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Plan
• Introduction • Project planning
• Project planning – Resource analysis
– Gantt chart and WBS • Risk management
• Project planning • Quality
– Network analysis I • Budgets and cost
• Project planning control
– Network analysis II • Project teams
Review
This Lecture
• Introduction
– What is a project?
– The project management process
– Project management information systems
A Project
A unique process, consisting of a set of
coordinated and controlled activities with start
and finish dates, undertaken to achieve an
objective conforming to specific requirements
including constraints of time, cost and
resources
Conception
Development
Realisation
Termination
Conception Reports On…
• The final price for the product
• The cost involved in development
• The project budget
• Specification of the product including quality
and reliability requirements
Conception
Development
Realisation
Termination
Conception
Can it be done?
Yes or No?
Conception
Development
Realisation
Termination
Conception ≈ Feasibility
• It is possible that we will
reject the project!
Conception
Development
Realisation
Termination
Realisation
• A reporting system is required to keep
everyone informed:
– Team, top management, customers etc.
• A log is also kept of problems and how they
were resolved
Conception
evelopment
Realisation
Termination
Termination
• Uses the project log to evaluate the
project and the process and indicate:
– The success/failure of methods used
– How team members performed
– How reliable suppliers were
Conception
evelopment
Realisation
Termination
Termination
• Capital equipment that was used for the
project is now likely to be redundant
• Termination also involves getting rid of such
equipment as profitably as possible
Conception
evelopment
Realisation
Termination
Introduction
• What is a project?
• The project management process
• Project management
information systems
PM Information Systems
• Projects need systems that can collect data in
real time concerning the project progress and
costs
• Data analysis and distribution of information
must be carried out as rapidly as possible
MS Project – Gantt Chart
MS Project – Pert Chart
Resource Analysis
Other Software Tools
• Project Management Tools
• Accounting tools
– e.g. spreadsheets, invoice generators
• Documentation tools
– Word processors, report generators
• Group work tools
– Discussion forums, GDSS
Questions
• Is the development of an information system a
project?
– Explain your answer using information from this
lecture
• How does the four phase model compare to
the waterfall model of software development?
Useful Links
• The OGC Project Management Web Site
– http://www.ogc.gov.uk/sdtoolkit/reference/deliverylifecycle/impplans/p
roj_mgmt.html
• Project Management Software Tools
– http://www.project-management-software.org/
– http://www.startwright.com/project1.htm
• Example Project Definition Document
– http://www.surreycc.gov.uk/sccwebsite/sccwspublications.nsf/f2d920e0
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FILE/Project%20Definition%20Document.pdf