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• Project Management
• Summer II
• 2005
• Introduction

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What is a project?

• Work that happens one time only has both a clear
  beginning and end.
• Has a unique end product.
• Different than on going operations.
• No end and product similar or identical products.

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5 Project Success Factors

• Agreement among project team, customers, and
  management on the goals of the project.
• A plan that shows an overall path and clear
  responsibilities and will be used to measure
  progress during the project.
• Constant, effective communication among everyone
  involved in the project.
• A controlled scope
• Management support
• all achieved through the diligent, persistent
  use of the science of project management.. pg.
  8.

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What is the Project Environment?
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What is Project Management?
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What is the Project Lifecycle?
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What is the Product Development Lifecycle?
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Project Knowledge and Project Lifecycle Phases
High
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Typical Building, Bridge, etc. Projects
Typical New Manufacturing Process Projects
Knowledge (project, impacts, risks)
Typical IT Projects
EOP
EOL
Low
Build Phase
Roll out Phase
Design Phase
Support Phase
Project Lifecycle - Time
Source Dr. Kevin McCormack - 2002
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Project Characteristics v. Lifecycle Approach
Low
Fat Pitch SDLC / Waterfall Hard Approach
Curve Ball IE / Waterfall w/
Prototyping Modified Hard Approach
Complexity of Project
Fast Ball Waterfall w/ Sub Projects Staged
Delivery Modified Hard Approach
Wild Pitch Soft Systems Spiral Evolutionary
Prototyping Soft Approach
High
Clarity of Requirements
High
Low
Source Dr. Kevin McCormack - 2002
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Lifecycle Major Check Points

• Clearly defined (processes, deliverables,
  measures, activities)
• Situational fit (complexity, requirement clarity,
  user involvement, team skills, visibility,
  flexibility, time constraints, risk)
• Technology fit (architecture, tools, code,
  package, objects)
• Bottom line
• The lifecycle must help create the environment
  for a
• measurable, predictable, repeatable, efficient,
  effective process
• for executing the project.