In Information Management Project Management In Information Management A PowerPoint Presentation by Luke Shiffner.

What is Project Management? First off, What is a Project ? So now, What is project management? Projects are discrete sequences of activities with starting points and defined completion points. Project Management is the discipline of organizing and managing resources so that these resources deliver all the work required to complete a project within defined scope, quality, time and cost constraints.

The diagram below shows the main components of the a company’s project management methodology.

Project Management Knowledge Areas Integration Scope Time Cost Quality Human Resource Communications Risk Procurement

Integration Project plan development Project plan execution Overall change control

Scope Scope Definition Scope Planning Scope change control

Time Focuses on project completion time Setting schedules Meeting Dead-lines

Cost Focus on project completion within budget Planning for Resources Controlling costs

Quality Quality planning Quality assurance Quality control

Human Resource Staff acquisition Organizational Planning Team Development

Risk Identifying Risk Risk quantification Risk response control

Procurement Solicitation Contract Administration Close out Contracts

Outsourcing Expense? Contract? What to look for?

Work Breakdown Structure Work to be accomplished Amount of Effort Skill Sets/Human Resources Task Dependencies Estimated Capital, Non-capital Expenses Start and End Dates