Chapter-1-Introduction.pdf
- 2. Outline • Project • Project Definitions • IT Projects • Challenges in IT Projects • Project Management • Project Objectives • SMART Goals/Objectives • Project Characteristics • Classifications of Projects • Project Life Cycle • IT System Development • Project Proposal – Key Elements • Efforts and Tasks during Project Life Cycle Phases
- 3. • Latin word projectum from the Latin verb proicere, "to throw something forwards" • Pro -, which denotes something that precedes the action of the next part of the word in time and iacere, "to throw" • Project is a specific job which is non routine and temporary job with specific objective which uses to serve a certain purpose uniquely. Project
- 4. ProjectDefinitions • Management Institute of USA defines project as a temporary endeavor to create a unique product or service • According to Cleland and King, a project is a combination of human and non human resources pulled together in a temporary organization to achieve a specified purpose • According to Harold Kerzner, a project is any series of activities and tasks that have a specific objective to be completed within certain specifications, have defined start and end dates, have funding limits and consume resources
- 5. ProjectDefinitions • Dr.Govinda Ram Agrawal in his book, “Project Management in Nepal” described project as, a set of one time only activities designed to attain specific objectives within the constraints of time, cost and quality performance in a dynamic environment, through the planning use and control of a variety of resources to create a unique product or service within a temporary life span in a dynamic environment • Harvey Maylor defined project as any non repetitive, low volume, high variety activity which is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product or service with a start and a finish, done by any individual or an organization to meet the specific performance objective within defined schedule, cost and performance parameters
- 6. Project Definitions –Model of aProject Environment Time Objectives Cost People Quality Performance Time performance Cost performance Quality performance
- 7. ProjectDefinitions • The engineering project is a particular type of technological system, embedded in the context of technological systems in general. Engineering projects are, in many countries, specifically defined by legislation, which requires that such projects should be carried out by registered engineers and/or registered engineering companies. That is, companies with license to carry out such works as design and construction of buildings, power plants, industrial facilities, installation and erection of electrical grid networks, transportation infrastructure, gadgets, robots, software, and the like.
- 8. ITProjects • IT Projects Success & Failure • Nature of Failed Projects • Complex & Technology Driven • Ambiguous and Have Poor Change Management • Lack of Experts Involvement • Nature of Successful Projects • Small Scale, Well defined Objectives, Modular • Better Infrastructure and Management Support, Better Tools, Methodology • Proper Testing and QA
- 9. Challengesin ITProjects • Communication • Staff Turnover • Information Security and Privacy • Visibility • Political & Cultural Risks • Environmental & Infrastructural Risks • Connectivity Problems • Brain Drain & Loss of Institutional Knowledge • Regulatory Requirements
- 10. ProjectManagement • Project management is the discipline of planning, organizing, controlling and managing every aspect of the project to bring about the successful completion of specific project goals and objectives • Successful project management can be defined as having achieved the project objectives within time and cost at the desired level of performance and technology while utilizing the assigned resources effectively and efficiently
- 11. ProjectManagement • According to Harold Kerzner, project management is the planning, organizing, directing and controlling of company resources to complete specific goals and objectives • Dr.Govinda Ram Agrawal gave the definition of Project management as, the task of getting the project activities done on time, within budget, and according to specifications by a project team in a dynamic environment
- 12. Project Management-Model Customer Focus Time Cost Objectives Quality Best Resource Use
- 13. ProjectManagement • Project management involves project planning & monitoring and include such items as: • Project Planning • Definition of work requirements • Definition of quantity of work • Definition of resources needed • Project Monitoring • Tracking progress • Comparing actual to predicted • Analyzing impact • Making adjustments
- 14. ProjectObjectives • Objectives are the ends towards which the activities of an organization are directed. These are project delivery. • A project has a desired objective. It is result directed. It ceases to exist when object has been achieved. • A project without objective is unthinkable. Hence, the first step of your project is to define your objectives. • How should project objective be? • SMART
- 15. ProjectObjectives • You need to define your objectives in order to be able to • Make sure that you have identified your objective/s. • Focus in the other member of the project team about what the project is about. • Create team commitment and agreement about the project objectives. • Ensure that you involved all interested parties in achieving a successful project output.
