SPM - 1 Flashcards
advantages of using formal project management
- better control of resources
- improved customer relations
- shorter development time
- lower costs
- higher quality and increased reliability
- high profit margins
- improved productivity
- better internal coordination
- higher work morale
- a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result
- end when their objectives have been reached or the project has been terminated
- can be large or small and take a short or long time to complete
project
top strategic technologies for 2012
- media tablets and beyond
- mobile-centric applications and interfaces
- contextual and social user experience
- iot
- cloud computing
usually provides the direction and
funding for the projec
project sponsor
project attributes
- unique purpose
- temporary
- developed using progressive development
- requires resources
- should have primary customer or sponsor
- involves uncertainty
work with project sponsors, project team, and other people involved in a project to meet project goals
project manager
group of related projects managed in a
coordinated way to obtain benefits and control not
available from managing them individually
Program
triple
constraint
- project scope,
- time, and
- cost goals
the application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements
Project management
are the people involved in or
affected by project activities
stakeholders
stakeholders includes
- project managers
- project sponsor
- project team
- suppliers
- users
- support staff
- customers
- opponents
describe the key competencies
that project managers must develop
Knowledge areas
10 knowledge areas
- project integration
- scope
- time
- cost
- human resource
- quality
- communication
- risk
- procurement
- stakeholder management
assist project managers and their teams in various aspects of project management
Project management tools and techniques
are those tools that have high use and high potential for improving project success
super tools
super tools such as:
- software for task scheduing
- scope statement
- requirement analysis
- lesson learned reports
Tools already extensively used that have been found to
improve project importance include
- progress reports
- gantt charts
- kick off meeting
- change requrest
There are several ways to define project success
- project met time, cost goals, scope
- project satisfied customer
- project met main objective
what helps a person succeed?
- user involvement
- executive support
- clear business objective
- optimizing scope
- emotional maturity
- agile process
- project management expertise
- execution
- skilled resources
- tools adn infrastructure
top three reasons why federal technology project succeed
- adequate timing
- skilled resources
- engagement from stakeholders
organizations group and manage projects and programs as a portfolio of investments that contribute to the entire enterprise’s success
project portfolio management
provides leadership and direction for the project managers heading the projects within the program
program manager
an optimal way recognized by industry to achieve a stated goal or objective
best practice
suggested skills for project managers
- project management body of knowledge
- application of knowledge
- project environment knowldedge
- general management knowledge and skills
- soft skills
Job descriptions vary, but most include responsibilities like planning, scheduling, coordinating, and working with people to achieve project goals
project manager
suggests that organizations need to follow basic principles of project management
Robert Butrick
deals with the day-to-day details of
meeting specific goals
manager
10 most important competencies and skills for project managers
- leadership
- people skills
- strong at building trust
- integrity
- listening
- verbal communication
- strong at building teams
- conflict management
- understands priorities
- critical thinking
focuses on long-term goals and bigpicture objectives while inspiring people to reach those goals
leader
- the first project to use “modern” project management
- Some people argue that building the Egyptian pyramids was a project, as was building the Great Wall of China
manhattan project
is an organizational group responsible for coordinating the project management function throughout an organization
Project Management Office (PMO)
Several global dynamics are forcing organizations to
rethink their practices
- talent development for prject and program management
- good project portfolio management
- basic project management techniques
- organizations want to use more agile approaches
- benefits realization of projects
is an international professional society for project managers founded in 1969
project management institute
- has documented sufficient project experience, agreed to follow a code of ethics, and passed the PMP exam
- PMI provides certification as a
project management professional
oosely defined, is a set of principles that guide our decision making based on personal values of what is “right” and “wrong”
ethics
