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Chapter 2: MANAGING THE INFORMATION SYSTEMS PROJECT
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Introduction:
Project: A planned undertaking of related activities to reach an objective that has a beginning and an end.
Project management: • Project management is the ongoing process of directing and coordinating all the steps in the development of an information system. • The main objective of project management is to ensure a successful completion of a project. A project will be considered as successful only if it is completed with certain quality level, within the budget allocated and the time duration planned. • Effective project management is necessary throughout the entire systems development life cycle to ensure successful completion of the project. • Many stages are involved in a particular project development. A project manager, therefore, needs to have the necessary skills and experience to manage the project.
Project manager: • Responsible for creating high-level feasibility plans and detailed project plans as well as staffing project team • Determining the size, scope, and resource requirements for a project • Required to have interpersonal skills, leadership skills and technical skills
Project Management: • A controlled process of initiating, planning, executing, controlling and closing down a project. • The focus of the following section is on the project management process. The activities involved in managing a project occur in four phases:
1. Initiating the project 2. Planning the project 3. Executing the project (control and monitoring the project) 4. Closing down the project
Project Initiation: • The first phase of the project management which several activities are performed to assess the size, scope, and complexity of the project and to establish procedures to support later project activities.
• The types of activities you will perform when initiating a project include the following:
➢ Establishing
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Introduction:
Project: A planned undertaking of related activities to reach an objective that has a beginning and an end.
Project management: • Project management is the ongoing process of directing and coordinating all the steps in the development of an information system. • The main objective of project management is to ensure a successful completion of a project. A project will be considered as successful only if it is completed with certain quality level, within the budget allocated and the time duration planned. • Effective project management is necessary throughout the entire systems development life cycle to ensure successful completion of the project. • Many stages are involved in a particular project development. A project manager, therefore, needs to have the necessary skills and experience to manage the project.
Project manager: • Responsible for creating high-level feasibility plans and detailed project plans as well as staffing project team • Determining the size, scope, and resource requirements for a project • Required to have interpersonal skills, leadership skills and technical skills
Project Management: • A controlled process of initiating, planning, executing, controlling and closing down a project. • The focus of the following section is on the project management process. The activities involved in managing a project occur in four phases:
1. Initiating the project 2. Planning the project 3. Executing the project (control and monitoring the project) 4. Closing down the project
Project Initiation: • The first phase of the project management which several activities are performed to assess the size, scope, and complexity of the project and to establish procedures to support later project activities.
• The types of activities you will perform when initiating a project include the following:
➢ Establishing