Project Management – Assignment 2

Project Context and Process Management

a)

You have been part of your company’s Information technology Department for three years. You have learned a lot about the company and about many new technologies in your latest assignment — developing applications for your corporate intranet. Since you are an avid recreational athlete, you have spent a fair amount of time thinking about how you would write a sophisticated application to help people learn about the many corporate athletic teams, register on the internet, determine team schedules, post team statistics and so on. You have heard some rumors about profits nor being as high as expected in the past year, and you know that mostly the junior employees participate on the athletic teams.

Part I: Use the three sphere model of systems management to identify potential issues that could be factors in deciding whether you should proceed with your idea to develop an application for recreational athletics at your company. Include at least three questions for each sphere.

ANSWER

Business:

• Does the site help in finding employees?
• How much the project will cost the company?
• How long will it take to develop the project?

• What will the project cost the Company?
• What will the project cost employees?

Technology:

• Does the project use the existing software and hardware?
• Does the project affect the current infrastructure?

• Which kind of application will be used to sign up and administer the Facility?
• What will the new hardware specifications be?

Organizational:

• Who will be the sponsor for the project?
• Who will promote the project?
• Will the Recreational Sport Building affect all employer/employees or just certain few?
• Who will administer the project?

b)

1-What are the suggested skills for an Information Technology Project Manager?

Answer: Communication, Organizational, Team building, Leadership, Cope and Technical

2-What are the phases in a traditional project life cycle?

Answer:

• Initiation phase
• Planning phase
• Implementation (Execution) phase
• Controlling phase
• Closing phase

3-List five key factors that will help in the success of a project

Answer:

• User involvement
• Clear business objectives
• Minimize scope
• Firm basic requirement
• Reliable estimate