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Managerial Approach
Chapter 1 – Projects in
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Overview
• Project Management Growth Factors
• Project Aspects
• Project Criteria
• Project Life Cycle
• Project Management Profession
High
Project Manager Roles and Responsibilities
Level Change Management System
of
Value
of Closed-Loop Planning-Monitor-Control System
Effort
Project Evaluation (Audit) Process
Low
Define Plan Implement Delivery
Scope WBS/OBS/Schedule Resource (Re)allocation “Learn Curve”
Tradeoffs Detailed Budget Cost Containment Final Report
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The Project Life Cycle
• Unlike the more conventional life cycle, continued inputs of effort at the
end of the project produce significant gains in returns
Figure 1-3
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Projects in Contemporary
Organizations
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Projects in Contemporary
Organizations
Figure 1-5
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