Please note that logical sequence or flow from 'broader context' (and its importance for you as project manager) of projects and project management to higher level view of the project boundaries. Subsequent chapters will take us into further technical details.
Basic structure of a project is described and project stakeholders are discussed. Organizational influences on project management in terms organizational culture, styles, structure, and process assets are discussed. These influences are important to be understood by the project manager and project management team as they play a significant role in the success of a project by affecting important aspects of the project.
Objectives
- To discuss different organizational influences on projects and project management
- To understand the basic structure of a project
- To understand the notion of stakeholders and explore their different types
Topics
- Organizational Influences on Project Management
- Organizational Cultures and Styles
- Organizational Communication
- Organizational Structure
- Functional Organization
- Weak Matrix Organization
- Balanced Matrix Organization
- Strong Matrix Organization
- Projectized Organization
- Composite Organization
- Organizational Process Assets (OPAs)
- Processes and Procedures
- Corporate Knowledge Base
- Enterprise Environmental Factors
- Project Life Cycle and Organization
- Characteristics of the Project Life Cycle
- Generic Project Life Cycle
- Product vs Project Life Cycle Relationships
- Project Phases
- Phase-to-Phase Relationships
- Sequential Phase-to-Phase Relationship
- Overlapping Phase-to-Phase Relationship
- Predictive Life Cycles
- Iterative and Incremental Life Cycles
- Adaptive Live Cycles
- Project Stakeholders
- Project Governance
- Project Success
- Project Teams
Recommended Readings
- Chapter 02 of the PMBOK® Guide Fifth Edition
Batch 5: May 24, 2014.
Batch 4: March 22, 2014.
Batch 3: May 19, 2012
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