Managing the Information System Project

Dr. Dania Bilal

IS 582

Spring 2006

Overview

Project management occurs throughout the SDLC

Activities– Project initiation– Project planning– Project execution– Project closedown

Skills of a Project Manager

LeadershipManagementCustomer relationsProblem solvingConflict managementTeam managementRisk and change management

Project Initiation

Establish project teamEstablish relationship with

customer (user, in our case)Establish project initiation planEstablish management proceduresEstablish project environment and

workbook

Planning the Project

Describe project scope, alternatives, and feasibility

Divide project into tasks and represent them in a Gantt chart

Establish resources and create a resource plan

Planning the Project

Develop a preliminary scheduleDevelop a communication planDefine project standards and

procedures

Planning the Project

Identify and assess risksCreate a preliminary budgetDevelop a statement of workSet a baseline project plan

Execute the Project

Put the baseline plan into actionMonitor project progress against

planManage changes to planMaintain project workbookCommunicate project status

Project Close Down

Close down the projectPost review project with

management and customerAttend to problemsClose customer contract upon

customer satisfaction

Project Time Projection

Project schedule includes time duration for each task within the structure of all tasks

Calculation of expected time can be feasible by using PERT technique

PERT Technique

Program Evaluation Review Technique

Help obtain time estimate for completing a task

Three variables used in PERT

PERT Formula

Optimistic time (o)Realistic time (r)Pessimistic time (p)

PERT Formula

o + 4r + p

ET=

6(Since expected time should be closer to the realistic time, it is four

times more than the optimistic and pessimistic time)

See Valacich, chapter 2, p. 57.

Class Activity

Use PERT formula to estimate the expected time (ET) for converting a collection of 5,000 records into MARC based on these criteria:

1. By doing recon in-house

2. By outsourcing recon