Dr. Michael Featherstone Project Management

DEFINITIONS Project Management’s FIVE processes The capacity to marshal resources, lay out plans, program work and spur effort for a temporary endeavor which is finite in that it has a defined beginning and ending, and which is undertaken to create a unique product or service. Initiating a project Planning the project Executing the project/plan Controlling execution of the project/plan Closing the project

DEFINITIONS Project Management’s THREE elements The capacity to marshal resources, lay out plans, program work and spur effort for a temporary endeavor which is finite in that it has a defined beginning and ending, and which is undertaken to create a unique product or service. Tasks Resources Time

DEFINITIONS Project Management success factors The capacity to marshal resources, lay out plans, program work and spur effort for a temporary endeavor which is finite in that it has a defined beginning and ending, and which is undertaken to create a unique product or service. On time delivery Within budget delivery High quality delivery

PM Fundamentals

Project Life Cycle 5. Requirements

Project Life Cycle Testers PMs Programmers Art

Project Life Cycle

PIBOK Five Processes Initiating Process Planning Process Executing Process Controlling Process Closing Process

PM Fundamentals

PM Fundamentals

PM tools

PM Tools

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Develop a plan to create a Wiki for a Project assignment. What would the requirements look like? Lab Exercise 1