CIS 210 Systems Analysis and Development Week 2 Part I Managing the Information Systems Project ,

Objectives Upon completion of part I you will be able to: Understand and be able to explain the concepts related to managing an information systems project Understand and be able to explain the concepts related to the skills required for an effective project manager Understand and be able to explain the concepts related to critical path, scheduling and creating Gantt charts and PERT charts

Overview Project Management Extremely important aspect Effective project management Customer expectations Budget constraints Increasingly difficult Increasingly critical The Project Manager’s role

Managing the Information Systems Project Project Management Customers Budget Project Manager Diverse skills Initiating Planning Executing Closing Defining a Project Feasibility Study

Initiating a Project Project Initiation Activities Initiation team Customer relationship Initiation plan Management procedures Management environment Project workbook Review

Planning the Project Activities Scope, alternatives, feasibility Dividing tasks Estimate resources Prelim schedule Communication plan Standard and procedures Assess risk Prelim budget Statement of worth Baseline of project plan

Executing the Project Activities Execute baseline project plan Monitor progress Manage changes Maintain workbook Communicate status

Closing Down the Project Overview Natural termination Unnatural termination Running out of time Running out of money Activities Closing down the project Post-project reviews Closing the contract Importance of closedown phase

Presenting and Scheduling Project Plans Depicting and Documenting Project Plans Ganntt charts Visual depiction of task duration Visual depiction of time overlap Visual depiction of slack time Network diagrams Show sequence dependencies Show parallel tasks Activity rectangles Representing project plans Resources Network diagramming Critical path scheduling

Presenting and Scheduling Project Plans PERT (program evaluation review technique) ET= o + 4r + p / 6

Using Project Management Software Establishing a Project Starting Date Project name Project manager Starting date Ending date Entering Tasks and Assigning Relationships Define project tasks Define relationships Selecting a Scheduling Method Graphical Textual

Summary Project Management Project Initiation Project Planning Project Execution Project Closedown Ganntt Charts Network Diagrams Project Management Software