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Adapted from Lynch & Roecker (2007) and Verzuh (2008)
Project Management: Overview & initiating the project
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Projects not operations
ì Projects have a beginning and an end.
ì Projects produce unique products, usually one Hme.
ì OperaHons management is performed over and over.
ì OperaHons management usually has no end and oJen produces similar or idenHcal products.
Successful project characteristics
ì Agreement among project team, customers and management on the goals of the project
ì A plan that shows an overall path and clear responsibiliHes and will be used to measure progress during the project
ì Constant, effecHve communicaHon among everyone involved
ì A controlled scope
ì Management support
Projects major challenges
ì Personnel
ì EsHmaHng
ì Authority
ì Controls
Why do e-‐learning projects fail?
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Project management is an effort to use product-‐driven methods on processes.
ì An evolution of process management
Video from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNtEW4DVRkE
Six Sigma
ì An offshoot of quality management discipline that enables organizaHons to increase efficiency and quality—to produce more and/or beSer products for less Hme or money.
ì It relies on structured problem solving, staHsHcal analysis and process management method.
ì The focus is improving quality by reducing variaHon/variability.
(Schwalbe, 2010)
SixSigma cont’d
Follows DMAIC ì Define
ì Measure
ì Analyze
ì Improve
ì Control
(Schwalbe, 2010)
Goal ì No more than 3.4 errors in
1,ooo,ooo opportuniHes
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IPECC
IniHate Plan Execute Control Close
But also PMI PMBOK (Project Management Body of Knowledge), Six Sigma, etc.
Project Team Roles ì Sponsor
ì Client
ì Project Manager (PM)
ì Stakeholders
ì Developers/ID
ì Evaluators
ì SMEs
ì Customer/end-‐user/learners
ì Supplier/vendor
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Announcement or Proposal
Project Charter
Relationship between design documentation and project documentation
ì Project charter details hSp://interacHvelearningenvironments.pbworks.com/w/page/21082612/Project-‐Charter-‐Details
ì Project initiation questions hSp://bit.ly/iniHaHonquesHons
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Understand the Problem
ì Integrate the needs assessment ì Understand the problem ì What is the project anyway? ì What are the technologies involved? ì What's the client side involvement?
From @johnniefox (2010)
Understand the Stakeholders
ì Importance of customer involvement
ì Who are the key contacts?
ì Who are the decision makers? Determine who is the one person who is the decision maker.
From @johnniefox (2010)
References
ì Lynch, M.M. & Roecker, J. (2007). Project managing e-‐learning: A handbook for successful design, delivery and management. New York: Routledge.
ì Schwalbe, K. (2010). InformaHon technology project management (6th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Course Technology.
ì Verzuh, E. (2008). The fast forward MBA in project management (3rd Ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
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