Project Management

Executive Summary

This paper has explored the concept of project management and its benefits. In the current business environment, it is difficult to achieve a sustainable competitive advantage. The management of information is a core aspect of every business. An increasing number of organizations are dealing the issues of information management and information regulation. The management and access of information is a significant challenge faced by businesses in the current environment. It is, therefore, important to develop a framework for managing information. Project management provides organizations with the framework required to manage and access critical information. This research has identified that the success of project management depends on the alignment between business goals and project management objectives.

Table of Contents

Executive Summaryii

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Introduction1

Discussion1

The Relationship between Business Objectives, Programmes and Computer Systems Projects1

PPSO Implementation5

Conceptual Model for Project Management5

Project Management Case Studies6

Project Management

Introduction

A project can be defined as unique efforts that are undertaken in order to achieve a desired outcome. In the current business environment, it is difficult to achieve a sustainable competitive advantage. The conditions that surround the business environment include intense competition, increasing pressures to cost cutting, and uncertainty. In this business environment, the traditional approaches to management are no longer successful. The factors present in the business environment have created the need for an innovative approach to management (Gošnik, 2011, pp. 15). One of these innovative approaches is managing by approach. Managing by project approach helps organizations discover new market opportunities when the competition is intense, develop a sustainable competitive advantage, and manage multiple tasks. Managing by project is a progressive business management approach that helps organizations to manage key projects. The approach leverages cross functional teams and support organizational change. The approach is applicable to small, medium, and large organizations.

Discussion

The Relationship between Business Objectives, Programmes and Computer Systems Projects

In the 1950s, information technology was first implemented to support organizational work. The increase in the use of information technology in organizations is related to the diversity of organizational activities. The diversity of organizational activities has resulted in an increase in the use of computer-based information technology. Information technology can be defined as the application of computer based technology in modern organizations. Information systems aim to support organizational activities regardless of the domain in which they operate.

In the beginning, it was quite easy to describe and utilize information systems in an organization. With various developments taking place in the field of information technology and the use of information systems, it has become difficult to explain the purpose and use of information systems in organizations. Information systems evolved from the application of computer systems in order to automate the processing of information and to produce effective results. When explaining the role of information systems in an organization, it is important to mention the context in which they are used. The aim of information systems is to provide support to managers and conceptual frameworks.

Information systems are used in organization in order to provide support related to the process of decision ...