Project Management

Project Management is an organized approach to guiding a project from its inception to closure. Managing projects is becoming more and more important as we enter the digital era. To cope with the pace that this transition demands, a method is required to manage projects so they can yield quality work, while incorporating efficient use of time and resources. In this Wikibook, several project management methods/processes are outlined: the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) and Projects in Controlled Environments (PRINCE2) approaches can be applied to managing any type of project; whereas methods such as SDM, DSDM, RAD, ISAC, SA/SD, IEM and OO are specific to managing Information Technology (IT) projects. Before some of these project management methods/processes are explored in this Wikibook, we will review some project essentials, such as the definition of a project and the project lifecycle.

Table of Contents

Fundamentals

Portfolios/Programs Management

Organization structures

The Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK)

Core Knowledge Areas

• Scope Management
• Time Management
• Cost Management
• Quality Management

Facilitating Knowledge Areas

• Communications Management
• Human Resources Management
• Risk Management
• Procurement Management

Coordination Knowledge Area

• Integration Management

Projects in Controlled Environments (PRINCE2)

• Starting
• Initiating
• Directing
• Controlling
• Managing Stages
• Managing Products
• Closing

Case Studies

• Northstar

Appendices

FAQs

References

Project Management Institute (2004). A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, Third Edition, Project Management Institute, ISBN: 193069945X. (PMBOK)

Schwalbe, K. (2005). Introduction to Project Management, Course Technology, ISBN: 978-1-4188-3559-0

Satzinger, Jackson, and Burd (2006). Systems Analysis and Design in a Changing World, Fourth Edition, Thompson Learning, ISBN: 1418836125