1 Introduction to Project Management

2 What are Projects? Group of Activities Beginning, Middle, End Well-Defined End Result

3 The Three Project Objectives? Scope Cost Time

4 Projects Example

5 Examples of Projects Construction Research and Development Design of New Product or Process Spacecraft Wedding Can You Think of Projects? Can You Think of Non-Projects?

6 Project Life Cycle

7 Project Layout Layout is Oriented Around Project

8 Growth in Project Management Decline of Repetitive Manufacturing in U.S. Growth of U.S. Service & Project Oriented Industries Lack of Foreign Competition in Defense, Construction Need to Rebuild U.S. Infrastructure Greater Demand for New Product Introduction Proliferation of Project Management Software (Over 100 Kinds - $20 to $8000) Project Management Institute (PMI)

Project Management Institute Known as PMI See One of Fastest Growing Professional Organizations in World Offers Topical Dinner Meetings, Education, Certification Exam Known as Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) 9

Growth of PMI 10

11 Growth in Project Management Growing Demand for Complex Goods, Services And Exponential Explosion of Human Knowledge Results in Larger and Larger Projects. This Creates Need for Sophisticated Management System