What is a Project?
A project is an inter-related set of activities whose combined performance within a
What is a Project?
A project has a unique purpose A project is temporary
A project requires resources, often from A project requires resources, often from various areas
A project should have a primary sponsor or customer
Typical Characteristics of
Projects
Limited (often highly constrained) duration
Uncertainty regarding work required, methods, durations, and costs
durations, and costs
Complex sequencing requirements among activities Large projects are often composed of multiple
smaller projects
Typical Characteristics of
Projects
Temporary project organization/team with members drawn from various disciplines, functional areas, and organizations
functional areas, and organizations
Project manager lacks formal, permanent authority with respect to team members Potential for changing priorities,
The Triple Constraint
Scope
What is the project trying to accomplish? What unique product or service does the customer or sponsor expect from the project?
from the project?
Time
How long should it take to complete the project? What is the project’s schedule?
Cost
What is Project Management?
Project Management Defined
Management of Project
Plan, Schedule Control Monitor Evaluate and
and allocate verify
Development of Software System
Problem Solution
Project Management Core
Knowledge Areas
Scope management
Defining and managing all the work required to successfully complete the project
Time management
Estimating how long it will take to complete the work, developing an acceptable project schedule, and ensuring timely completion of the project
Cost management
Preparing and managing the budget for the project Quality management
Ensuring that the project will satisfy the stated or implied needs for which it was undertaken
Integration management
Project Management
Facilitating Knowledge Areas
Human resource management
Making effective use of the people involved with the project
Communications management
Generating, collecting, disseminating, and storing project
Generating, collecting, disseminating, and storing project
information
Risk management
Identifying, analyzing, and responding to risks related to the project
Procurement management
