ECM566 Learning Niblet Week 1/1

Topic : Introduction to Project Management

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of this lesson, you should be able to:

1. Differentiate between Projects and Operations

2. Discuss why Project Management is important
3. Explain what is Project Management
4. Describe the Project Management Process

Upload Slides, Audio, Video, Quiz and Reading Materials at the same time in that order.

Slides:

As provided.

Audio:

As provided

Video:

1.Introduction to Project Management

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOU1YP5NZVA

2.Why is project management important

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAB5sHSZnss

3.Project management process

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7yZutiwRso

Quiz:

1. Which of the following is not a feature of a project?

a) Constrained by limited resources

b) Planned , executed and controlled
c) Creates unique product or service
d) May be ongoing and repetitive

2. Which of these is not an example of a project?

 a) Buying clothes from the market on a special sale.
b) Planning for your friends wedding.
c) Building a bridge across the Amazon river.
d) Cleaning the office building every day

3. What are the Five Project Management Process Group in order?

a) Initiating, Planning, Monitoring & Controllinf, Executing, and Closing.

b) Initiating, Monitoring & controlling, Planning, Executing, and Closing
c) Initiating, Executing, Planning, Monitoring & controlling, and Closing
d) Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring & controlling and Closing

4. What is Project Management?

a) The science of planning, organizing, securing, managing, leading, and controlling

resources to achieve specific goals.
b) A horror movie.
c) Never heard of it.
d) The gathering of ideas

5.Why do I need Project Management? (Answer in less then Ten (10) lines.

Answers (To be uploaded on Wednesday (for Monday session) and Saturday (for Thursday session).

1. D
2. D
3. D
4.A
5. Another way of asking this question is "What if I don't bother with project management?" The
factis, all projects demand some degree of attention to make them happen. Even the secretary
needs todeliberately plan to set aside some time to clean out that filing cabinet, otherwise the
job will neverget done! Believe it or not exactly the same holds true no matter what the size of
the project.Indeed, the bigger the project the more difficult it is to get it started.But most projects
also require some degree of coordination of resources, and unless this is carefullyplanned either
things will be done in the wrong order or there will be constant conflict and crisis.All of which will
ultimately consume a lot more resources, time and money than necessary

Reading Materials: (To be read before the next Lecture Niblet session).

AS provided.