7e Kendall & Kendall 3 Kendall & Kendall 3- Learning Objectives Understand how projects are initiated and selected Define a business problem and determine the feasibility of a proposed project Plan a project by identifying activities and scheduling them Understand how an alternative approach called agile development balances objectives to manage the analysis and design process Manage team members and analysis and design activities so the project objectives are met while the project remains on schedule Kendall & Kendall 3- Project Management Fundamentals Project initiation Determining project feasibility Activity planning and control Project scheduling Managing systems analysis team members Project initiation – begins with problems or with opportunities for improvement in a business as the organization adapts to change. Determining project feasibility – need to work with decision makers to determine if it is feasible. Project | Project Management Systems Analysis and Design, 7e Kendall & Kendall 3 Kendall & Kendall 3- Learning Objectives Understand how projects are initiated and selected Define a business problem and determine the feasibility of a proposed project Plan a project by identifying activities and scheduling them Understand how an alternative approach called agile development balances objectives to manage the analysis and design process Manage team members and analysis and design activities so the project objectives are met while the project remains on schedule Kendall & Kendall 3- Project Management Fundamentals Project initiation Determining project feasibility Activity planning and control Project scheduling Managing systems analysis team members Project initiation – begins with problems or with opportunities for improvement in a business as the organization adapts to change. Determining project feasibility – need to work with decision makers to determine if it is feasible. Project scheduling – project activities are scheduled through the use of tools such as Gantt charts and PERT diagrams. Planning and managing activities and team members – part of assuring the productivity of systems analysis team members is effectively managing scheduled activities. Kendall & Kendall 3- Major Topics Project Initiation Determining feasibility Determining resources Activity planning and control Gantt charts PERT diagrams Managing analysis and design activities The Agile approach Kendall & Kendall 3- Project Initiation Problems in the organization Problems that lend themselves to systems solutions Opportunities for improvement Caused through upgrading, altering, or installing new systems Both problems and opportunities can arise as the organization adapts to and copes with natural, evolutionary change. Kendall & Kendall 3- Figure Checking output, observing employee behavior, and listening to feedback are all ways to help the analyst pinpoint systems problems .
