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What is a project?
What is a project?
A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result.
What is project management?
What is project management?
Project management is the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet the project requirements.
What are the 3 major project constraints?
What are the 3 major project constraints?
Which of the following is NOT an example of an IT project?
Which of the following is NOT an example of an IT project?
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What is the triple constraint in project management?
What is the triple constraint in project management?
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What are the benefits of using modern project management techniques?
What are the benefits of using modern project management techniques?
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What are the three project constraints?
What are the three project constraints?
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Study Notes
Course Information
- Course Title: Project Management
- Course Code: COMP 025
- Instructor: Prof. Camilo P. Abogado
- Department: MM-Public Service Management
- Institution: Polytechnic University of the Philippines Institute of Technology
Unit 1: Project Management Fundamentals
- Lesson 1: Project, Project Examples, and Constraints
- Learning Objectives:
- Articulate the need for better project management, especially for IT projects.
- Explain what a project is.
- Provide examples of IT projects and their attributes.
- Describe project management constraints.
Course Materials
- The need for better project management
- Advantages of modern project management techniques:
- Better control of financial, physical, and human resources
- Improved customer relations
- Shorter development times
- Lower costs and improved productivity
- Higher quality and increased reliability
- Higher profit margins
- Better internal coordination
- Positive impact on meeting strategic goals
- Higher worker morale
What is a Project?
- A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result.
Examples of IT Projects
- Developing a new product, service, or result.
- Effecting a change in the structure, processes, staffing, or style of an organization.
- Developing or acquiring a new or modified information system (hardware or software).
- Conducting a research effort whose outcome will be aptly recorded.
- Constructing a building, industrial plant, or infrastructure.
- Implementing, improving, or enhancing existing business processes and procedures.
- Examples of IT projects:
- PPA Attendance Record Monitoring System
- PPA e-Payment Portal
- PPA Online Recruitment Portal
- Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corp. Dynamic Pay
- Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011
- eFPS, eBIRForms, ePAY, CAFS
- Strategic Healthcare IT Advanced Research Projects on Security (SHARPS)
Attributes of Projects
- A project has a unique purpose.
- Every project should have a well-defined objective.
- A project is temporary.
- A project has a definite beginning and end.
- A project is developed using progressive elaboration.
- Projects are often defined broadly when they begin; as time passes, the specific details of the project become clearer.
- A project requires resources (people, hardware, software, and other assets).
- A project should have a primary customer or sponsor.
- A project involves uncertainty.
What is Project Management?
- Project management is the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements.
- Project management is accomplished through appropriate application and integration of the 47 logically grouped project management processes, which are categorized into five Process Groups.
Constraints of Project
- Scope, Time, and cost
- Managing the triple constraint involves making trade-offs between scope, time, and cost goals for a project
- For example, to meet scope and time goals, you may need to increase the budget.
- Alternatively, to meet time and cost goals, you may need to reduce the scope of the project.
Activities/Assessment
- Activity 1: Answer the following questions about projects, project management, project attributes, IT project examples, and project constraints.
- Activity 2: Evaluate students' understanding of project constraints using a scenario of upgrading university technology infrastructure.
- Activity 3: Group project proposal presentation on a simulated IT project.
Additional Instructions/References
- See MS Teams for activities for back-up, and send copies of answers through email.
- References:
- Chapter 1 of the 9th edition of Information Technology Project Management by Kathy Schwalbe
- Chapters 1.2, 1.3 of the 6th edition of the Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide).
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Description
This quiz covers the fundamental concepts of project management, focusing on the definition of a project, examples of IT projects, and the constraints involved in project management. It aims to highlight the significance of effective project management techniques in enhancing project outcomes and resource management.
