Project Management and its Role in Project Success and Failure

The Importance of Project Management in Achieving Project Success

Describe how project management relates to project success/failure and the possible consequences when project management practices are not effectively implemented in projects.

Create a visual presentation describing the application of effective project management processes, methodologies and knowledge areas.

Leading organisations across sectors and geographic borders have been steadily embracing project management as a means of controlling spending and improving project results. These, and other desirable outcomes have been achieved through the application of project management methodologies, standards, and maturity models, which has understandably been embraced by many contemporary organisations in a variety of projects, including IT projects. Project managers of course are an integral part of delivering successful projects, and as such, have many responsibilities to discharge throughout a project’s lifecycle. Like all project managers, IT project managers need an understanding of project scheduling, quality assurance, project management tools, and reporting in order to successfully manage an IT project to meet its goals.  Create a visual presentation describing the application of effective project management processes, methodologies and knowledge areas. Describe how project management relates to project success/failure and the possible consequences when project management practices are not effectively implemented in projects.

Master of Business Information Systems students must use an IT project as an example in this assessment. Your presentation will contain 6 – 10 slides using a technology of your choice (e.g. MS PowerPoint or similar). Please follow the presentation guidelines attached as a PDF to this assessment brief. Output and Submission: Submit your completed assessment by the end of Module

General Guidelines for Successful Presentations. Project Management Institute (2010). The Value of Project Management.