1. IS5540 Project Management & Quality Assurance Week 1 - Introduction to Project Management Schwalbe: Information Technology Project Management, Chapter 1 Adapted by Janet Yu , Frank Lo
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5. Some Improvements $53B $140B Money Wasted on Failed Projects $346B $250B US Spending on IT Projects 19% 31% Failed Projects 35% 16% Successful Projects 2006 1994 Measure
6. Career for IT Project Managers SKILL PERCENTAGE OF RESPONDENTS Project/program management 60% Business process management 55% Business analysis 53% Application development 52% Database management 49% Security 42% Enterprise architect 41% Strategist/internal consultant 40% In a 2006 survey by CIO.com, IT executives ranked the skills that would be the most in demand in the next two to five years
28. Ten Most Important Skills and Competencies for Project Managers 1. People skills 2. Leadership 3. Listening 4. Integrity, ethical behavior, consistent 5. Strong at building trust 6. Verbal communication 7. Strong at building teams 8. Conflict resolution, conflict management 9. Critical thinking, problem solving 10. Understands, balances priorities
How much does U.S. spend on projects every year, in terms of percentage of its gross domestic product (GDP)? Are there more successful IT projects than failed IT projects? In 1994? In 2006? What is the current situation of PM certification?
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Different skills for different situations: Large projects: leadership, relevant prior experience, planning, people skills, verbal communication, and team-building skills were most important High uncertainty projects: risk management, expectation management, leadership, people skills, and planning skills were most important Very novel projects: leadership, people skills, having vision and goals, self confidence, expectations management, and listening skills were most important Difference between leader & manager?