What went wrong?

1. What went wrong? • (1995) The Standish Group published a study “CHAOS.” • 365 information technology executive managers who managed • over 8380 different information technology applications in U.S. • are surveyed. • In early 1990s, US companies spent more than $250 billion • on 175,000 projects and the overall success rate of information • technology projects are only 16.2%. • The success is defined as meeting goals on time and on budget. • In 1995 over 31% of information technology projects • (over $81 billion) were canceled before completion. 朝陽科技大學資管系 李麗華

2. Introduction to Project Management • What is a project and what is not? • What is the characteristics of a project • What is the process of a project • What kind of project you had involved? • What will be the problem when conducting a project? Brain Storming 朝陽科技大學資管系 李麗華

3. What is a project • Aproject is a temporary endeavor undertaken to accomplish a unique purpose. • Project normally involve several people performing interrelated activities, and the main sponsor for the project is often interested in the effective use of resources to complete the project in an efficient and timely manner. • Project management is the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities in order to meet or exceed stakeholder needs and expectations. 朝陽科技大學資管系 李麗華

4. How to be a Project Manager ? Characteristics What is a project? Management Process Development process 朝陽科技大學資管系 李麗華 講義引用自沈肇基老師之講義

5. Objective -performance specification -time schedule -cost budget Resources -manpower and facility Characteristics of project Uniqueness -different customers,team members, time and/or methodology,…. Organization -Project and functional Origin -Something not done before -must be one!(requirements) Marketplace -Who is your boss Product -Software and/or hardware Size - scale program, project, task 朝陽科技大學資管系 李麗華 講義引用自沈肇基老師之講義

6. The project management process • Defining: defining the project’s goal • Planning: planning how you and your team will satisfy the Triple Constraint (performance specification, time schedule, and money budget.) • Leading: managerial guidance to human resource, subordinates, and others(subcontractors) • Monitoring: measuring the project work to find out how progress differs from plan in time to initiate corrective action • Completing: making sure the job is done conforms to the current definition of what was to be done. 朝陽科技大學資管系 李麗華

7. Project Management Process define complete plan/replan lead monitor (metrics) 朝陽科技大學資管系 李麗華 講義引用自沈肇基老師之講義

8. 功能 USER NEED EP 理想 RTP WM 時間 Project Development process REQUIREMENT ANALYSIS (USER NEED) USER NEED USER NEED INITIAL CONCEPT INITIAL CONCEPT DESIGN CODING PROTOTYPING CONCEPT PROTOTYPE TESTING RISK ANALYSIS CLASSIC SOFTWARE PROTOTYPE OPERATION &MAINTENANCE MODULES PROTOTYPE OPERATIONAL PROTOTYPE DESIGN PHASES BENCHMARKS Evolutionary Prototyping 朝陽科技大學資管系 李麗華 講義引用自沈肇基老師之講義

9. YOUR ORGANIZTION YOUR BOSS YOU YOUR TEAM FULL TIME MEMBERS YOUR TEAM PART TIME MEMBERS If you are a project manager! SOCIETAL, POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC FORCES CUSTOMER USER CONTRACTOR 朝陽科技大學資管系 李麗華 講義引用自沈肇基老師之講義

10. What went right? • (1998) The follow-up study of Standish Group. • The cost of failed projects went down from $81 billion in • 1995 to an estimated $75 billion in 1998. • Major decrease in cost overruns from the $59 billion spent in 1995 • to the estimated $22 billion in 1998. • 26% of information technology projects succeeded in meeting • scope, time, and cost goals. 朝陽科技大學資管系 李麗華

11. History • Egyptian pyramids(ancient) • Great Wall of China(ancient) • Military projects • Manhattan project (modern) for atomic bomb • 1917 Gantt Chart developed by Henry Gantt • 1958 Pert Chart for the Navy Polaris missile/submarine project • 1970, military begun to use S/W to help manage large projects. 朝陽科技大學資管系 李麗華

12. Manage Your Project & Work Like A Team 朝陽科技大學資管系 李麗華