Project management skills are greatly in demand in the information technology community. Project management is a natural extension of the previous chapter’s introduction to system development. This chapter provides a process-centric survey of key project management tools and techniques as they apply to systems analysis and design. | Chapter 4 Project Management Objectives Define the terms project and project management, and differentiate between project and process management. Describe causes of failed information systems and technology projects. Describe basic competencies required of project managers. Describe basic functions of project management. Differentiate between PERT and Gantt as project management tools. Describe role of project management software. Describe eight activities in project management. Define joint project planning and its role in project management. Define scope and a write a statement of work to document scope. Use a work breakdown structure to decompose a project into tasks. Estimate tasks’ durations and specify intertask dependencies. Assign resources and produce a project schedule with a Gantt chart. Assign people to tasks and direct the team effort. Use critical path analysis to adjust schedule and resource allocations in response to schedule and budget deviations. Manage user . | Chapter 4 Project Management Objectives Define the terms project and project management, and differentiate between project and process management. Describe causes of failed information systems and technology projects. Describe basic competencies required of project managers. Describe basic functions of project management. Differentiate between PERT and Gantt as project management tools. Describe role of project management software. Describe eight activities in project management. Define joint project planning and its role in project management. Define scope and a write a statement of work to document scope. Use a work breakdown structure to decompose a project into tasks. Estimate tasks’ durations and specify intertask dependencies. Assign resources and produce a project schedule with a Gantt chart. Assign people to tasks and direct the team effort. Use critical path analysis to adjust schedule and resource allocations in response to schedule and budget deviations. Manage user expectations of a project and adjust project scope. 4- 4- Projects and Project Managers Project – a [temporary] sequence of unique, complex, and connected activities having one goal or purpose and that must be completed by specific time, within budget, and according to specification. Project manager - the person responsible for supervising a systems project from initiation to conclusion 4- Project Management and Process Management Project management – the process of scoping, planning, staffing, organizing, directing, and controlling the development of an acceptable system at a minimum cost within a specified time frame. Process management – the activity of documenting, managing, and continually improving the process of systems development. 4- Measures of Project Success The resulting information system is acceptable to the customer. The system was delivered “on time.” The system was delivered “within budget.” The system development process had a minimal impact on ongoing .
