tailieunhanh - Lecture Business driven technology (Business plug-in): Chapter 15 - Paige Baltzan, Amy Phillips

Chapter 15 - Project management. After completing this chapter, students will be able to: Describe the project stakeholders and executive sponsor’s roles in choosing strategic projects, highlight the five components of a project charter. | BUSINESS PLUG-IN B15 Project Management LEARNING OUTCOMES Describe the project stakeholders and executive sponsor’s roles in choosing strategic projects Highlight the five components of a project charter LEARNING OUTCOMES Describe the two primary diagrams most frequently used in project planning Identify the three primary areas a project manager must focus on managing to ensure success PROJECT MANAGEMENT FUNDAMENTALS Project – temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result Project management – the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements Project manager – an individual who is an expert in project planning and management PROJECT MANAGEMENT FUNDAMENTALS Project management role CHOOSING STRATEGIC PROJECTS Project stakeholders - individuals and organizations actively involved in the project or whose interests might be affected as a result of project execution or project . | BUSINESS PLUG-IN B15 Project Management LEARNING OUTCOMES Describe the project stakeholders and executive sponsor’s roles in choosing strategic projects Highlight the five components of a project charter LEARNING OUTCOMES Describe the two primary diagrams most frequently used in project planning Identify the three primary areas a project manager must focus on managing to ensure success PROJECT MANAGEMENT FUNDAMENTALS Project – temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result Project management – the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements Project manager – an individual who is an expert in project planning and management PROJECT MANAGEMENT FUNDAMENTALS Project management role CHOOSING STRATEGIC PROJECTS Project stakeholders - individuals and organizations actively involved in the project or whose interests might be affected as a result of project execution or project completion Executive sponsor - the person or group who provides the financial resources for the project CHOOSING STRATEGIC PROJECTS Three common techniques for selecting projects Focus on organizational goals Categorize projects Perform a financial analysis UNDERSTANDING PROJECT PLANNING After selecting strategic projects and identifying a project manager the next critical component is the project plan Building a project plan involves two key components: Project charter Project plan Project Charter Project charter - a document issued by the project initiator or sponsor that formally authorizes the existence of a project and provides the project manager with the authority to apply organizational resources to project activities and includes: Project scope Project objectives Project constraints Projects assumptions Project Charter SMART criteria are useful reminders on how to ensure that the project has created understandable and measurable objectives Project Plan Project