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    This document provides an introduction to project management. It outlines the key learning outcomes which include defining what a project is, the roles of a project manager, and constraints like time, cost and scope. It also discusses the project life cycle, including initiation, planning, execution and closure phases. Additionally, it covers knowledge areas in project management, maturity models, dimensions of success, and advantages of using project management practices.

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    This document provides an introduction to project management. It outlines the key learning outcomes which include defining what a project is, the roles of a project manager, and constraints like time, cost and scope. It also discusses the project life cycle, including initiation, planning, execution and closure phases. Additionally, it covers knowledge areas in project management, maturity models, dimensions of success, and advantages of using project management practices.

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    Unit 7 –Introduction to Project Management

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    Unit 7 : Learning Outcomes

    ▪ 7.1 What is a project?


    ▪ 7.2 Project Management and the Role of Project Manager
    ▪ 7.3 Triple Constraint
    ▪ 7.4 New Quadruple constraint
    ▪ 7.5 Knowledge Areas
    ▪ 7.6 Project Life Cycle
    ▪ 7.7 Project Management Maturity Model
    ▪ 7.8 Dimensions of Project Success importance
    ▪ 7.9 The Advantages of Project Management

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    7.1 What Is a Project?

    ▪ A project is “a temporary endeavor undertaken to accomplish a


    unique product or service” (PMBOK® Guide)
    ▪ Attributes of projects
    ▪ unique purpose
    ▪ temporary
    ▪ require resources
    ▪ have sponsor and/or customer
    ▪ involve uncertainty

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    7.2 What is Project Management?
    Project management is “the application of knowledge, skills,
    tools, and techniques to project activities in order to meet
    project requirements” (PMBOK® Guide), 2000, p. 6

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    Role of Project Manager

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    Lesson Title Unit Title
    7.3 The Triple Constraint
    ▪ Every project is constrained in
    different ways by its
    ▪ Scope goals: What is the
    project trying to accomplish?
    ▪ Time goals: How long should it
    take to complete?
    ▪ Cost goals: What should it cost?
    ▪ It is the project manager’s
    duty to balance these three
    often competing goals

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    7.4 Quadruple Constraint of Project Success

    Client
    Budget Acceptance

    Success

    Schedule Performance

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    1-7
    7.5 Project Management Knowledge Areas
    ▪ Knowledge areas describe the key competencies that project
    managers must develop
    ▪ 4 core knowledge areas lead to specific project objectives
    (scope, time, cost, and quality)
    ▪ 4 facilitating knowledge areas -through which the project
    objectives are achieved (human resources, communication,
    risk, and procurement management)
    ▪ 1 knowledge area (project integration management) affects
    and is affected by all of the other knowledge areas

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    8
    Project Management Framework

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    7.6 Project Life Cycle
    4 Phases of a Project
    ▪ Project initiation - the development of
    the initial goal
    ▪ Planning – all detailed schedules are
    developed
    ▪ Execution – the actual “work” is
    performed
    ▪ Termination – project is transferred to
    the customer and project is closed out.
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    Project Life Cycle - Ideal vs Typical

    Cost and staffing level


    Initiation Planning Execution and control Closing

    time
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    Project Life Cycle

    Man Hours

    Conceptualization
    Planning Execution Termination
    Project Life Cycle Stages

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    1-13
    Project Life Cycles and Their Effects
    Client Interest

    Project Stake

    Resources

    Creativity

    Uncertainty

    Conceptualization
    Planning Execution Termination

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    1-14
    7.7 Project Management Maturity
    Generic Model

    High
    Maturity
    Institutionalized,
    seeks continuous
    improvement

    Moderate Maturity
    Defined practices, training programs,
    organizational support

    Low Maturity
    Ad hoc process, no common language, little support

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    7.8 Four Dimensions of Project Success

    Importance

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    Preparing for
    The Future
    3
    2 Business
    1 Success
    Impact on
    Project
    Customer
    Efficiency

    Project Time
    Completion

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    1-16
    Six Criteria for IT Project Success

    ➢System quality
    ➢Information quality
    ➢Use
    ➢User satisfaction
    ➢Individual Impact
    ➢Organizational impact

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    1-17
    Your understanding of
    the project needs to
    match stakeholders’
    understanding.
    Work to make sure it is
    what you end up with!
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    Why Management of Projects important ?

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    Lesson Title Unit Title
    7.9 Advantages of Project Management
    ➢Better control of financial, physical, and human resources
    ➢Improved customer relations
    ➢Shorter development times
    ➢Lower costs
    ➢Higher quality and increased reliability
    ➢Higher profit margins
    ➢Improved productivity
    ➢Better internal coordination
    ➢Higher worker morale
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    Presented By : SUMUDU ANNE SAMARAKOON
    MSc. in IT MBA University of Colombo MBCS UK

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