The satisfying of
budget and time constraints.
Project management skills are difficult and important to learn.
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Deciding on Systems Projects
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System Service Request (SSR)
A standard form for requesting or proposing systems development work within an organization
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Feasibility study
A study that determines whether a requested system makes economic and operational sense for an organization
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Managing the Information Systems Project
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Project
A planned undertaking of related activities to reach an objective that has a beginning and an end
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Project management
A controlled process of initiating, planning, executing, and closing down a project
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Project manager
Systems analyst with management and leadership skills responsible for leading project initiation, planning, execution, and closedown
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Deliverable
The end product of an SDLC phase
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Phases of Project Management Process
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Phase 1: Initiation
Phase 2: Planning
Phase 3: Execution
Phase 4: Closedown
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PM Phase 1: Project Initiation
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Assess size, scope and complexity, and establish procedures.
Establish:
Initiation team
Relationship with customer
Project initiation plan
Management procedures
Project management environment
Project workbook
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PM Phase 2: Project Planning
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Define clear, discrete activities and the work needed to complete each activity
Tasks
Define project scope, alternatives, feasibility
Divide project into tasks
Estimate resource requirements
Develop preliminary schedule
Develop communication plan
Determine standards and procedures
Identify and assess risk
Create preliminary budget
Develop a statement of work
Set baseline project plan
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Some Components of Project Planning
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Statement of Work (SOW)
“Contract” between the IS staff and the customer regarding deliverables and time estimates for a system development project
The Baseline Project Plan (BPP)
Contains estimates of scope, benefits, schedules, costs, risks, and resource requirements
Preliminary Budget
Cost-benefit analysis outlining planned expenses and revenues
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Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
Division of project into manageable and logically ordered tasks and subtasks
Scheduling Diagrams
Gantt chart: horizontal bars represent task durations
Network diagram: boxes and links represent task dependencies
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PM Phase 3: Project Execution
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Plans created in prior phases are put into action.
Actions
Execute baseline project plan
Monitor progress against baseline plan
Manage changes in baseline plan
Maintain project workbook
Communicate project status
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