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

PRINCE2 (PRojects In Controlled Environments)

• Starting Up a Project
• Directing a Project
• Initiating a Project
• Controlling a Stage
• Managing Stage Boundaries
• Managing Product Delivery
• Closing a Project

Case Studies

• Northstar

Appendices

• FAQs

References

• A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (third ed.), Project Management Institute, 2004, ISBN 193069945X, http://www.pmi.org/Marketplace/Pages/ProductDetail.aspx?GMProduct=00100035801 
• Schwalbe, K. (2005), Introduction to Project Management, Course Technology, ISBN 978-1-4188-3559-0 
• Satzinger; Jackson; Burd (2006), Systems Analysis and Design in a Changing World (fourth ed.), Thompson Learning, ISBN 1418836125 
• Baars, Wouter (2008), Open Source Project Management Handbook, Edita-KNAW, ISBN ISBN 90 6984 496 6, http://www.projectmanagement-training.net/book/download.html