This presentation by Dr. Michael M. Grant provides an overview of elearning project management with references to Six Sigma, TQI, and continuous improvement. In addition, it describes the first step in the IPECC process: Initiating the project with a project charter.

1. Project
Management:
ì
Overview
&
initiating
the
project
Adapted
from
Lynch
&
Roecker
(2007)
and
Verzuh
(2008)
(CC) 2011 Michael M. Grant | photo by ralphbijker at flickr.com

2. Projects
not
operations
ì Projects
have
a
beginning
and
an
end.
ì Projects
produce
unique
products,
usually
one
Hme.
ì OperaHons
management
is
performed
over
and
over.
ì OperaHons
management
usually
has
no
end
and
oJen
produces
similar
or
idenHcal
products.

3. Successful
project
characteristics
ì Agreement
among
project
team,
customers
and
management
on
the
goals
of
the
project
ì A
plan
that
shows
an
overall
path
and
clear
responsibiliHes
and
will
be
used
to
measure
progress
during
the
project
ì Constant,
effecHve
communicaHon
among
everyone
involved
ì A
controlled
scope
ì Management
support

4. Projects
major
challenges
ì Personnel
ì EsHmaHng
ì Authority
ì Controls

5. Why
do
e-­‐learning
projects
fail?
Photo by nimbu at flickr.com

6. ì
Project
management
is
an
effort
to
use
product-­‐driven
methods
on
processes.

7. ì
An
evolution
of
process
management

8. Video from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNtEW4DVRkE

9. Six
Sigma
ì An
offshoot
of
quality
management
discipline
that
enables
organizaHons
to
increase
efficiency
and
quality—to
produce
more
and/or
beSer
products
for
less
Hme
or
money.
ì It
relies
on
structured
problem
solving,
staHsHcal
analysis
and
process
management
method.
ì The
focus
is
improving
quality
by
reducing
variaHon/variability.
(Schwalbe,
2010)

10. SixSigma
cont d
Follows
DMAIC
Goal
ì Define
ì No
more
than
3.4
errors
in
1,ooo,ooo
opportuniHes
ì Measure
ì Analyze
ì Improve
ì Control
(Schwalbe,
2010)
Image from http://sixsigmatutorial.com

11. IPECC
IniHate
Plan
Execute
Control
Close
But
also
PMI
PMBOK
(Project
Management
Body
of
Knowledge),
Six
Sigma,
etc.

12. Project
Team
Roles
ì Sponsor
ì Developers/ID
ì Client
ì Evaluators
ì Project
Manager
(PM)
ì SMEs
ì Stakeholders
ì Customer/end-­‐user/
learners
ì Supplier/vendor

13. ì
Project
Charter
Announcement
or
Proposal
| Photo by stefanweighs at flickr.com

14. Relationship
between
design
documentation
and
project
documentation

15. ì
Project
charter
details
hSp://interacHvelearningenvironments.pbworks.com/w/page/21082612/Project-­‐Charter-­‐Details

16. ì
Project
initiation
questions
hSp://bit.ly/iniHaHonquesHons
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17. Understand
the
Problem
ì Integrate
the
needs
assessment
ì Understand
the
problem
ì What
is
the
project
anyway?
ì What
are
the
technologies
involved?
ì What's
the
client
side
involvement?
From @johnniefox (2010)

18. Understand
the
Stakeholders
ì Importance
of
customer
involvement
ì Who
are
the
key
contacts?
ì Who
are
the
decision
makers?
Determine
who
is
the
one
person
who
is
the
decision
maker.
From @johnniefox (2010)

19. References
ì Lynch,
M.M.
&
Roecker,
J.
(2007).
Project
managing
e-­‐learning:
A
handbook
for
successful
design,
delivery
and
management.
New
York:
Routledge.
ì Schwalbe,
K.
(2010).
InformaHon
technology
project
management
(6th
ed.).
Boston,
MA:
Cengage
Course
Technology.
ì Verzuh,
E.
(2008).
The
fast
forward
MBA
in
project
management
(3rd
Ed.).
Hoboken,
NJ:
Wiley.
© 2010 Michael M. Grant

20. (cc) 2011 Michael M. Grant