MIST 2090 Lecture 4: Project Management

• School: University of Georgia
• Department: Management Information Systems
• Course: MIST 2090
• Professor: Aronson

Document Summary

Of the top 10 it skills in demand, security is #1 and project management is #2. Project: unique endeavor with a definite start and end (it"s temporary) that creates value (is a unique product or service: current operations are not projects. Project management: application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities in order to meet project requirements. Includes: identifying requirements, establishing clear and achievable objectives, balancing competing demands for quality, scope, time, and cost, adapting the specifications, plans, and approaches to the different concerns and expectations of the various stakeholders. Examples of it-enabled change projects: enterprise resource planning (erp) implementation: touches every area of an organization; is centralized. Project managers of this type have high salaries. Sap: corporation which manages business operations: social media campaign, business process redesign. System development lifecycle (sdlc: waterfall takes longer; agile = iterate, when paired with a business model, sdlc helps us to analyze the situation and determine requirements.