Project zManagement: zThe zManagerial
Process
Chapter z1
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Modern zProject zManagement
Chapter zOutline
1. What zIs za zProject?
A. What za zProject zIs zNot
B. Program zversus zProject
C. The zProject zLife zCycle
D. The zProject zManager
E. Being zPart zof za zProject zTeam
2. Agile zProject zManagement
3. Current zDrivers zof zProject zManagement
A. Compression zof zthe zProduct zLife zCycle
B. Knowledge zExplosion
C. Triple zBottom zLine z(Planet, zPeople, zProfit)
D. Increased zCustomer zFocus
E. Small zProjects zRepresent zBig zProblems
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4. Project zManagement zToday: zA zSocio-Technical zApproach
5. Summary
6. Text zOverview
7. Key zTerms
8. Review zQuestions
9. Snapshot zfrom zPractice: zDiscussion zQuestions
10. Exercises
11. Case z1.1: zA zDay zin zthe zLife—2019
12. Case z1.2: zThe zHokies zLunch zGroup
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Chapter zLearning zObjectives
After zreading zthis zchapter zyou zshould zbe zable zto:
LO z1-1 Understand zwhy zproject zmanagement zis zcrucial zin ztoday’s
zworld. zLO z1-2 Distinguish za zproject zfrom zroutine zoperations.
LO z1-3 Identify zthe zdifferent zstages zof za zproject zlife zcycle.
LO z1-4 Describe zhow zAgile zPM zis zdifferent zfrom ztraditional zPM.
LO z1-5 Understand zthat zmanaging zprojects zinvolves zbalancing zthe ztechnical
zand zsociocultural zdimensions zof zthe zproject.
Review zQuestions
1. Define za zproject. zWhat zare zfive zcharacteristics zwhich zhelp zdifferentiate
zprojects zfrom zother zfunctions zcarried zout zin zthe zdaily zoperations zof zthe
zorganization?
A zproject zis za zcomplex, znon-routine, zone-time zeffort zlimited zby ztime, zbudget,
zresource, zand zspecifications. zDifferentiating zcharacteristics zof zprojects zfrom
zroutine, zrepetitive zdaily zwork zare zbelow:
a. A zdefined zlifespan
b. A zwell-defined zobjective
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c. Typically zinvolves zpeople zfrom zseveral zdisciplines
d. A zproject zlife zcycle
e. Specific ztime, zcost, zand zperformance zrequirements.
2. What zare zsome zof zthe zkey zenvironmental zforces zthat zhave zchanged
zthe zway zprojects zare zmanaged? zWhat zhas zbeen zthe zeffect zof zthese
zforces zon zthe zmanagement zof zprojects?
Some zenvironmental zforces zthat zhave zchanged zthe zway zwe zmanage zprojects zare
zthe zproduct zlife zcycle, zknowledge zgrowth, zglobal zcompetition, zorganization
zdownsizing, ztechnology zchanges, ztime-to-market. zThe zimpact zof zthese zforces zis
zmore zprojects zper zorganization, zproject zteams zresponsible zfor zimplementing
zprojects, zaccountability, zchanging zorganization zstructures, zneed zfor zrapid
zcompletion zof zprojects, zlinking zprojects zto zorganization zstrategy zand zcustomers,
zprioritizing zprojects zto zconserve zorganization zresources, zalliances zwith zexternal
zorganizations, zand zso zon.
3. Describe zthe zfour zphases zof zthe ztraditional zproject zlife zcycle. zWhich zphase
zdo zyou zthink zwould zbe zmost zthe zdifficult zone zto zcomplete?
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