Introduction to Project Management
WEEK 1
Agenda
Introduction to BUS2303
 Introduction to Project Management
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Project Definition
Project Management Definition
Project Manger
Project Management Life Cycle
INTRODUCING
BUS2303
Course Overview & Housekeeping
Introductions / Ice Breaker
 Class Rules
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Cellphones
Facebook
Start and end of class times
Attendance
Email (refer to blackboard)
Course Description & Methods
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Broken down into 2 modules:
◦ Project Management
◦ Databases.
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Each module contains
◦ Assignments,
◦ Hybrid activities and homework.
◦ A test.
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There is no midterm or final exam.
Each Class You Can Expect
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Lecture.
◦ Note: PowerPoint slides available through the
14 Week Schedule
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Students are to take notes in preparation
for end of class quiz
Resources
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eText (Title: BUS2303 – Microsoft Project 2010, Author: Microsoft
Office Academic Course, ISBN: 9781119925088 $26.00)
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Slides
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Online Videos
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Document Templates
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Dreamspark (ability to download MS Project)
Course Structure & Schedule
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Information found in Blackboard
◦ Course Outline document
Weeks 1 – 7
Project Management theory in class
Microsoft Project application in your hybrid
time.
Week 8
Project Management Test
Weeks 9 – 13
Database design
Microsoft Access application
Week 14
Database Theory and MS Access Test
Evaluation
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Participation 12%
 Weekly quizzes
 Hybrid work
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Assignments 38%
 Project Management Internet Research
 WBS
 DB Design, Forms & Queries
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Tests 50%
 Project 30%
 Access 20%
Scope of Learning
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This course will:
◦ Teach fundamentals, tools, and concepts of
project planning, analysis, and control.
◦ Discuss the role of the project manager as
well as team members in managing a project
◦ Practice fundamentals of project management
Scope of Learning
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The course will not:
◦ Provide sufficient training for certification
PROJECT
MANAGEMENT
INTRODUCTION
What is Project Management?
Project Management, according to PMI, is
the application of knowledge, skills, tools and
techniques to project activities to meet project
requirements.
Who Is PMI?
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Project Management Institute.
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Professional organization that governs the
Project Management Industry.
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Author of PMBOK.
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Established professional certification.
Definition of a Project
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According to PMI – it is a temporary
endeavor undertaken to create a unique
product, service or result
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In other words:
◦ Is Goal Specific – established objective
◦ Has a start and end date
◦ Has money, time and other resources
Characteristics of a Project
Has a definite start and end date
 Has resources: (can be money or people etc)
 Has limitations (time & resources etc)
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Follow a planned and organized approach
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Specific Goal + Unique Outcome
Project Vs Operational Work
Differences
Projects
Operations
Temporary
Ongoing
Output: unique
Output: repetitive
Purpose: Attain its objective Purpose: Sustain the
and then terminate
business
Concludes when its specific
objectives have been
attained
Adopt a new set of
objectives and the work
continue
Project Vs Operational Work
Similarities
Performed by people
 Constrained by limited resources
 Planned, executed, and controlled
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Performance
Quality
Cost
Time
Examples of Project Management
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A business wanting to improve an existing
work process
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Construction of a new building
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Installation of a new computer system
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Office moving to a new location
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Developing a new product
Definition of Project Management
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Discipline of planning, organizing, securing,
managing, leading, and controlling
resources to achieve specific goals.
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It answers:
◦ What problem are you solving?
◦ How are you going to solve?
◦ What is the plan (identifying the work, resources
and costs)
What Are Some Other Examples of
Projects?
History of Project Management
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1950 +
◦ Primarily delivering big project schedules
based on an understanding of the order in
which work activities must be completed
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1980 – early 1990
◦ with software available; we now plan, control,
project costs and schedules
History of Project Management
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Late 1990’s - early 2000’s –
◦ widely used for many different size of projects
in a wide variety of industries
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Early 2000’s ◦ Agile Project Management came along.
Do You Recognize This?
Benefits of Project Management
Meeting and exceeding customer
expectations
 Meeting project deadlines &
accountability
 Managing project costs
 More efficient resource utilization
 Improved communications
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Liabilities of Project Management
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Added processes and guidelines
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Increased overhead and administration
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Additional time and effort
Why Learn PM?
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Becoming more and more prominent
based on:
◦ Global competitors
◦ Consumers are demanding to have their
products and services developed and
delivered better, faster and cheaper
Roles and Goals of PM
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Explicit Role:
◦ Managing the project
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PM must get other people to do what his or
her project needs, often with limited
authority
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PM’s goal is to meet or exceed stakeholder
expectations
What Do You Think Some of the
Roles Are?
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Related Roles:
 Planning,
 Leading,
 Negotiating,
 Communicating,
 Running interference,
 Prioritizing, etc
Responsibility to the Organization
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Bridges the gap between senior
management and the project work
Tools Used
◦ Microsoft Project:
 For Scheduling
◦ Excel:
 For project calculations and analysis
◦ Word: (build templates)
◦ PPT:
 For communicating project information at a high
level
◦ Collaboration tools like Share Point
PM Techniques are ….
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Designed To Manage:
 Scope
 Quality
 Costs
 Schedules
INTRODUCTION TO
THE
PROJECT LIFECYCLE
Processes of Project Management
1.
Initiating
2.
Planning
3.
Executing
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Controlling & Monitoring
5.
Closing
Project Management Process
Process Groups in Common Terms
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Process Group
1
Initiating
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Planning
3
Executing
4
Controlling
5
Closing
Common Terms
Hybrid / Homework
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Internet Research
◦ due midnight the night before Week 3 class
◦ NO late assignments will be accepted
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Become acquainted with Blackboard and
the documents found under Course
Documents
Quiz Time