Project Management
How is a project different from what most people do in their day-to-day jobs?
A project is defined as a temporary activity; this means that they do not last forever, while a day-to-day job is best describe as the ongoing core business of an organization. Projects are unique endeavours that are not compatible with the day-to-day model and activities of an organization.
Projects have to be specially undertaken outside of the normal operations to create unique product, services and conditions. For example an organization decides to establish a new call center for application support, this would be classified as a project and not as a day-to-day job, since there are steps and procedures, and time schedule to be followed as well as there is a beginning and an end to complete the activity. (Phillips 2010).
What makes information technology projects different from other types of projects? How should project managers adjust to these differences?
Information Technology project are different from other types of project since they can be very dissimilar in term of size and complexity. Information Technology projects often include team members with various background and skills, and the technologies involve are usually diverse.
Project manager should adjust to the differences by paying careful attention to the goals of the project and the needs of various stakeholders. (According to Phillips 2010), the project manager must also understand how the project supports the organization needs as well as the mission of the organization and how the deliverables of the project will be used by the stakeholders.
What is the difference between a manager and a leader? According to web site article titled “Definition of a Leader” (Alan S. L. Wong 2007), a leader can be defined as a person who influences a group of people towards the achievement of a common goal, while (F. John Reh, 2013) outlined in his article “Manager” describes a manager as a person responsible for
A project is defined as a temporary activity; this means that they do not last forever, while a day-to-day job is best describe as the ongoing core business of an organization. Projects are unique endeavours that are not compatible with the day-to-day model and activities of an organization.
Projects have to be specially undertaken outside of the normal operations to create unique product, services and conditions. For example an organization decides to establish a new call center for application support, this would be classified as a project and not as a day-to-day job, since there are steps and procedures, and time schedule to be followed as well as there is a beginning and an end to complete the activity. (Phillips 2010).
What makes information technology projects different from other types of projects? How should project managers adjust to these differences?
Information Technology project are different from other types of project since they can be very dissimilar in term of size and complexity. Information Technology projects often include team members with various background and skills, and the technologies involve are usually diverse.
Project manager should adjust to the differences by paying careful attention to the goals of the project and the needs of various stakeholders. (According to Phillips 2010), the project manager must also understand how the project supports the organization needs as well as the mission of the organization and how the deliverables of the project will be used by the stakeholders.
What is the difference between a manager and a leader? According to web site article titled “Definition of a Leader” (Alan S. L. Wong 2007), a leader can be defined as a person who influences a group of people towards the achievement of a common goal, while (F. John Reh, 2013) outlined in his article “Manager” describes a manager as a person responsible for