Project Management

Paper Summary:

This paper explains that project management is the discipline of organizing and managing resources, including people, in a manner that allows for the project to be completed within a defined scope, quality, time, and cost constraints. The paper then points out that a project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product or service which, in the end, creates a beneficial change or added value. The paper relates that management is needed to coordinate and supervise the project with the operation using specific skills, resources and philosophy. The paper then goes on to discuss what is required for succesful project management.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Project Integration Management
Basic Requirements
PMBOK
The Project Manager
Traditional Approach
Core KA
Functional Control
Human Resources
Project Management Essentials
Facilitating KA
Competing Constraints
Equal Triangle Approach
Role of Technology
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"At the center of any project management system is the project manager. The job of the project manager is not to actively participate directly in the activities that lead to the end result but instead to oversee and supervise the progress and productive mutual interaction of the project's participants that will lead to a decrease in the overall risk of failure. In other words, the project manager is responsible for supervising the activities and resources of the project to ensure that it is completed within the given constraints."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Holtzman, Jay. (December 1999). "Getting Up to Standard". PM Network. Volume 13, Issue 12.
• Phillips, J. (2002). IT Project Management: On Track from Start to Finish. California: McGraw Hill/Osborne.
• Project Management Institute. (2007). A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge. Project Management Institute.
• Schwalbe, K. (2007). Information Technology Project Management (5th ed.). Boston: Thomason Course Technology.

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