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Temporary endeavor Temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique undertaken to create a unique product or serviceproduct or service
Project Management is the Project Management is the “application of knowledge, skills, “application of knowledge, skills, tools, and technology to project tools, and technology to project activities in order to meet or activities in order to meet or exceed stakeholders needs and exceed stakeholders needs and expectations from a project.”expectations from a project.”
Project – Another DefinitionProject – Another Definition
A never-ending cycle of stress, A never-ending cycle of stress, failure, mismanaged failure, mismanaged expectations that satisfies no expectations that satisfies no one and wastes time and one and wastes time and resources.resources.
Project Management – it can’t Project Management – it can’t be done!!! An oxymoron!!!be done!!! An oxymoron!!!
The Standish Group International reports: The Standish Group International reports: ““Corporate America spends more than $275 Corporate America spends more than $275
billion/year on Application Software Development billion/year on Application Software Development Projects, many of which fail due to lack of skilled Projects, many of which fail due to lack of skilled project management.project management.
Only 26% of projects were successful (on-time/on-Only 26% of projects were successful (on-time/on-budget)budget)
26% of projects will cost 189% of their original 26% of projects will cost 189% of their original estimateestimate
40% of all IT projects fail or are canceled40% of all IT projects fail or are canceled $74 billion spent by US firms on cancelled projects $74 billion spent by US firms on cancelled projects
each yeareach year Over 60% of the projects do not produce the Over 60% of the projects do not produce the
projected R.O.I.projected R.O.I. Project Management sets the standard for poor Project Management sets the standard for poor
“…“…the average cycle time for IT the average cycle time for IT projects are 27 weeks. The ones projects are 27 weeks. The ones that are cancelled are cancelled that are cancelled are cancelled after 14 weeks; at that point in after 14 weeks; at that point in time they are 52% complete. time they are 52% complete. Many of the project teams know Many of the project teams know that the project is likely to fail 6 that the project is likely to fail 6 weeks before it is cancelled.”weeks before it is cancelled.”
““In a 4-year period an application In a 4-year period an application development organization of 100 development organization of 100 developers can expect to spend developers can expect to spend more than $10 million on more than $10 million on cancelled contracts.”cancelled contracts.”
$1.5 million blunder which found in the first 6 $1.5 million blunder which found in the first 6 months of operation:months of operation:
Deformed mirrorDeformed mirror Two out of six memory banks failedTwo out of six memory banks failed Flopping solar-energy panelsFlopping solar-energy panels The velocity measurement system failedThe velocity measurement system failed Chemistry of celestial objects systems Chemistry of celestial objects systems
failedfailed Three gyroscopes failedThree gyroscopes failed Four tons of repair parts costing $100’s of Four tons of repair parts costing $100’s of
millions were sent into spacemillions were sent into space
Failure to adhere to committed Failure to adhere to committed schedule caused byschedule caused by VariancesVariances ExceptionsExceptions Poor planningPoor planning DelaysDelays Scope CreepScope Creep
Project Portfolio not managed Project Portfolio not managed correctlycorrectly The wrong projects selectedThe wrong projects selected The wrong resources were The wrong resources were
assigned to the projectsassigned to the projects High risk projects were not High risk projects were not
identifiedidentified Poor control over Poor control over
interdependencies between interdependencies between projectsprojects
Loss of intellectual Loss of intellectual capital/knowledge capitalcapital/knowledge capital Lack of the means to transfer Lack of the means to transfer
knowledge from past projects to knowledge from past projects to future projectsfuture projects
People leave the organization or People leave the organization or are assigned to other activitiesare assigned to other activities
Twelve Steps to Enterprise Twelve Steps to Enterprise AlignmentAlignment1.1. Determine VisionDetermine Vision2.2. Define MissionDefine Mission3.3. Develop StrategiesDevelop Strategies4.4. Set GoalsSet Goals5.5. Plan Business PortfolioPlan Business Portfolio6.6. Establish Policies and ProceduresEstablish Policies and Procedures7.7. Create Processes and ActivitiesCreate Processes and Activities8.8. Assign Resources and AssetsAssign Resources and Assets9.9. Build Products and ServicesBuild Products and Services10.10. Fulfill Customer NeedsFulfill Customer Needs11.11. Drive Operational ExcellenceDrive Operational Excellence12.12. Communicate ResultsCommunicate Results
Organizational Change Organizational Change Management (OCM)Management (OCM) The people side of the projectThe people side of the project Prepares the people affected by Prepares the people affected by
the project to accept and, when the project to accept and, when required, to become committed to required, to become committed to the change and often even look the change and often even look forward to it.forward to it.
Define the level of resistance to Define the level of resistance to change and prepare a plan to change and prepare a plan to offset resistanceoffset resistance
Define roles and responsibilitiesDefine roles and responsibilities Develop competenciesDevelop competencies Establish burning platformEstablish burning platform Transform the user communityTransform the user community
Server grid accommodates multiple environments with the same infrastructure. Automation facilitates deployment and reconfiguration with minimal effort.
Production server is a “node” of the overall grid for ease of image management and overall software deployment.
Image factory holds all applications and system software. Specific server images are built by the factory.
““The best time to stop a project The best time to stop a project that you don’t know is going to be that you don’t know is going to be successful is when you start it.”successful is when you start it.”