What is a project?

A project is a temporary endeavor or work performed on time by an organization to create a unique product or service. It has a definite beginning and a definite end.

Who is a project manager?

Project managers are change agents, i.e. they make project goals their own and use their skills and expertise to inspire a sense of shared purpose within the project team.

What is an IT project?

This is the application of both the science and art to planning, organizing, implementing, leading, and controlling the tasks performed to create an information system to meet the goals and objectives of an organization.

IT project management involves 3 key processes which are:

1.) The process of defining: a project, developing a plan, executing the plan, monitoring progress, and taking corrective actions.

2.) The process of managing: the competing demands and trade-offs between the desired results of the project (scope, performance, quality) and the natural constraints of the project (time and cost).

3.) The process of leading: a team that has never worked together before, to create a system within a given time interval within a stipulated budget and resource constraint.

There are many IT project management phases being used, but the most common phases implemented are as follows:

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