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What is Project ? - Coggle Diagram
Definition
- Temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service or result.
8 Attributes
1) Time Frame
- Because a project is a temporary endeavour, it must have a definite "beginning and end".
- Some projects must begin on a specific date and the completion date must be estimated.
2) Purpose
- A projects are undertaken to accomplish something.
- A project also must have a clear goal that defines the value of the project to the organization
3) Ownership
- A projects that can have many stakeholders (people, groups, other organizations) that have interest in the project's success and failure
4) Resources
- Resources provide a means for achieving the project's goal and completing the work.
- It includes time, money, facilities and also technology
5) Project Roles
1) Project Manager / Leader
- Responsible for ensuring that all project management processes carried out effectively and efficiently.
2) Project Sponsor (client, customer, high executive level)
- Providing resources, making project related decisions, giving direction supporting the project when needed.
3) Subject Matter Experts (SME) (user who has knowledge in a specific functional area needed to support the project)
- Example, the organization wishes to develop a system to support tax decisions, so that the SME person like tax or account experts should share her/his expertise about that.
4) Technical Experts (TE)
- It needed when engineering or building a product, service or system. Also include, experts in database analysts, network, programmer etc.
6) Risks and Assumptions
• All projects include an element or risk.
• Risk can arise from many sources, both "internal risk" and "external risk" to the project. Internal risk .
• May arise from the way the project work is estimated to cost or the time to be completed.Or,
• key member of the project team leaving in the middle of the project to take another job. External risk
• Arise from dependencies on other contractors, project teams or suppliers.
7) Interdependent Tasks
- The work or delivery product requires many interdependent tasks or activities.
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1) A network cannot be installed until a server and other hardware is delivered.
2) Important requirements cannot be incorporated into the design of a product or an application (app) unless a key customer or user is interviewed
8) Organizational Change
- New products, services or systems are planned organizational change.
- The changes must be understood and managed because a project can alter how people work or how they related to another.
- Then, not everyone likes or is in favor change. This is because the potential for resistance and conflict will exist.
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