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OPMA 3310:
OPMA 5364:
INSY 5373:
Project Management
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Assignments Example
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Group Project
• Serves as a comprehensive final exam—intended to allow the
group to demonstrate comprehension of all course material
• Interim products (5 at 10 points each) (all must have corrections applied
before moving to next steps)
– See syllabus for detail
• Paper and Presentation (120 points) (Part 6) (Success depends on
correct Interim artifacts)
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• Group Sharepoint like space on Blackboard
Group Tools • Easy way to pass email between group members
• File exchange and collaboration
• Free download of MS Project 2016 and Visio 2016
• Must have MS Word and Excel also
Group Dynamics
• All members of the group are expected to contribute to all group efforts
• Reality is that some will allow the other group members to carry the load
for them
• As in Corporate America, project team members may be terminated from
project work for lack of contribution by group request and concurrence of
VP Operations after Interim Delivery 2
– Failure to meet with group (in person or virtual) and failing to contribute when
present
– Not contributing to group work and discussions in class
– Not loading MS Project 2013 on their laptop and relying on group members to
cover for them on MS Project related activities
• Should this occur to you
– Probability of passing the course is significantly lower
– Must work the project alone working with an unhappy VP Operations
– Score 0 of 30 points for the peer rating
– Score 0 for Interim Deliveries for which group tells me you didn’t contribute
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Recommended Preparation Steps
1. Focus on learning all you can, not on grade you need to get—do that and grade
will take care of itself
2. Read assigned text (starting with Learnsmart summary)
3. Read PowerPoint presentation from Blackboard (Chapter Outline)
4. Work assigned homework in Connect or from end of chapter (syllabus)
– I mean really work it, don’t print it out and plug in the answers to get credit
– Learn it!
5. Listen and question lecture (take notes, presentations are more detailed than
Blackboard version)
6. Watch assigned MS Project Tutorials more than once
7. Watch as I work through solution in class—question solution technique
8. Go back and rework problems after we solve them in class until you have them
and concepts behind them—this will help you on exams
9. Don’t hesitate to come ask me—but not night before exam
10. Pay attention to the detail of assignments and instructions
– All of your group project requirements are not in one neat place
– A good project manager spends great effort to gather information about project
11. Result—better course performance
Day in the Life
• My availability
– Posted office hours—by appointment if you need it (by groups concerning group project)
– Email using mavs email accounts—expect a maximum of 12 hour response time (if
related to the group project, all group members included on email traffic)
– I will help you to the same extent that you demonstrate a willingness to help yourself
• Lecture—prefer an interactive discussion
– Will follow general outline of textbook but won’t discuss all content from Chapters
– Won’t discuss all slides posted to Blackboard—those outline entire chapter
– Suggest you use note view pages of Blackboard version to capture notes
• Groups discuss problems assigned
– Problems are static meaning each person has same problem—we will discuss solution to
each of them in class
– I will ask you as a group to discuss a solution to them in class (I will provide corrections)
– Use that discussion to correct issues you had in solving the problems
– I will post my solutions to the problems to Blackboard (yours is on Connect)
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Download Instructions
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Download Instructions
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Microsoft Project
• Poor man’s tool but fairly sophisticated piece of software
– Big companies use Oracle Primavera or other expensive tools
– Most do not use the Project Management module of their ERP system
– MS Project is most used scheduling software and we can give you a full copy
– If you understand the basics of MS Project, then other tools will be easier to
learn if you need them
• We will learn enough about it to plan and execute a simple project but will
not use most of its more sophisticated features—trying to get fancy
during this course is dangerous
• MS Project tutorials and my supplemental instruction/demonstration will
be sufficient to meet the course requirements
• To be expert with MS Project, you must use it every day—we will not be
more than novices with it but will have a good understanding of its use in
projects
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MS Project 2016 Overview
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Blackboard and Connect
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Connect (on Blackboard)
NOTE: If you contact your instructor with a technical question, you will be asked to
provide a case number from tech support before your concern is escalated.
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Purchase Options
OPTION 1: OPTION 2:
CONNECT + TEXT PACKAGE GO ALL DIGITAL
WITH CONNECT
The bookstore is carrying a For this course we will be using
bundle that includes the text and McGraw-Hill Connect. Connect
a printed Connect access code at includes everything you need for
a discounted price for you. this course, including
[Smartbook and the eBook].
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Connect
Homework
PMI’s 5 Process Groups and Our Course Structure
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Detailed Course Structure
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Emergency Exit Procedures
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Modern Project
Management
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Chapter Outline
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Learning Objectives
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Slide Header Legend
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What is Project Management
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What is a Program?
• Program Defined
– A series of coordinated, related, multiple projects that continue over
an extended time and are intended to achieve a goal
– A higher level group of projects targeted
at a common goal
– Example:
• Project: completion of a required course
in project management
• Program: completion of all courses required
for a business major
• PMBOK Definition:
– A group of related projects, subprograms, and program activities that
are managed in a coordinated way to obtain benefits not available
from managing them individually
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What is a Portfolio?
• Portfolio PMBOK Definition
– A component collection of programs, projects, or operations managed
as a group to achieve strategic objectives
– Components may not necessarily be interdependent or have related
objectives
– Components are quantifiable, that is, they can be measured, ranked,
and prioritized
• Concepts of Managing Projects, Programs, and Portfolios
– Basics are the same
– We will focus primarily on projects but may stray occasionally
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Project Management Institute (Professional PM)
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Selecting the Project Manager—Characteristics
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Project Manager Credibility
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Project Manager Sensitivity
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Project Manager Interpersonal Skills
• Leadership
• Team building
• Motivation
• Communication
• Influencing
• Decision making
• Political and cultural awareness
• Negotiation
• Trust building
• Conflict management, and
• Coaching
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Project Manager High Stress Factors
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Current Drivers of Project Management
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Project Governance (more on this in Chapter 3 Lecture)
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Alignment of Projects with Organizational Strategy
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A Project Management Today: A Socio-Technical Approach
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The Technical
and Sociocultural
Dimensions
of the Project
Management
Process
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Review Questions
1. Define a project? What are five characteristics that help
differentiate projects from functions?
2. What are some key environmental forces that have
changed the way projects are managed? What has been
the effect of these forces on the management of projects?
3. Why is the implementation of projects important to
strategic planning and the project manager?
4. The technical and sociocultural dimensions of project
management are two sides of the same coin. Explain
5. What is the impact of governance to managing an
individual project? Why is this approach important in
today’s environment?
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Exercises and Cases
Modern Project
Management
II. What does the case tell you about what it is like to
be a project manager?
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