Electronic Document Managment & Shampu Framework

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PMAN - Term Paper 1st Draft

Introduction

“Project management is the discipline of defining and achieving targets while optimizing the use of resources (time, money, people, space, etc)” (Wikipedia, n.d.). In essence, the project management processes and methodologies are used to align resources with the company’s or organization’s mission(s) in order to achieve predictable results. In order for one to be an excellent project manager, s/he:

• “Must show enthusiasm for project.

• Must be flexible in order to manage change effectively.

• Must possess a tolerant attitude toward ambiguity as excellent teambuilding and negotiating skills.

• Must put the customer first. and

• Must adhere to the priorities of the business.

• Must be knowledgeable of the industry or technology” (Baker, Baker, & Campbell, 2003).

Prior to starting a project, a project manager (PM) should assess the risks of her or his project in order to successfully complete a project whether it simple or complex. Risk management is an integral portion of the planning stages of any new project within an organization. The PM should be able to forecast how various problems, issues, and/or concerns might affect key areas of the project and whether it is considered to be a constraint or risk. Both constraints and risks have the potential to bring a project to a subtle halt or an abrupt halt depending on the situation. It is important for the PM to be able to differentiate between the two when assessing the risk(s) involved. Assessing the risk works in conjunction with the project manager’s necessity to define the project, justify why the project is taking place, know the scope of the project, know what the project is suppose to achieve, determine how to measure the success of the project, and determine some best practices to facilitate the success of the project. The idea behind risk...