This document outlines the learning objectives of a chapter on project management. It discusses understanding the need for better project management of information technology projects, defining what a project is and providing IT project examples. It also describes what project management is and its key elements and frameworks. Finally, it discusses relating project management to other disciplines, the history and current profession of project management, and how organizations develop their own project management methodologies.

1. 17-1 Project Management
Project
Management
McGraw-Hill/Irwin
Operations Management, Eighth Edition, by William J. Stevenson
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

2. 17-2 Project Management
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Learning Objectives
 Understand the growing need for better project
management, especially for information
technology projects
 Explain what a project is and provide examples
of information technology projects
 Describe what project management is and discuss
key elements of the project management
framework

3. 17-3 Project Management
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Learning Objectives
 Discuss how project management relates to other
disciplines
 Understand the history of project management
 Describe the project management profession,
including recent trends in project management
research, certification, and software products

4. 17-4 Project Management
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Learning Objectives
 Describe the five project management process
groups, the typical level of activity for each, and
the interactions among them
 Understand how the project management
process groups relate to the project management
knowledge areas
 Discuss how organizations develop information
technology project management methodologies
to meet their needs

5. 17-5 Project Management
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Learning Objectives
 Review a case study of an organization
applying the project management process
groups to manage different projects.
 Understand the contribution that effective
project initiation, project planning, project
execution, project control, and project closing
makes to project success