1. John Potter Plymouth Business School University of Plymouth Project Management

2. Many packages available Good packages contain Gantt Chart plotting facility and PERT network capability Some windows packages include Microsoft Project – 2010 is the latest version Minute Man – a low cost package Microsoft Excel - Choosing a software package

3. Microsoft Project is available on many corporate computing networks and is available for individual PCs Take a look at http://www.microsoft.com/project/en/us/default.aspx For a view of Microsoft Project 2010 During this package we will be considering Microsoft Project 2007 as there is a comprehensive help directory to enable you to create an effective and comprehensive project plan within the minimum space of time. Introducing Microsoft Project

4.  When you first open Microsoft Project, it gives a blank task list and a blank Gantt chart  Creating a project  Creating tasks  Building a schedule  Managing multiple projects  Managing resources and assignments  View management

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6.  An iterative, incremental framework for project management  See in agile software development which is a type of software engineering  Originally suggested for managing product development projects  Now used for a range of applications including running software maintenance teams and general project management approaches  Created in 1986 by Hirotaka Takeuchi and Ikujiro Nonaka.

7.  A process skeleton that contains sets of practices and predefined roles  The Scrum Master maintains the processes in lieu of a project manager  The Product Owner represents the stakeholders and the business  The Team is a cross-functional group of around 7 people who do the actual analysis, design, implementation, testing and so forth  The concept of the Sprint.

8.  Schwaber and Sutherland have produced a useful and comprehensive summary of SCRUM on their website www.scrum.org. This summary can be downloaded for free. www.scrum.org  A Google or similar search on SCRUM will provide a useful overview of the approach which is becoming very popular in many countries.  A useful alternative to conventional project management and leadership approaches.

9. www.microsoftproject.com This will give you a comprehensive source from which to investigate Microsoft Project and associated resources for effective project management and leadership http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrum_(development) www.scrum.org For further information see: http://learnhigher.ac.uk/Students/Referencing.html Accessed 16/06/2011 Takeuchi. H. & Nnonaka. I. (1986) New New Product Developmennt Game. Harvard Business Review. References

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