Technical Project Managemen Sondra Ashmore科技的项目管理桑德拉安石

1、technical project managementsondra ashmore, pmp, scpmibm certified senior portfolio managermy journey as a pm 2000 - finished my masters degree at rpi in tech comm/hci and started a technical job at ibm 2003 finished a masters degree in management 2004 landed my first pm job in storage sw developmen

2、t, became pmi certified 2005 completed stanford pm certification 2007 received ibm senior pm certification 2008 joined the storage sw portfolio team 2009 ibm executive pm certification (fingers crossed)value of project mgmt to tech companies better management of globally matrixed teams improved qual

3、ity faster time to market repeatable process reduced costs standards met (globalization, accessibility)project vs. program vs. portfolio manager: specific start and end date for the assignment: manages multiple releases for a project, manages overlapping projects: manages multiple related projects f

4、or multiple releasesproject management institute professional organization for project managers you do not have to be certified to be a memberproject management approaches traditional (waterfall) project phases are done sequentially with some overlap weekly meetings when all phases are complete the

5、product is ready to shipwhat do technical pms do? create the plan drive the plan close the projectcreate the plan pull together master schedule negotiate quality goals assess potential risks and issues decide team tools (wiki, team repository) pitch the plan to upper management bring together the te

6、amdrive the plan chair status meetings present status to upper management track schedule actuals manage risks track earned value, test status, quality goals manage dependencies track process compliance manage changeclose the project complete all necessary paperwork (legal, technical, etc.) make sure

7、 all tests have exited work with the marketing and support teams to get the product ready to launch conduct a lessons learned session plan the celebrationcommon myths about project mangers we spend all day using microsoft project and love the tool we are professional nags “those who cant do, manage”

8、 if a pm is certified, they must be a better project managersigns of a good project manager organized responsive understands the technology mitigates risks and issues before they happen helps the team get things done rather than over-delegating tasks to them driver understands the required processes

9、 learns from previous issues able to get team buy-in (people person) strong presentation skillsyou may want to consider technical project management if . . .you have ever been accused of being “type a”you love checklistsyou feel comfortable giving presentationsyou consider yourself a “people person”you easily unde