1. IS 455 Project Management

2. Introduction Instructor: Mr. Tom Sulzer Agenda: Announcement
Syllabus
Schedule
Course Materials
Class exercise
Availability Survey
Project Management Overview
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3. Announcement – Career Fair
Tip: The best jobs are not always advertised. The best jobs are typically filled by people that are aware of the position before it even is advertised.
Announcement – Career Fair
How is this even possible?
Through networking!
Who: Everyone should plan to go, even if you have a job lined up already …
What: Meet / network with companies
Meet hiring managers
Get information first hand
Add people to your network of contacts
Where: 3rd floor Davies Center
When: February 15th 10:00am – 3:00pm
Why: At some point you will need a job, and this is the best way to get to know the people who are in the market of hiring IT professionals.
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4. Who is a Project Manager?
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5. Syllabus …
Office hours Office location Software links Goals/Objectives Don’t be late Do your own work
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6. Schedule… Dates Topics Readings Assignments Resouces
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7. Show Hot Topics list in class spreadsheet.
Individual Exercise
Create the Hot Topics List
Here is your opportunity to contribute any topics you would like discussed by the class.
We’ll list your contributions and integrate them into the course. As part of our course wrap-up, we will return to the list to make sure all items have been addressed.
In a word document compile your Hot Topics list. Save it and upload it to the Hot Topics List Items drop box in D2L.
Show Hot Topics list in class spreadsheet.
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8. Who is a Project Manager?
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9. Software…
MS Office – Word Excel Project Organization: -JIRA - Kanban - MS Project Fissure Simulation (more later)
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10. Working in teams or groups ….
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11. Chrysler Building in New York
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12. 17 mile highway between Hong Kong and Main land China.
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13. Satellite view of 17 mile highway between Hong Kong and Main land China.
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14. Availability Survey…
Click here to download the survey or navigate to the class Resource page and look under the General Class Information section for the “Availability Survey”.
Please fill it out, print it and bring it to class Thursday.
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15. Who is a Project Manager?
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16. What is IS 455 Project Management about …
Working in teams
Learning fundamentals
Learning best practices
Developing skills
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17. What is Project Management about
Working in teams
Learning fundamentals
Learning best practices
Developing organizational skills
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18. Who is a Project Manager?
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19. Introduction Course Format Adaptive Interactive
Discussion and practice oriented
Exercise-driven
Practice on a case study in a team format
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20. Introduction Course Materials
Wysocki, Robert K., (2014). Effective Project Management: Traditional, Agile, Extreme, 7th Edition, (New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons)
Case Study Materials
Copies of slide presentation
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21. Introduction What’s Expected of Me? Be on time Be actively involved
Be committed to your team members
No side conversations
No ringing cell phones, pagers, Blackberries, PDAs...
Have fun!
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22. Classroom Exercise Vote with your feet Survey
Q1. On a scale from 1 to 10. How significant of a meal is breakfast to you? (1’s not at all significant…. 10 absolutely necessary)
Use the room to spread out: Where 1’ would be nearest the networking wall mounted rack and 10’s would be next to the Missler conference room doors.
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23. Classroom Exercise Vote with your feet Survey
Q2. On a scale from 1 to 10. How accepting of change are you? (1’s not at all accepting …. 10 completely accepting)
Use the room to spread out: Where 1’s would be nearest the networking wall mounted rack and 10’s would be next to the Missler conference room doors.
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24. Classroom Exercise Vote with your feet Survey
Q3. On a scale from 1 to 10. How accepting of technology are you? (1’s not at all accepting …. 10 completely accepting)
Use the room to spread out: Where 1’s would be nearest the networking wall mounted rack and 10’s would be next to the Missler conference room doors.
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25. Classroom Exercise Summary
What did we learn?
Not everyone has the same values
What did we learn relative to Project Management?
Not all stakeholders have the same values or wants or needs => Requirements.
Since a project’s relative success is determined by individuals rating how well it meets their needs/requirements… Managing projects requires managing the individuals as much or more so than managing the overall project tactical details.
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26. Contemporary Project Environment
Introduction
Contemporary Project Environment
High Speed
High Change
Lower Cost
Increasing Levels of Complexity
More Uncertainty
Challenges to Effective Project Management
Flexibility and Adaptability
Deep Understanding of the Business & Its Systems
Take Charge of the Project and Its Management
Project Management is Organized Common Sense
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27. Meet your teammates and share information…
Introduction
Meet your teammates and share information…
Share contact information
Plan a time for you to meet (Team page link)
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28. Next time – SDLC and Case Study
Introduction
Next time – SDLC and Case Study
Pizza Delivered Quickly (PDQ)
Read the case study background document. Take notes
on any questions you may have.
We will discuss the case study to make sure we are all on
the same page.