Our Plan

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Our Plan

• Logistics
• any questions from last time?
• Our Plan
• project management
• process management
• expectations management
• people management

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Project Management

• A project is a sequence of unique, complex, and
  connected activities having one goal or purpose
  and that must be completed by specific time,
  within budget, and according to specification.
• Project management is the process of defining,
  planning, directing, monitoring, and controlling
  the development of an acceptable system at a
  minimum cost within a specified time frame.
• Approaches
• self-directed team
• hire/develop professional project manager

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Causes of Failed Project

• Unfamiliar with or undisciplined in the tools and
  techniques of systems analysis and design
• Poor leadership and management
• Taking shortcuts through or around the
  methodology
• Poor expectations management
• Scope creep
• Feature creep
• Cost and schedule overruns
• Poor people management
• Constant state of change

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Functions of Project Manager

• Scoping the Project
• Planning Project Tasks and Staffing the Project
  Team
• Organizing and Scheduling the Project Effort
• Directing and Controlling the Project

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Process Management

• Process management is the planning, selection,
  deployment, and consistent application of
  standard system development methods, tools,
  techniques, and technologies to all information
  system projects.
• Management of Methodology
• Management of Systems development technology
• Total Quality Management
• Metrics and Measurement
• The Development Center

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Project and Process Management Techniques

• Gantt Chart
• A Gantt chart is a simple horizontal bar chart
  that depicts project tasks against a calendar.
  Each bar represents a named project task. The
  tasks are listed vertically in the left-hand
  column. On a Gantt chart, the horizontal axis is
  a calendar timeline.
• Forward and Reverse Scheduling
• Calendars
• Work Breakdown structures
• Effort and Duration
• Predecessors and Constraints
• Critical paths and Slack Resources
• Resource Assignments and Management

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Project and Process Management Techniques

• PERT Charts
• PERT Definitions and Symbols
• Critical Path

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Critical Path in PERT

• Critical path example
• Path 1 A(3) B(2) C(2) D(7) H(5)
• Path 2 A(3) B(2) C(2) E(6) H(5)
• Path 3 A(3) B(2) C(2) F(3) H(5)
• Path 4 A(3) B(2) C(2) G(2) H(5)
• The total expected duration time for a path is
  equivalent to the sum of the expected duration
  times for each task in the path.
• Path 1 3 2 2 7 0 5 19
• Path 2 3 2 2 6 0 5 18
• Path 3 3 2 2 3 0 5 15
• Path 4 3 2 2 2 5 14

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Expectations Management

• Expectations Management Matrix
• An expectations management matrix is a
  rule-driven tool for helping management
  appreciate the dynamics of changing project
  parameters. The parameters include cost,
  schedule, scope, and quality.
• Using the Expectations Management Matrix

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People Management

• The One Minute Manager
• The Subtle Art of Delegation and Accountability