Project Management Outline of Chapters 1-6

Chapter 1 – Project Management Concepts Definition of a project and its attributes Key constraints within which a project must be managed How a project is “born” Life of a project (4 phases) Steps involved in the project management process Benefits of project management

Chapter 2 – Needs Indentification Focus on needs identification Identify needs and select projects Develop RFPs The proposal solicitation process

Chapter 3 – Proposed Solutions Building relationships with customers and partners Proposal marketing strategies and the bid/no-bid decision The development of winning proposals The proposal preparation process and the elements that may be included in a proposal Pricing considerations The evaluation of proposals Types of contracts between the customer and the contractor Measuring success of proposal efforts

Chapter 4 – The Project The elements involved in establishing a project plan Identifying and assessing risks The steps in the project control process Actions that should be taken when a project is terminated

Chapter 5 - Planning Clearly define the project objective Develop a work breakdown structure Develop a network diagram Utilize a project management methodology called the systems development life cycle for information systems development projects

Chapter 6 - Scheduling  Estimate the duration for each activity  Establish the estimated start time and required completion time for the overall project  Calculate the earliest times at which each activity can start and finish  Calculate the latest times by which each activity must start and finish in order to complete the project by its required completion time  Determine the amount of positive or negative slack  Identify the critical (longest) path of activities