Discussion

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Reflect on the assigned readings for Week 1 and then type a two-page paper regarding what you thought was the most important concept(s), method(s), the term(s), and/or any other thing that you felt was worthy of your understanding.  Define and describe what you thought was worthy of your understanding in half a page, and then explain why you felt it was important, how you will use it, and/or how important it is in project planning. 

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Project Management

: Past and Present

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Project Management Past and Present
This chapter introduces project management as an important activity in many different careers and industries.
The chapter presents a brief overview of the history of project management tools and project management professionalism.

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Careers Using Project Management Skills
Everyone carries out projects, every role in every organization.
Projects can be any size from one-person doing his or her homework to thousands of people working together with billion-dollar budgets.

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Project management skills
Planning
Communication
Delivering results
Monitoring risks
Managing resources

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Industry sectors
Business owners
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Arts, Media and Entertainment
Building Trades and Construction
Energy and Utilities
Engineering and Design
Fashion
Finance
. . . continued on next slide

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Industry sectors (continued)
Health and Human Services
Hospitality, Tourism and recreation
Manufacturing and Product Development
Education
Public Services
Retail and Wholesale Trade
Transportation
Information Technology

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History of Project Management
Early methodologies not well-documented, but results still stand: the pyramids, Stonehenge, mass human migrations
Late 19th century
Construction of intercontinental railroad, other large projects
Early 20th Century
Frederick Taylor created Scientific Management of industrial processes
Henry Gantt developed a bar-chart approach to illustrating timing of project tasks and progress

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History of Project Management (continued)
Mid-20th century
CPM and PERT methodologies identified the importance of task sequences, task dependencies and the concept of the critical path.
Project management as a profession
Project Management Institute (PMI) was founded
Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) was created

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History of Project Management (continued)
Today
Increasing recognition of project management as a specialized set of skills applicable to many different industries
Project Management certifications: PMP, CAPM, specializations
PMBOK is in its 5th edition
Variations on methodologies:
phased (waterfall approach)
Agile methods
The importance of integrating projects into portfolios and programs

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Summary
Project management has existed as long as humans have worked together to achieve goals
Project management skills are useful in all careers
Project management takes place in all industries
Project management tools and methodologies have evolved over the past century and a half:
Scientific management
Gantt chart
Pert/CPM network diagrams
There are associations of professional project managers that set standards for the practice of project management
PMI’s Project Management Body of Knowledge or PMBOK, currently in its fifth edition.

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