GMS 450 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Project Management Software, Systems Development Life Cycle, Executive Sponsor

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Global Management Studies
• Course: GMS 450
• Professor: Stan Katz

Document Summary

Once a project has been selected, the next step is for a senior management to choose a project manager (pm) Pm"s job to make sure that the project is properly planned, implemented, and completed. The head of function such as manufacturing or marketing directs the activities of a well- established unit or department of the firm presumably trained or raised from the ranks. The pm must ensure that those who work on the project have the appropriate knowledge and resources, including that most precious resource, time, to accomplish their assigned responsibilities. The general manager has become more and more like the project manager i. e. giving tasks to individual groups. The transition from traditional authoritarian management to facilitation continues to be more effective as a management style. A second distinction between the pm and the traditional manager is that the former uses the systems approach and the latter adopts the analytical approach to understanding and solving problems.