Talk:Project management
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It seems to me that this article is far too focused on software development. Two of the three project management methodologies have the word "software" in the name. I think we should break out an additional section in this article called Formal Project Management Methodologies. Chadloder 21:07 Mar 29, 2003 (UTC)
- I added a section on Project Management Standards and Professional Certifications. Feel free to convert it to an article when you think appropriate. Although I wouldn' use the word "formal" in the title. user:Mkoval
Would anybody be interested to develop a GNU Free Documentation License Project Management Standard (just like the Project Management Institute Body of Knowledge, but possibly better)? user:Mkoval
- Among project management heads, the project management model used by Open Source projects is refered to as "The Bazaar Model" (go figure), perhaps there is written analysises of this model. -- User:Nixdorf
- This is what I found on the Bazaar Model (http://projects.openresources.com/libresoft-notes/libresoft-notes-en/node40.html/). This is not exactly what I meant, but the concept in itself is interesting. user:Mkoval
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Is this article just about project management in software engineering or is it about general project management (e.g. for example in civil engineering)? --Hirzel 21:46 10 Jul 2003 (UTC)
- It is about general project management. My advice is to just start adding to the current page. Any specific points relating to software development could go in a separate section. At a later time, refactoring the article could lead to a number of articles on project management as it relates to a number of disciplines. -- Ap Jul 11 06:23:07 UTC 2003
Project Management
Paragraph listing four parts of Project Management, in my opinion should be changed slightly. "Savety" is actually a subset of "quality"; what is mising is "project scope". I believe the four parts should be (10)Scope; (2) Quality; (3)Time; and (4) Cost.
The inter-relationships here are such that no one of these areas can be changed without changing at least two of the others. Realization of this relationship can help head off unrealistic changes to a project.
I agree to this opinion and changed "safety" to "scope". What's project management without scope?
I agree this section is too software-centric. I added some examples of projects in other domains to try to generalize it somewhat. And I also added an external reference to PMI, which if used will generalize it even more.
In addition the history is wrong in that Dupont developed the critical path method in the era of world war two, much before Sputnik and the development of PERT. Maybe I'll get around to looking up the date later.
Also a paragraph or two on resource management (resource leveling) is needed as this is what is actually used today, not "the critical chain" technique which is interesting from a theoretical point of view only. I'll try to do this soon. wgoetsch 05:14, 24 Mar 2004 (UTC)
- Why do you think Critical Chain is of theoretical interest only? Mkoval 19:30, 19 Jul 2004 (UTC)
Is there any Design PM?
It seems to me that this section is far too focused on Project Management in certain areas. As a student of Business and Design Studies I will like to find some material related to the role of a Project Manager in Design, which is an interesting career. Is there anyone which know anything about this subject? I am lost...
the paragraph is so difficult:
It is the experience of companies that use these models that the creation of a set of defined processes detailing what the company actually does has enabled them to achieve consistency across project teams and project. They have also found that, when it is defined, their ability to track and monitor performance with a view to improvement is far more successful.
can someone help me to understand it?--202.99.60.155 05:04, 17 Jan 2005 (UTC)