Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Week 12- Systems Development and Project Management

Explain the triple constraint and its importance in project management.

The triple constraint involves project changes such as
-Cost: How much money is involved.
-Scheduale: How much time the activity will take.
-Scope: The type of quality the end result should achieve.

 The importance of this in project management is that it helps businesses to allocate how resources will be used within the project.


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Describe the two primary diagrams most frequently used in project planning

Two primary diagrams that are frequently used include 
- Gantt chart which shows when each task is due to completed. On the vertical axis, the names of tasks are displayed and on the horizontal axiz is where the time is presented.
- PERT chart which shows the tasks and relationships of a project. The PERT chart comprises of two things: a dependency and a critical path.





Below: Example of a commonly used Gantt chart

http://www.gantt-chart.biz/gantt-charting-made-easy/




Below: An example of a commonly used Pert Chart



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Identify the three primary areas a project manager must focus on managing to ensure success


To ensure success, a project manager much focus on:


• Managing People

• Managing Communications

• Managing Change


Outline 2 reasons why projects fail and two reasons why projects suceed.
Below is a chart which outlines why projects fail and succeed.

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