Chapter 2 - Project management and information technology context. This lecture provides basic understanding of project management in the context of information technology. In this chapter, the following content will be discussed: Recap, systems philosophy, organization frames, project life cycle, IT projects and recent trends, project management process groups. | Project Management and Information Technology Context SEII-Lecture 2 Dr. Muzafar Khan Assistant Professor Department of Computer Science CIIT, Islamabad. 1 Outline Recap Systems Philosophy Organization frames Project life cycle IT projects and recent trends Project management process groups 2 2 Recap Software/ software engineering IT project failure / investment Project / program Project and portfolio management Project management framework Project success factors Successful organizations and managers Suggested skills for project managers 3 Systems Philosophy No project done in isolation Broad organizational context Holistic view / systems thinking Systems analysis Systems management 4 4 Three-Sphere Model 5 Figure source: IT Project Management, K. Schwalbe, 6th ed., p. 46 Organization Frames [1/2] Structural frame Organization structure Roles and responsibilities Coordination and control Human resource frame Harmony between organization’s needs and people’s needs 6 Organization Frames [2/2] Political frame Organizational and personal politics Competition between groups/individuals Power, leadership, limited resources Project supporters and opponents Symbolic frame Symbols and meanings Organization culture 7 Organizational Structures [1/2] Functional Conventional structure Managers report to CEO Specialized staff Project Program managers report to CEO Staff with various skills Matrix Mix of functional and project structures Strong, balanced, and weak matrix 8 Organizational Structures [2/2] 9 Figure source: IT Project Management, K. Schwalbe, 6th ed., p. 49 Organizational Structure and Project 10 Figure source: IT Project Management, K. Schwalbe, 6th ed., p. 50 Organizational Culture [1/2] Set of shared assumptions, values, and behaviors Cause of many problems Subcultures Main characteristics Member identity Group emphasis Risk tolerance Conflict tolerance 11 Organizational Culture [2/2] Main characteristics Reward criteria Unit integration Open-systems focus . | Project Management and Information Technology Context SEII-Lecture 2 Dr. Muzafar Khan Assistant Professor Department of Computer Science CIIT, Islamabad. 1 Outline Recap Systems Philosophy Organization frames Project life cycle IT projects and recent trends Project management process groups 2 2 Recap Software/ software engineering IT project failure / investment Project / program Project and portfolio management Project management framework Project success factors Successful organizations and managers Suggested skills for project managers 3 Systems Philosophy No project done in isolation Broad organizational context Holistic view / systems thinking Systems analysis Systems management 4 4 Three-Sphere Model 5 Figure source: IT Project Management, K. Schwalbe, 6th ed., p. 46 Organization Frames [1/2] Structural frame Organization structure Roles and responsibilities Coordination and control Human resource frame Harmony between organization’s needs and people’s needs 6 Organization .
