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MBA-TM academic presentation. Trans + references. Overview of what a project manager means at a fictitious company.
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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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