4. Comparison of Routine Work with Projects TABLE 1. 1 Routine, Repetitive Work Taking class notes Daily entering sales receipts into the accounting ledger Responding to a supply-chain request Practicing scales on the piano Routine manufacture of an Apple iPod Attaching tags on a manufactured product Projects Writing a term paper Setting up a sales kiosk for a professional accounting meeting Developing a supply-chain information system Writing a new piano piece Designing an iPod that is approximately 2 X 4 inches, interfaces with PC, and stores 10,000 songs Wire-tag projects for GE and Wal-Mart
There is routine work that goes on in a project. (Can look at taking a class as being in a project), but there’s more to a project than just routine work. Ask which type of work is ultimately easier to outsource? Some people may also joke that their routine work is being on projects (consultants)
Graph of effort is for the Project Team. For PM, the bulk of work is in beginning. Up to ch 5 defining (and background necessary for defining, like OBS) Ch 6,7,8,9 planning. Bulk of our time in DS856 (like for a PM). Ch 13: executing Ch 14: project closure
We will focus more on the technical aspects but practice the socio-cultural ones
![What is a Project? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)