Why Are Successful Projects so Important to Hewlett-Packard?
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Projects in Contemporary Organizations
Copyright 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Introduction
Rapid growth in project management In the past, most projects were external
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Building a new skyscraper New ad campaign Launching a rocket Developing a new product Opening a new branch Improving the services provided
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Growth lately is in internal projects
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How Project Management Developed
Credit for the development of project management goes to the military
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Navy’s Polaris program NASA’s Apollo space program Development of “smart bombs” and “missiles”
Project management has found wide acceptance in industry It has many applications outside of construction
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Managing legal cases Managing new product releases
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Forces Fostering Project Management
Main forces in driving the acceptance of project management:
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Exponential growth of human knowledge Growing demand for a broad range of complex goods and services Increased worldwide competition
All of these contribute to the need for organizations to do more and to do it faster
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Projects Tend to be Large
Projects tend to be large
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The Channel Tunnel, or Chunnel Denver International Airport Panama Canal expansion project Three Gorges Dam, China Flying: balloons planes jets rockets reusable rockets
Projects are getting larger over time
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The more we can do, the more we try to do
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Project Management Also Getting Smaller
More people are seeing the advantages of project management techniques The tools have become cheaper The techniques are becoming more widely taught and written about
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Three Project Objectives: The “Triple Constraint” Time Cost Scope ** Customer Expectations??? Scope Creep?? Time, cost, and performance are all related to a project
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Three Project
Chapter 1
Projects in Contemporary Organizations
Copyright 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Introduction
Rapid growth in project management In the past, most projects were external
– – –
Building a new skyscraper New ad campaign Launching a rocket Developing a new product Opening a new branch Improving the services provided
1-2
Growth lately is in internal projects
– – –
1
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How Project Management Developed
Credit for the development of project management goes to the military
– – –
Navy’s Polaris program NASA’s Apollo space program Development of “smart bombs” and “missiles”
Project management has found wide acceptance in industry It has many applications outside of construction
– –
Managing legal cases Managing new product releases
1-3
Forces Fostering Project Management
Main forces in driving the acceptance of project management:
– – –
Exponential growth of human knowledge Growing demand for a broad range of complex goods and services Increased worldwide competition
All of these contribute to the need for organizations to do more and to do it faster
1-4
2
8/30/2012
Projects Tend to be Large
Projects tend to be large
– – – –
The Channel Tunnel, or Chunnel Denver International Airport Panama Canal expansion project Three Gorges Dam, China Flying: balloons planes jets rockets reusable rockets
Projects are getting larger over time
–
The more we can do, the more we try to do
1-5
Project Management Also Getting Smaller
More people are seeing the advantages of project management techniques The tools have become cheaper The techniques are becoming more widely taught and written about
1-6
3
8/30/2012
Three Project Objectives: The “Triple Constraint” Time Cost Scope ** Customer Expectations??? Scope Creep?? Time, cost, and performance are all related to a project
1-7
Three Project