The Project Manger

Mark Carlson ● MPM650-0803A-02 ● Professor Grandville Jones ● July 15, 2008

Project Management Smaller bodies of management Manages projects

The Project Manager Who is he? What does he know? What does he do?

Project Management

Of two minds: Science & art Communicator Empower & motivator Leader Visionary

Who is the Project Manager?

The PM is like the leader of the Band

PBMOK Business subject matter Related technology

What Does the Project Manager Know?

Project Management process group guidelines: Initiate Plan…

What Does the Project Manager Do?

Project Management process group guidelines continued: Execute Monitor & Control Closing

What Does the Project Manager Do (continued)?

Project charter Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Schedule Organizational charts Probability & impact matrix

Toolset

WBS Example

Skilled Knowledgeable Busy! (not like Dilbert)

The Project Manager Is…

Kerzner, H. (2006). Project management: A systems approach to planning, scheduling, and controlling. (9th edition). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Melymuka, K. (2000). Born to lead projects. Retrieved July 10, 2008 from http://www.computerworld.com/news/2000/story/0,11280,44218,00.html  

PMBOK Guide. (2004). Project management body of knowledge. Newton Square, PA: Project Management Institute, Inc.

Rothman, J, (2004). How technical does a project manager have to be?  Retrieved July 10, 2008 from http://www.jrothman.com/weblog/2004/12/how-technical-does-project-manager.html

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