Itm 423 - Module 2 Case Assignment

TRIDENT UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL

ITM 423: System Acquisition, System Development and Project Management

Module 2: IT Organizations, Projects and Project Life Cycles Case Assignment

May 2014 Term

June 08, 2014

Assignment: Prepare a 4-6 page paper addressing the following issue with a special focus on the project of a Household Move:

“Discuss Various Stages in the Project Life Cycle Based on the Type of IT Organization Structure You Have Seen”

Discuss Various Stages in the Project Life Cycle Based on the Type of IT Organization Structure You Have Seen (Household Move)

For this assignment we are asked to review a few very well-respected project lifecycle guides and synthesize our own personal experience of the project lifecycle in terms of planning a household move. Throughout this module we have examined various different accepted different stages in managing our programs, such as those presented by the NYS Project Management Guidebook, Barron & Barron as well as Johnathan Carr. These are all discussed in some form or fashion on PMHut.com which is well-respected for providing project management information. Based on my own personal experience with project management I will use the phases as presented by Johnathan Carr primarily; however, I will also indicate the terms used by the other sources and how they correlate to the phase I am referring to. These phases are: Concept Phase, Planning Phase, Development Phase, Implementation Phase and Closeout Phase. Also, within each phase I will describe the parts of my household move plan as they apply.

Project Managers (PM) have a huge job in ensuring their teams (and overall projects) are created and maintained successfully. This is imperative to the successfulness of the project and a PM needs to be able to logically go through each of these phases using critical thinking for the plan to be a success. A successful project is one that is accomplished on time, on budget and fulfills the scope...