chapter项目管理.ppt

* This slide emphasizes the high risk of failure for most IT projects and details the main ways a system can be considered to have “failed.” Some studies have shown that only 29% of all technology investments are completed on time, on budget, and with all features and functions specified. Ask students what is meant by “Fail to provide organizational benefits” and provide an example. * This graphic illustrates the main consequences when an information project is not properly managed. Have any students encountered an information system that was too difficult to use or that didn’t work as intended? Have any students experienced a poorly managed project? * This slide introduces the main activities involved in project management, and lists the five major variables that project management must deal with. Ask students to describe what “scope” means. You can also ask students what project management activities concern the five variables. For example, to control scope, project managers define the work is included in the project. To manage the time spent on the project, project management estimates the time to complete each task and schedules the tasks for optimal efficiency. * When selecting information projects to pursue, it is important that projects selected parallel the firm’s overall goals and strategies. This slide discusses the organizational roles in place at large firms for managing projects. This hierarchy helps ensure that the most important projects are given top priority. Ask students to provide an example of the type of decision each group would make regarding information systems. For example, a corporate strategic planning group would make the following decision: “the company is offering a new service, which will require new information systems”. * This graphic illustrates what management levels the four main groups are at. Have the students describe the types of decision making (structured, unstructured, etc.) that each of the four groups would be in