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Cervone - IT Project Management for Information Professionals InfoToday 2002 - Workshop 11 Small scale project management Frank Cervone f-cervone@ Assistant University Librarian for Information TechnologyNorthwestern University Friday September 30, 2005 Agenda An overview of what project management is The contexts of project management Project management model applied to small projects Why projects fail – ensuring project success Why are information technology projects so hard? Complex series of inter-related activities Many skills are involved Software development, design production Creativity, planning Cross-functional communication Up, down, sideways, outside Defining what is a project Operational activities On-going maintenance Which do you think is a project? Web site redesign Implementation of reference chat service Auditing software usage Installing server patches Improve web site response time Web page content update Selection of a new information resource Selection of a new library management system Upgrading the server operating system A formal definition A project is a temporary sequence of unique, complex, and connected activities having one goal or purpose and that must be completed by a specific time, within budget, and according to specification. Effective Project Management by Wysocki, Beck, and Crane. So, what is a project? Temporary Does not necessarily mean “short duration” Have a definite beginning Ends with a measurable outcome Objectives have been achieved Becomes clear the objective cannot/will not be met Need no longer exists The project is terminated Unique Something that has not been done before Repeating elements do not change the fundamental uniqueness of project work What is project management? Project management is the process of  Why is it so complicated? Project management originated in engineering Base of knowledge emphasizes large-scale projects Designing Hoover Dam, Space Shuttle PM emphasis tends to be on things