Resource 11. TRAINING MODULE IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT (Created by the Institute for Development Management‚ Botswana for the NGO Institute‚ STF. (Some materials in this module have been extracted from “A Guide to Project Management Body of Knowledge‚ 3rd. edition‚ 2004) What is a project? “A temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product or service.” The Three P’s [pic] Working definition of project management Project management is the application of knowledge
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1. Discuss the reasons why IT projects fail. Although there are many contributing factors to project failure‚ there are six common factors. 1. Undeveloped Project Goals: Poor project planning will almost always lead to failure. One main reason for this failure is the inability to agree on the missions‚ goals‚ or objectives that the project is attempting to undertake. It is necessary that specific plans and requirements for the project are instituted in the development phase. Failure to do this
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1 Background I am work in clothing company‚ main consumer target is the around 17 – 30 years old women‚ company aim is “keep the price low‚ keep in good quality!” Company will do the design and production by own. The company will have a new design at each season‚ before the next season start‚ company will start to plan new design of clothes one season ago‚ and this time will design next year 2013 spring collection. For spring‚ the color decide to use a soft color such as baby pink‚ baby
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Project Execution Phase Overview: Once a project moves into the Execution Phase‚ the project Team and the necessary resources to carry out the project Should be in place and ready to perform project activities. The Project Plan should have been completed and base lined By this time as well. The project team and specifically the Project Manager’s focus now shifts from planning the Project efforts to participating in‚ observing‚ and analysing The work being done. Executing the Project Plan
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2012 Project management is one of the most important and critical tool or technique‚ which defines the entire course of development of any kind of project. Project management works as an ignition for the chain reaction of the whole development cycle. It also helps to layout each and every step of the development cycle and defines the action plan to be followed during the risk-conditions. Not only this‚ project management methodologies help track down the success rate for a project and improve
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Program Management Skills Tathagat Varma Sr Director‚ Strategic Programs and Biz Ops Yahoo! India R&D Project vs. Program Management Area Project Management Program Management Focus Non-strategic Strategic Objectives Singular Multiple Extent of Change Narrow Broad Benefits Realization Once Incremental Deliverable Complexity Low High Deliverable Quantity Few Many Overall Time Scale Rigid Loose Scope Change Exceptional
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CT050-3 Project Management In-course Assignment Case Study Company : Green International (GI) Project : Global Sales Information System (GSIS) I. Assignment Learning Outcomes 1. Decide the aims and objectives‚ deliverables and scope of a typical IT project within the wider context of IT management‚ create appropriate standards and procedures and communicate the outline of the project effectively to a variety of stakeholders‚ discuss and critically evaluate the process. 2. Organize
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Project Management Project management is the discipline of planning‚ organizing‚ securing and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific project goals and objectives. Some Facts! One fifth (1/5) of the world’s GDP (U.S. $12 trillion) is being spent on Projects. With projects being mandated on such large scales – a shortage of 6 million skilled project professionals is expected by 2013. It’s the only profession where the income levels continued to rise despite the
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Project Management: Project management Project management is the discipline of planning‚ organizing‚ motivating‚ and controlling resources to achieve specific goals. A project is a temporary endeavor with a defined beginning and end (usually time-constrained‚ and often constrained by funding or deliverables) undertaken to meet unique goals and objectives‚ typically to bring about beneficial change or added value. The primary challenge of project management is to achieve all of the project goals
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PROBLEM 1 Project? 1. Unique purpose 2. Life span 3. Uncertainty 4. Primary customer 5. Resources 6. Developed using progressive elaboration Project Life Cycle [pic] Key Project Constraints 1. Scope – objective of project 2. Time - Deadline 3. Cost - Budget 4. Quality – Extent of satisfaction Project Stakeholders Individuals or groups in the organization who have an interest in‚ or will be affected by‚ the project result. E.g. Organiser
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