By James Taylor
This advisor offers field-proven instruments that IT undertaking managers can use to maintain all types of IT undertaking - undefined, software program, or integration - on target and inside of prescribed parameters. It comprises dealing with hazard in IT initiatives, and platforms engineering.
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Technical problems are far easier to solve than human problems. These technical tools make project management partly a science. Page 14 Exhibit 2-1. Traditional management functions. There are many project management tools. Some are simple one-page forms. Others involve relatively complex calculations. Many of these tools are presented in this book, but the four most important ones are the WBS, the Gantt chart, network analysis, and earned value. The Work Breakdown Structure WBS is the most important project management tool.
Project charter outline. 122 Exhibit 6-1. A generic project plan format. 134 Exhibit 6-2. Risk analysis and contingency strategy matrix. 141 Exhibit 6-3. Sample schedule and cost-estimating process. 148 Exhibit 7-1. A risk management model. 155 Exhibit 7-2. Path convergence in a network analysis. 157 Exhibit 7-3. Risk management plan format. 158 Exhibit 7-4. Cause-and-effect diagram for analyzing risk. 162 Exhibit 7-5. The risk-filtering process. 165 Exhibit 7-6. Changing subjective ratings into percentages.
IT projects have created more project management challenges. To exacerbate the challenge of project complexity, nearly all IT projects have the added constraint of tighter schedules, usually imposed by the need to rush to market. IT is pervasive. The technological fuel for this pervasiveness is not just the computer. It is the marriage of computer technology with communication technology. The explosion of IT onto the world has solved many business problems and opened new business directions, but it has also created some serious management issues.