The Project
Management Context
CS410
Topics
Project Phases and Project Life Cycle
Project Stakeholders
Organizational Influences
Key General Management Skills
Socioeconomic Influences
Project Phases
Divisions of a project
- to provide better management control
- to provide appropriate links to ongoing operations
Collectively, the project phases are the Project Life Cycle
Characteristics of Project Phases
Marked by completion of one or more deliverables
Phase conclusion marked by a review of key deliverables and project performance
- should project continue?
- cost effective error detection/correction
Includes a set of defined work products for management control
Characteristics of Project Life Cycle
Defines the beginning and end of a project
Defines technical work to be done in each phase
Defines who should be involved in each phase
Project Stakeholders
Project manager
Customer
Performing Organization
Sponsor
Key General Management Skills
Finance and accounting, sales and marketing, research and development, manufacturing and distributing
Strategic planning, tactical planning, operational planning
Managing work relationships
Managing oneself
Leading
Establishing direction
Aligning people
Motivating and inspiring
Communicating
Written and oral, listening and speaking
Internal and external
Formal and informal
Vertical and horizontal
Negotiating
Scope, cost, and schedule options
Changes to scope, cost, or schedule
Contract terms and conditions
Assignments
Resources
Problem Solving
Problem solving
Problem definition
Decision making
Influencing the Organization