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Dilbert – The Lighter Side of Project Management

Dilbert – The Lighter Side of Project Management. Leah Spontaneo Peter Smith Adam Delyea. Project Scope. Research paper Examine how the Dilbert comics perceive PM vs. how PM is completed in a real business setting

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Dilbert – The Lighter Side of Project Management

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  1. Dilbert – The Lighter Side of Project Management Leah Spontaneo Peter Smith Adam Delyea

  2. Project Scope • Research paper • Examine how the Dilbert comics perceive PM vs. how PM is completed in a real business setting • Delve into Dilbert’s history, the comparison of PM, and the roles the Dilbert characters play

  3. Work Breakdown • Research • History of Dilbert • Dilbert’s view of PM • PM in real business • Real roles of Dilbert characters • Write the sections of the paper • Leah – Real business PM, Comparison • Peter – History of Dilbert, Dilbert’s view • Adam – Roles of Dilbert characters

  4. Challenges • Making sure the delivered material was what the sponsor wanted • History information was hard to gather • Older comics are scarce • Information on the characters was hard to find—had to read comics • Hard to tie in Dilbert and PM in a way that made sense

  5. Paper Excerpts Most companies have multiple projects running at the same time that they must juggle. This often means also juggling their resources. This can mean that while one project receives the funding it needs, others may be underfunded or treated as a sort of “second class” project. -- Peter, 3.0 Dilbert’s Perception of Project Management, 3.2 The Company A project plan is a document that contains all of the information about how a project is going to be completed. It includes and introduction, an overview of how the project is organized, a risk analysis report, the resources required for the project, a work breakdown structure and estimates, the project schedule, and the monitoring and reporting methods in place to oversee the project’s completion. These sections are not necessarily required for every project or project management methodology; however, every project plan should consist of at least a portion of those sections. -- Leah, 4.0 The Reality of Project Management, 4.1 Project Planning

  6. Paper Excerpts Communication is vital in successful project management. This is emphasized in Dilbert many times and in the project integration and communication management knowledge areas. Without proper communication and understanding between the project manager and their team, problems can occur.-- Leah, 5.0 Dilbert Vs. Real-World Business: How Do They Compare? Alice speaks from many years of project management experience and even though she usually knows exactly what is the right and wrong thing to do in a project, she is usually ignored to the same degree as Dilbert from the boss. Her views on project management are also very cynical, but only because of the company she works for and the employees (Wally) that constantly get assigned to her. -- Adam, 6.0 Dilbert Characters and Their Business World Roles, 6.4 Alice

  7. Lessons Learned • It is important to show samples of work to the sponsor to get their input • Staying on task and having team meetings is crucial to a successful project completion

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