Introduction to modern project management

1. Characteristics of a project

a) Has an established objective有既定目标

b) Has a defined life span with a beginning and an end

c) Usually, involves several departments and specialists

d) Non-routine and has some unique elements非常规,有一些独特的元素

e) Specific time, cost, and performance requirements具体的时间，成本以及性能要求

2. Generic project life cycle model通用项目生命周期模型

3. project management: the complete set of tasks, techniques, tools applied during the project life-cycle.

4. Importance of project management

a) Compression of the Product Life Cycle压缩产品生产周期

b) Knowledge Explosion产品复杂性的增加产生了集成不同技术的需求

c) Triple Bottom Line (环境，社会，利润)

d) Corporate Downsizing(企业裁员）

e) Increased Customer Focus & knowledge

f) Increasing speed of change and increase in the number of small projects running concurrently加快速度，增加同时运行的项目数量

5. Roles of the project manager

a) Manages temporary, non-repetitive activities管理临时的、非重复的活动

b) Marshals resources for the project为项目整理资源

c) Is linked directly to the customer interface直接链接到客户界面

d)  Provides direction, coordination, and integration to the project team为项目团队提供指导、协调和集成

e) Is responsible for performance and success of the project负责项目的执行和成功

f) Must induce the right people at the right time to address the right issues and make the right decisions