Chap:1: Project Management: Past and Present
Careers Using Project Management Skills:
Everyone carries out projects, every role in every organization. Projects can be
any size from one-person doing his or her homework to thousands of people
working together with billion-dollar budgets.
Project management skills:
Planning, Communication, Delivering results, Monitoring risks, Managing
resources.
Industry sectors:
Business owners, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Arts, Media and
Entertainment, Building Trades and Construction, Energy and Utilities,
Engineering and Design, Fashion, Finance. Health and Human Services Hospitality,
Tourism and recreation, Manufacturing and Product Development Education,
Public Services, Retail and Wholesale Trade, Transportation, Information
Technology.
History of Project Management:
Early methodologies not well-documented, but results still stand: the pyramids,
Stonehenge, mass human migrations
Late 19th century
Construction of intercontinental railroad, other large projects
Early 20th Century
Frederick Taylor created Scientific Management of industrial processes
Henry Gantt developed a bar-chart approach to illustrating timing of project tasks
and progress
1. Mid-20th century (Critical Path Method & Program Evaluation Review
Technique)
CPM and PERT methodologies identified the importance of task sequences,
task dependencies and the concept of the critical path.
2. Project management as a profession
, Project Management Institute (PMI) was founded
Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) was created.
Today
o Increasing recognition of project management as a specialized
set of skills applicable to many different industries
o Project Management certifications: PMP, CAPM, specializations
o PMBOK is in its 5th edition
o Variations on methodologies:
phased (waterfall approach)
Agile methods
The importance of integrating projects into portfolios and
programs
Conclusion:
Project management has existed as long as humans have worked
together to achieve goals
Project management skills are useful in all careers
Project management takes place in all industries
Project management tools and methodologies have evolved over the
past century and a half:
Scientific management
Gantt chart
Pert/CPM network diagrams
There are associations of professional project managers that set
standards for the practice of project management
PMI’s Project Management Body of Knowledge or PMBOK, currently
in its fifth edition.
Chap:2: Project Management Overview
Purpose of the chapter:
Define a project
Define project success
Project constraints
Project management expertise
The project environment
Careers Using Project Management Skills:
Everyone carries out projects, every role in every organization. Projects can be
any size from one-person doing his or her homework to thousands of people
working together with billion-dollar budgets.
Project management skills:
Planning, Communication, Delivering results, Monitoring risks, Managing
resources.
Industry sectors:
Business owners, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Arts, Media and
Entertainment, Building Trades and Construction, Energy and Utilities,
Engineering and Design, Fashion, Finance. Health and Human Services Hospitality,
Tourism and recreation, Manufacturing and Product Development Education,
Public Services, Retail and Wholesale Trade, Transportation, Information
Technology.
History of Project Management:
Early methodologies not well-documented, but results still stand: the pyramids,
Stonehenge, mass human migrations
Late 19th century
Construction of intercontinental railroad, other large projects
Early 20th Century
Frederick Taylor created Scientific Management of industrial processes
Henry Gantt developed a bar-chart approach to illustrating timing of project tasks
and progress
1. Mid-20th century (Critical Path Method & Program Evaluation Review
Technique)
CPM and PERT methodologies identified the importance of task sequences,
task dependencies and the concept of the critical path.
2. Project management as a profession
, Project Management Institute (PMI) was founded
Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) was created.
Today
o Increasing recognition of project management as a specialized
set of skills applicable to many different industries
o Project Management certifications: PMP, CAPM, specializations
o PMBOK is in its 5th edition
o Variations on methodologies:
phased (waterfall approach)
Agile methods
The importance of integrating projects into portfolios and
programs
Conclusion:
Project management has existed as long as humans have worked
together to achieve goals
Project management skills are useful in all careers
Project management takes place in all industries
Project management tools and methodologies have evolved over the
past century and a half:
Scientific management
Gantt chart
Pert/CPM network diagrams
There are associations of professional project managers that set
standards for the practice of project management
PMI’s Project Management Body of Knowledge or PMBOK, currently
in its fifth edition.
Chap:2: Project Management Overview
Purpose of the chapter:
Define a project
Define project success
Project constraints
Project management expertise
The project environment
