华中科技大学《项目管理》第一章.pptVIP

Chapter 1:Introduction to Project Management Learning Objectives Explain what a project is and provide examples of information technology projects Describe what project management is and discuss key elements of the project management framework Describe how project management relates to other disciplines Understand the history of project management Explain the growing need for better project management, especially for information technology projects Describe the project management profession, including recent trends in project management certification and software products Chapter Outline ?Introduction What is a Project? What is Project Management? How Project Management Relates to Other Disciplines History of Project Management The Project Management Profession Project Management Careers Project Management Certification Code of Ethics Project Management Software 1.1 Introduction Recent Facts About Project Management* The Project Management Institute (PMI) estimates that 4.5 million people in the U.S. (3.3% of the workforce) and over 12 million people in the rest of the world regard project management as their profession of choice The U.S. spends over $2.3 trillion on projects every year, or one quarter of the nation’s gross domestic product Certification Updates The number of PMPs continues to grow, and PMI is creating new certifications CompTIA purchased the Gartner Institute IT PM exams and launched the IT Project+ exam in April 2001* Caveat The text for this class emphasizes using project management (PM) on information technology (IT) projects The general concepts of PM are the same in all application areas We’ll also use non-IT examples to illustrate how PM works in different contexts Motivation for Studying IT Project Management A 1995 Standish Group study (CHAOS) found only 16.2% of IT projects were “successful” and over 31% were canceled before completion, costing over $81 B in the U.S. alone. Time overruns were 222%, cost overruns were 189%,