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Managing the Information System Project
Dr. Dania Bilal
IS 582
Spring 2006
Overview
Project management occurs throughout the SDLC
Activities– Project initiation– Project planning– Project execution– Project closedown
Skills of a Project Manager
LeadershipManagementCustomer relationsProblem solvingConflict managementTeam managementRisk and change management
Project Initiation
Establish project teamEstablish relationship with
customer (user, in our case)Establish project initiation planEstablish management proceduresEstablish project environment and
workbook
Planning the Project
Describe project scope, alternatives, and feasibility
Divide project into tasks and represent them in a Gantt chart
Establish resources and create a resource plan
Planning the Project
Develop a preliminary scheduleDevelop a communication planDefine project standards and
procedures
Planning the Project
Identify and assess risksCreate a preliminary budgetDevelop a statement of workSet a baseline project plan
Execute the Project
Put the baseline plan into actionMonitor project progress against
planManage changes to planMaintain project workbookCommunicate project status
Project Close Down
Close down the projectPost review project with
management and customerAttend to problemsClose customer contract upon
customer satisfaction
Project Time Projection
Project schedule includes time duration for each task within the structure of all tasks
Calculation of expected time can be feasible by using PERT technique
PERT Technique
Program Evaluation Review Technique
Help obtain time estimate for completing a task
Three variables used in PERT
PERT Formula
Optimistic time (o)Realistic time (r)Pessimistic time (p)
PERT Formula
o + 4r + p
ET=
6(Since expected time should be closer to the realistic time, it is four
times more than the optimistic and pessimistic time)
See Valacich, chapter 2, p. 57.
Class Activity
Use PERT formula to estimate the expected time (ET) for converting a collection of 5,000 records into MARC based on these criteria:
1. By doing recon in-house
2. By outsourcing recon