• About This Book
  • 1. Introduction to Project Management
  • 2. Project Profiling
  • 3. Project Phases and Organization
  • 4. Understanding and Meeting Client Expectations
  • 5. Working with People on Projects
  • 6. Communication Technologies
  • 7. Starting a Project
  • 8. Project Time Management
  • 9. Costs and Procurement
  • 10. Managing Project Quality
  • 11. Managing Project Risk
  • 12. Project Closure
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    Publication Information
    DOI10.59668/pm4id
    Pages339
    LicenseCC BY
    Year2018
    LanguageEnglish
    Instructional DesignProject ManagementTechnologyInstructional Designers

    Project Management for Instructional Designers

    Abstract

    Project Management for Instructional Designers (PM4ID) is a textbook about project management tailored specifically for instructional designers, intended for use in graduate programs in educational technology. This book is based on a pre-existing openly licensed textbook which was donated to the commons by a benefactor that desires to remain anonymous, and has been collaboratively revised and remixed by faculty and students at Brigham Young University.

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    Project Management for Instructional Designers (PM4ID) is a textbook about project management tailored specifically for instructional designers, intended for use in graduate programs in educational technology. This book is based on a pre-existing openly licensed textbook which was donated to the commons by a benefactor that desires to remain anonymous, and has been collaboratively revised and remixed by faculty and students at Brigham Young University.

    About This Book1
    1. Introduction to Project Management3
    1.1. Project Management Defined11
    1.2. Project Definition and Context15
    1.3. Key Skills of the Project Manager19
    1.4. Introduction to the Project Management Knowledge Areas23
    2. Project Profiling31
    2.1. Using a Project Profile37
    2.2. Project Profiling Models41
    2.3. Complex Systems and the Darnall-Preston Complexity Index43
    2.4. Darnall-Preston Complexity Index Structure47
    2.5. Using the Darnall-Preston Complexity Index to Measure Organizational Complexity55
    3. Project Phases and Organization59
    3.1. Project Phases and Organization65
    3.2. Project Phases and Organization69
    4. Understanding and Meeting Client Expectations81
    4.1. Including the Client87
    4.2. Understanding Values and Expectations91
    4.3. Dealing with Problems95
    5. Working with People on Projects101
    5.1. Working with Individuals107
    5.2. Working with Groups and Teams119
    5.3. Creating a Project Culture129
    6. Communication Technologies133
    6.1. Types of Communication139
    6.2. Selecting Software145
    7. Starting a Project155
    7.1. Project Selection161
    7.2. Project Scope169
    7.3. Project Start-Up173
    7.4. Alignment Process177
    7.5. Communications Planning183
    8. Project Time Management189
    8.1. Types of Schedules195
    8.2. Elements of Time Management197
    8.3. Critical Path and Float207
    8.4. Managing the Schedule213
    8.5. Project Scheduling Software219
    9. Costs and Procurement223
    9.1. Estimating Costs229
    9.2. Managing the Budget237
    9.3. Identifying the Need for Procuring Services247
    9.4. Procurement of Goods251
    9.5. Selecting the Type of Contract255
    9.6. Procurement Process261
    10. Managing Project Quality267
    10.1. Standards of Quality and Statistics273
    10.2. Development of Quality as a Competitive Advantage281
    10.3. Relevance of Quality Programs to Project Quality289
    10.4. Planning and Controlling Project Quality293
    10.5. Assuring Quality299
    11. Managing Project Risk301
    11.1. Defining Risk307
    11.2. Risk Management Process311
    11.3. Project Risk by Phases317
    11.4. Project Risk and the Project Complexity Profile323
    12. Project Closure327
    12.1. Project Closure333
    EdTech Books

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    The publisher EdTech Books does not have a physical location, but its primary support staff operate out of Provo, UT, USA.

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    DOI: 10.59668/pm4id

    URL: https://edtechbooks.org/pm4id

    (2018). Project Management for Instructional Designers (1st ed.). EdTech Books. https://dx.doi.org/10.59668/pm4id
    David Wiley

    Lumen Learning

    Dr. David Wiley is the chief academic officer of Lumen Learning, an organization offering open educational resources designed to increase student access and success. Dr. Wiley has founded or co-founded numerous entities, including Lumen Learning, Mountain Heights Academy (an open high school), and Degreed. He was named one of the 100 Most Creative People in Business by Fast Company, currently serves as Education Fellow at Creative Commons, and leads the Open Education Group in Brigham Young University's instructional psychology and technology graduate program. He has been a Shuttleworth Fellow, served as a Fellow of Internet and Society at Stanford Law School, and was a Fellow of Social Entrepreneurship at BYU's Marriott School of Management.

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