Project Management Introduction

Question	Answer
Project	• Take place outside the process world • Unique and separate from normal organization work
Process	• Ongoing, day-to-day activities • Use existing systems, properties, and capabilities
4 important Elements of Projects	Complex, Limited by budget, schedule, and resources clear goal or set of goals Customer-focused
3 General Project Characteristics	Responsible for the newest and most improved products, services, and organizational processes Provide a strategy for the management of change Terminated upon successful completion
Comparing Process	1. Repeat process or product 2. Several objectives 3. On-going 4. People are homogeneous 5. Systems in place
Comparing Project	1. New process or product 2. One objective 3. One shot – limited life 4. More heterogeneous 5. Systems must be created
Project Life Cycles and Their Effects	Image: Capture (image/png)
Determinants of Project Success	Image: Capture (image/png)
Four Dimensions of Project Success	Image: Capture (image/png)

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