Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Nature of Projects
Jake Stewart, PMP, CSM, PhD
Fall 2015
Topics Covered
Introduction
Project Definitions
Why is Project Management so Important?
Team Exercise: Why Projects Fail?
Project Management Processes
Project Management Knowledge Areas
Stakeholders
Introduction
Jake Stewart
What is a Project?
Definition: Project
A temporary endeavor undertaken to create a
unique product, service, or result.
PMBOK Guide
Related Definitions
Operation
An ongoing and repetitive effort
PMBOK Guide
Program
Portfolio
Project Management
the Application of knowledge, skills, tools and
techniques to project activities to meet project
requirements
Progressive Elaboration
details of a project become clearer as more
information becomes available
Triple Constraints
Time
Cost
Quality
Scope
49%
Successful
Failed
Challenged
23%
Source: Standish Group 2001
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Socio-technical Approach
Its not just about the technology or building a better mouse trap
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Polaris
1940s
First
Electronic
Computer
1950s
1960s
EDP
Era
1970s
PC
Era
1980s
1990s
Network
Era
2000s
2010s
Globalization
1-17
Project Processes
Organized into five process groups:
Initiating:
Planning:
Controlling:
Executing:
Closing:
Planning
Processes
Processes
Controlling
Executing
Processes
Processes
Closing
Processes
PMBOKGuide,2000Edition,Figure31.
Initiating
Processes
Implementation Phase
Planning
Processes
Controlling
Processes
Executing
Processes
Closing
Processes
Initiating
Processes
Planning
Processes
Controlling
Processes
Executing
Processes
Closing
Processes
PMBOKGuide,2000Edition,Figure33
Stakeholder?
Persons and organizations such as
customers, sponsors, performing organization
and the public that are actively in the project,
or whose interests may be
Stakeholders
Customer
Defines the project deliverables (requirements)
and provides funding; often represents or is the
end-item user
Project Sponsor
Person in management who approves and
supports the project
Project Team
All the individuals that perform the required
project tasks
Stakeholders
Project Manager
Responsible for the successful
accomplishment of the project
Functional Managers
Providers of the labor force required to
perform the projects tasks
Team Exercise
Select a project you are all familiar with
and use a brainstorming method to
identify the stakeholders for the project
Identify the unique needs of each
stakeholder
Summary
Project Definitions
Triple Constraints
Why Projects Fail
The Importance of Project Management
Project Management Processes
Project Management Knowledge Areas
Stakeholders
Questions?
Homework
Think about a project in the Bible.
What made it a project?
Who was the project manager?
Tom Peters?
Future of Business
I believe that in the future, all
work will be project work.
Tom Peters