IT PROJECT

MANAGEMENT
Course Title
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IT Project Management
• Revision of previous lecture
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Introduction to Project Management

• What is Project Life Cycle
• Project Planning
• Project Concept
• Project Research
• Project Concept Refinement
• Project Concept Clarification
• Project Feasibility Study
• Project Scope
• Project Plan
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Who’s Who in Project Management

• Project Sponsor
• Project Manager
• Project Team Leader
• Leader as Initiator
• Leader as Model
• Leader as Negotiator
• Leader as Listener
• Leader as Coach
• Leader as Working Member
• Choosing a Leader
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Who’s Who in Project Management

• Project Team Members
• Choosing Team Members
• Assignment
• Voluntary
• Nominated
• Criteria for Project Team Membership
• Technical Skills
• Problem-Solving Skills
• Interpersonal Skills
• Organizational Skills
• The Project Steering Committee
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Project Charter
• Process of developing a document that formally
authorizes a project or a phase
• Documenting initial requirements that satisfy the stakeholders’
needs and expectations.
• It establishes a partnership between the performing organization
and the client.
• The approved Project Charter formally initiates the
project.
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Project Charter
• The Project Charter includes:
• Name of project's sponsor
• Relationship between the project's goals and organizational
goals
• Benefits of the project to the organization
• Expected timeframe of the work
• A concise description of project deliverables
• Budget allocations and available resources to the project team
• The project manager's authority
• The sponsor's signature
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Project Charter
• Project Charter sections:
• Project Goal/s
• Scope Statement
• Deliverables
• Key Stakeholders
• Assumptions
• Constraints
• Initial Risks
• Schedule Estimates
• Cost Estimates
• Success Criteria
• Signature
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Project Charter
• Output information from Project Charter
• Project Purpose or Justification
• Measurable Project Objectives
• High-level Requirements
• High-level Project Description
• High-level Risks
• Summary Milestone Schedule
• Summary Budget
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Project Charter
• Benefits of using Project Charter
• Stakeholders are clearly defined
• Communication channels are defined
• Roles and Responsibilities are outlined
• Scope is Defined
• Improved Project Management Processes
• Increased Probability of project Success
• “BUY IN” from Project Team Members
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Project Charter
• Sample Project Charter
• Assignment!!!
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• Lecture ends