Chapter 3

The project manager is a systems analyst with a diverse set of skills- management, leadership, technical, conflict management, and customer relationship-who is responsible for initiating, planning, executing, and closing down a project.

In some organizations, the project manager is a very experienced systems analyst, whereas in others, both junior and senior analysts are expected to take on this role, managing parts of a project or actively supporting a more senior colleague who assumes the project manager role.

A project is an unplanned undertaking of a series of related activities to reach an object that has a beginning and an end.

System development projects are undertaken for two primary reasons: to take advantage of business opportunities and to solve business problems.

A study that determines if the proposed information system makes sense for the organization from an economic and operational standpoint is called non-feasibility study.

Closing down a project is not an activity performed in project management process.

Executing the project is the third phase in the project management process

Problem solving is a skill required in the conflict management activity for a project manager.

In project initiation, the developer performs several activities to assess the size, scope, and complexity of the project and to establish procedures to support subsequent activites.

The project charter is a short (typically one page), high-level document prepared for the customer that describes what the project will deliver and outlines many of the key elements of the project.