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This chapter discusses some of the components involved in understanding the project environment, such as using a systems approach, understanding organizations, managing stakeholders, matching product life cycles to the project environment, understanding the context of IT projects, and reviewing recent trends that affect IT project management. | Chapter 2: The Project Management Context and Processes adopted from PMI’s PMBOK 2000 and Textbook : Information Technology Project Management (author : Dr. Kathy Schwalbe) contents Three Sphere Model system philosophy, system analysis and system management Project Life Cycle Concept, development, implementation and support Project life cycle vs product life cycle Management reviews in project phases organization structure Success factors in project management Project Management job functions : 15 Skill required in project manager Project management process: initiating, planning, executing, controlling and closing PM processes vs knowledge areas Chapter 2 Projects Cannot Be Run In Isolation Projects must operate in a broad organizational environment Project managers need to take a holistic or systems view of a project and understand how it is situated within the larger organization See example in opening and closing case to illustrate this concept Chapter 2 A Systems View of Project Management A systems approach emerged in the 1950s to describe a more analytical approach to management and problem solving Three parts include: Systems philosophy View things as systems, interacting components working within an environment to fulfill some purpose Systems analysis problem-solving approach Systems management Address business, technological, and organizational issues before making changes to systems Figure 2-1. Three Sphere Model for Systems Management Project Life Cycle and Project phases A project life cycle is a collection of project phases Project phases vary by project or industry, but some general phases include concept development implementation support Chapter 2 Figure 2-2. Project Life Cycle and Project Phases Product Life Cycles Products also have life cycles The Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) is a framework for describing the phases involved in developing and maintaining information systems Typical SDLC phases include planning, . | Chapter 2: The Project Management Context and Processes adopted from PMI’s PMBOK 2000 and Textbook : Information Technology Project Management (author : Dr. Kathy Schwalbe) contents Three Sphere Model system philosophy, system analysis and system management Project Life Cycle Concept, development, implementation and support Project life cycle vs product life cycle Management reviews in project phases organization structure Success factors in project management Project Management job functions : 15 Skill required in project manager Project management process: initiating, planning, executing, controlling and closing PM processes vs knowledge areas Chapter 2 Projects Cannot Be Run In Isolation Projects must operate in a broad organizational environment Project managers need to take a holistic or systems view of a project and understand how it is situated within the larger organization See example in opening and closing case to illustrate this concept Chapter 2 A Systems View of .