Saturday, August 29, 2009

~cHaPter 2: the ProJect ManAgeMent & IT coNteXt~

~chapter 2 that i have learned about the organization which including the four frames, there are structural frame when focus on roles and responsibilities, secondly is human resources frame focus on harmony between the needs of both the organization and the people. Thirdly is political frame which the conflict and power are the key issues. Lastly is symbolic frame that focus on symbols and meanings related to events. The three sphere model for system management have discussed in this chapter. Business, organization, and technology are the three sphere for system management.~
~i also have learned about the organizational structure, there are three types of organizational structure: 1-functional: functional managers reports to the CEO

2-project: program managers report to the CEO

3-matrix: mixes from functional and project organization structure


~in this chapter, i need to understand the organizational culture also is a set of shared assumtions, values, and behaviors the functioning of an organization. There is also have been discussed the project phases and the projcet life cycle that includes four phases:1-concept 2-development 3-implementation and 4-close-out. products also have their life cycles, the SDLC (system development life cycle) is a framework that describe the phases involved in developing and maintaining IS.~
~IT projects be very diverse based on size, complexity, product produced, application area, and resource requirements. IT project also diverse the background and skill sets of team members, the technology in IT projects diverse and change rapidly.~