13.8 Project Management & Effective ICT Teams
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Project management and effective IT teams is simply about why IT projects need to be managed to succeed.
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Resources - Project Management & Effective ICT Teams
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Acrobat file |
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Internet resource | Video |
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| Project Managers |
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n/a | Abridged Internet article but well worth a look. |
| Project Management |
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33Kb | David Yates' notes on Project Management. |
| Project Management |
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66Kb | PowerPoint presentation from Chris Brown. |
| Project Management |
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108Kb | Short PowerPoint presentation based on Heathcote Ch.50. |
| Development Hell! |
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n/a | How NOT to do project management! |
| Effective Team Development |
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90Kb | Notes from Clive E. Morley |
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Reading -
Project Management & Effective ICT Teams
Texts other than Heathcote can be found in the ICT section of the Library
Resource Centre.
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Heathcote - Core Text | |
Internet resource |  |
Other book |
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Handout/worksheet | Video |
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Notes |
| Project Management |
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n/a | Heathcote Ch.50 Pages 271 - 273 |
| Project Management & Effective ICT Teams |
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n/a | Doyle Pages 233 - 245 |
| Project Management |
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n/a | De Watteville and Naughton Pages 336 - 339 |
| Project Management |
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30Kb | Handout on project management. |
| Facilities Management |
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25Kb | Handout on facilities management. |
| Project Management |
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139Kb | Notes from Clive E. Morley |
Practice questions/homework - Project Management & Effective ICT Teams
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Past exam question |  |
Heathcote question |
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FatMax assignment |  |
Smokin' Dog assignment | |||
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| 1. 1999 NEAB IT04 Question 8 |
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A company has three departments to handle
finance, buildings and equipment maintenance. Each department currently
operates a separate IT system. The company wishes to improve the
efficiency of the operations by implementing a common corporate system
across all three departments. In order to achieve this improvement, the
company has decided to select members of staff from each department to
form a project team to plan, design and implement the new system.
(a). Describe three corporate level
factors that the team should consider when planning the new system. (6)
(b). At their first meeting the team decide to sub-divide the project into a series of tasks. Describe two advantages of this approach. (4) (10 marks) |
| 2. 1998 NEAB IT04 Question 7 |
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n/a | A firm is creating a team to
plan, design and implement an IT project. Describe four characteristics of a good IT project team. (8 marks) |
| 3. Heathcote Project Management Question |
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A project team has been appointed by a team
of consultants to write a tailor-made customer billing and accounts system
for a medium sized business. The project team consists of a project leader
(the systems analyst), two programmers and a technician. The project is
falling behind schedule and the managing director of the company decides to
allocate two more programmers to the team. The project continues to fall
further behind. |
| 4. Heathcote Project Management Question |
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n/a | The management of a college
decides that its college-wide network should be installed to link together
all the computers in the college. The estimated cost of the project is £1
million. What factors should the project manager take into account when planning the estimated time to completion of the project? (6 marks) |
| 5. Homework questions from David Yates |
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n/a | 1. Give three reasons
why an IT project might fall behind schedule. (6 marks) 2. Describe four characteristics of
a good IT project team. |
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