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1. Copyright 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Chapter 1
Projects in Contemporary
Organizations
2. Introduction
Much of project management developed by the
military
– Navy’s Polaris program
– NASA’s space program
– Strategic defense initiative
Project management has found wide acceptance in
industry
It has many applications outside of construction
– Managing legal cases
– Managing new product releases
3. Introduction Continued
Main forces in driving the acceptance of
project and other forms of management:
1. The exponential growth of human knowledge
2. The growing demand for a broad range of
complex goods and services
3. Increased worldwide competition
All of these contribute to the need for
organizations to do more and to do it faster
Project management is one way to do more
faster
4. Projects Tend to be Large
Projects tend to be large
– The Channel Tunnel, or Chunnel
– Denver International Airport
– Panama Canal expansion project
– Three Gorges Dam, China
Projects are getting larger over time
– Flying: balloons planes jets rockets
reusable rockets
5. Main Goals of Project Management
1. Time
2. Cost
3. Performance
Time, cost, and performance are all related
on a project
7. Project Management Institute (PMI)
The Project Management Institute is the
major project management organization
Founded in 1969
Grew from 7,500 members in 1990 to over
260,000 in 2007
The Project Management Journal and PM
Network are the leading project management
journals
8. Project Manager
Project manager is the key individual
on a project
Project manager is like a mini-CEO
While project manager always has
responsibility, may not have necessary
authority
9. The Definition of a “Project”
A ‘Project’ is a temporary endeavour,
having a defined beginning and end
(usually constrained by date, but can
be by funding or deliverables).
E.g.- hospital, freeways, new website,
movie, insurance policy etc.
10. Major Characteristics of a Project
Importance
Performance
Life cycle with a finite due date
Interdependencies
Uniqueness
Resources
Conflict
11. Why Project Management?
The main purpose for initiating a project is to
accomplish some goal
Project management increases the likelihood
of accomplishing that goal
Project management gives us someone (the
project manager) to spearhead the project
and to hold accountable for its completion
12. Negative Side to Project Management
Greater organizational complexity
Higher probability organizational policy
will be violated
Says managers cannot accomplish the
desired outcome
Conflict
18. The Structure of this Course
Follows the project life cycle
Some topics stand-alone
Other topics incorporated throughout
Exercises
Case-studies
Tutorials
19. Part I: Project Initiation
1. Projects in Contemporary Organizations
2. Strategic Management and Project
Selection
3. The Project Manager
4. Negotiation and the Management of Conflict
5. The Project in the Organizational Structure
20. Part II: Project Planning
6. Project Activity Planning
7. Budgeting and Cost Estimation
8. Scheduling
9. Resource Allocation
21. Part III: Project Execution
10. Monitoring and Information Systems
11. Project Control
12. Project Auditing
13. Project Termination