week 2 : 18 january
Project Management

Tonight's Schedule

• Why Project Management? (Gill)
• Discussion Leaders : What, How of PM
• Workshops?
• Group into four teams
  • Two structured exercises
  • Pick recorder (who will e-mail meeting summary to all participants and to me)
  • Review STP
  • Review project deliverables document (pdf)

Notes

• Handouts for Team Exercises
  
  
• Projects handout : Project management - process, tools, glossary
  
  
• Powerpoint Slides -- a PDF handout, all links are either on this page or the online resources page
  
  

Assignments

• Questions:
  1. Based on class discussion and reading, which team role most appeals to you? Which least appeals? Why?
     
     
• Readings (non-linked readings are in eReserve):
  1. Everyone: "The Publishing Team," Chapter 11. Content Critical: Gaining Competitive Advantage Through High-Quality Web Content by Gerry McGovern, Rob Norton
     
     
  2. Discussion Group (byungq21, grad, cmac):
     Notes on Design Practice: Stories and Prototypes as Catalysts for Communication, Thomas Erickson [A version of this paper appeared in Scenario-Based Design: Envisioning Work and Technology in System Development. (ed. J. Carroll). New York: Wiley & Sons, 1995.]
     The Interactive Thread: Exploring Methods for Multi-disciplinary Design Wendy E. Mackay
  
  
  
• Related Resources
  • Also see resources page