- 16. • S: Specific, clearly defined, not vague. • M: Measurable, so that the project achievement can be measured, compared and controlled. • A: Agree, by all the members of the team. Agreed goals raise the sense and commitment. • R: Realistic considering the given possible resources, experience, knowledge and time available. • T: Time bound, if there is no time to complete the process it will never be completed. SMART Goals/Objectives
- 17. • Specific Objective: A project clearly defines objectives, on achievement of which a project succeeds. Objects are the deliverables of a project and the end results. Objectives are predetermined and outputs are measurable. • Temporary (Life Span): A project cannot continue endlessly. It is a temporary endeavor. It has beginning and end from its birth to death. It passes through various stages i.e. formulation, planning, design, construction, operation and termination. • Non-routine and Non-repetitive: A project is non routine and non- repetitive in nature. ProjectCharacteristics
- 18. ProjectCharacteristics • Constraints: A project operates within constraints of time, cost and quality. • Uniqueness: No two projects are exactly similar. There are complex set of activities involved within a project which doesn’t go with some other case. • Flexibility: A project operates in a dynamic environment, so project needs flexibility to provide rapid response to changing environment. Risks and changes are inevitable and project needs to address these issues for which a project needs to be flexible.
- 19. ProjectCharacteristics • Resource Integration: Every project uses resources such as man, machine, money and minutes. So, integration of these resources is necessary for efficient use of these resources. • Team Work: A project normally consists of diversified personnel specialized in their respective area. They work from a various discipline so the coordination among them is called team work. A manager leads the team to accomplish the goal of the project. • Planning and Control: each project has an effective planning and control system in order to efficient and effective completion of the project.
- 20. ProjectCharacteristics • Contracting and Subcontracting: Most projects are contract based. Complexity of a project increases the need of contracting and subcontracting. Contract may be of various types such as, lump-sum contract, unit price contract, negotiated cost plus fixed fee contract and turnkey contract. • Beneficiaries: The ultimate users of the project are the project beneficiaries. Each project has certain community of beneficiaries who are directly associated with the project outputs.
- 21. Classificationof Projects • On the Basis of: • Sponsorship of Project • Nature of Project • Orientation of Project • Speed of Project • Funding Source of Project • Technique of Project • Size of Project • On the Basis of: • Objectives • Sectors • Number of Key Purposes • Type of Relationship • Nature
- 22. Classificationof Projects • Sponsorship • Customer • Organization • Contractor • Government • Donor • Orientation • Product • Process • Nature • Individual • Special • Complex • Speed • Normal • Crash • Disaster
- 23. Classificationof Projects • Funding Source • Indigenous • Foreign • Joint Venture • Bilateral • Multilateral • Technique • Labor Intensive • Capital Intensive • Size • Mega • Major • Medium • Small
- 24. Classificationof Projects(AlternateApproach) • Type of Relationship • Independent • Dependent • Mutually Exclusive • Nature • Emergency • Fixed Budget • Fixed Time • Objectives • Social Development • Economic Growth • Sectors • Number of Key Purposes • Single Purpose • Multi Purpose
- 25. Project LifeCycle • Project has fixed life span. • It has beginning and end points. • The phases are: • Formulation • Identification • Formulation • Planning • Feasibility • Appraisal (evaluation) • Approval • Design • Implementation • Implementation • Monitoring & Control • Termination • Operation & Evaluation • Handover
- 27. • Communication • Requirement Analysis • Feasibility Analysis • Project Proposal Development • Planning • Scheduling • Cost Estimation • Quality Management • Change Management • Risk Management • Modelling • Analysis • Design • Construction • Coding • Testing • Deployment • Maintenance • Feedback ITSystemDevelopment
- 28. Project Proposal–KeyElements • Rationale for the Proposal • Project Planning Matrix • Presentation of goal, purpose, inputs and outputs of the project • Solution of the Problem • Project Implementation Plan • Estimates, Cost Benefit Analysis, Resources, Schedule, Risk & Contingency Plan, Milestones and Deliverables • Logistic Support and Administration Plan • Budget or Financial Plan • Relevant Past Experiences
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