Project Management for Instructional Design

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Project Management for Instructional Design
Technology
c. dubois It 8000 10-03-06
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Project Managementproject definition

• As Instructional Designers, why do we care about
  Project Management?

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Project Managementproject definition

• A recent survey of Instructional Designers
  reported that instructional designers spend 35
  of their time engaged in project management
  (including meetings), and 30 of their time in
  original design work.

Cox, S., Osguthorpe, R. T. (2003), How do
instructional designer professionals spend their
time? TechTrends. 47(3), 45-47, 29.
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Project Managementdefinitions

• What is Project Management?

Lets go more in-depth than the managing a
project definition.
Project management is the planning, scheduling,
and controlling of project activities to meet
project objectives.
Lewis, J. (1997). Fundamentals of project
management. New York AMACOM.
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Project Managementdefinitions

• A project is a sequence of unique, complex, and
  connected activities having one goal or purpose,
  that must be completed within a specific time,
  within budget and according to specifications.

Wysocki, R, McGary, R. (2003). Effective
project management Traditional, adaptive,
extreme (3rd ed.). Indianapolis, IN Wiley
Publishing.
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Project Managementparameters

• Project Parameters define the
• Scope
• Quality
• Time
• Cost
• Resources

Wysocki, R, McGary, R. (2003). Effective
project management Traditional, adaptive,
extreme (3rd ed.). Indianapolis, IN Wiley
Publishing.
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Project Managementparameters
Scope Triangle
Scope/Quality
Time
Resources
Cost
Wysocki, R, McGary, R. (2003). Effective
project management Traditional, adaptive,
extreme (3rd ed.). Indianapolis, IN Wiley
Publishing.
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Project Managementthe essential processes

• Project Life-Cycle
• Initiate
• Plan
• Execute
• Monitor/Control
• Close

A guide to the project management body of
knowledge. (3rd ed.). (2000). Newton Square, PA
Project Management Institute.
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Project Managementthe essential processes

• Initiate
• State problem/opportunity
• Establish the project goal
• Define project objectives
• Identify success criteria
• List assumptions, risks obstacles

A guide to the project management body of
knowledge. (3rd ed.). (2000). Newton Square, PA
Project Management Institute. Wysocki, R,
McGary, R. (2003). Effective project management
Traditional, adaptive, extreme (3rd ed.).
Indianapolis, IN Wiley Publishing.
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Project Managementthe essential processes

• Plan
• Identify project activities
• Estimate activity duration
• Determine resource requirements
• Construct project network diagram
• Prepare project proposal

A guide to the project management body of
knowledge. (3rd ed.). (2000). Newton Square, PA
Project Management Institute. Wysocki, R,
McGary, R. (2003). Effective project management
Traditional, adaptive, extreme (3rd ed.).
Indianapolis, IN Wiley Publishing.
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Project Managementthe essential processes

• Execute
• Identify resources
• Assign workers to activities
• Schedule activities with specific start end
  times
• Launch the plan
• Provide deliverables

A guide to the project management body of
knowledge. (3rd ed.). (2000). Newton Square, PA
Project Management Institute. Wysocki, R,
McGary, R. (2003). Effective project management
Traditional, adaptive, extreme (3rd ed.).
Indianapolis, IN Wiley Publishing.
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Project Managementthe essential processes

• Monitor/Control
• Establish progress reporting system
• Install change control tools/process
• Define project escalation plan
• Monitor progress vs. plan
• Revise project plans

A guide to the project management body of
knowledge. (3rd ed.). (2000). Newton Square, PA
Project Management Institute. Wysocki, R,
McGary, R. (2003). Effective project management
Traditional, adaptive, extreme (3rd ed.).
Indianapolis, IN Wiley Publishing.
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Project Managementthe essential processes

• Close
• Obtain client acceptance
• Install project deliverables
• Complete project documentation
• Issue final project report

A guide to the project management body of
knowledge. (3rd ed.). (2000). Newton Square, PA
Project Management Institute. Wysocki, R,
McGary, R. (2003). Effective project management
Traditional, adaptive, extreme (3rd ed.).
Indianapolis, IN Wiley Publishing.
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Project Managementthe essential processes

• For Discussion
• How does the Project Management process compare
  to the Systematic Design of Instruction?

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Project Managementthe essential processes

• ADDIE
• Analyze
• Design
• Develop
• Implement
• Evaluate

• Project Life-Cycle
• Initiate
• Plan
• Execute
• Monitor/Control
• Close

A guide to the project management body of
knowledge. (3rd ed.). (2000). Newton Square, PA
Project Management Institute. Dick W., Carey L.
Carey, J. (2005).The systematic design of
instruction, (6th ed.) Boston Pearson.
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Project Managementproject parameters

• Addie diagram

Gustafon, K. Branch, R. (2002).What is
Instructional Design? In Reiser, R. Dempsey, J.
(Eds.), Trends and issues in Instructional Design
and Technology (pp. 16-25). Upper Saddle River,
NJ Pearson Education.
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Project Managementproject phases

• Diagram

A guide to the project management body of
knowledge. (3rd ed.). (2000). Newton Square, PA
Project Management Institute. Wysocki, R,
McGary, R. (2003). Effective project management
Traditional, adaptive, extreme (3rd ed.).
Indianapolis, IN Wiley Publishing.
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Project ManagementSimilarities
How are the Project Management ADDIE models
similar?

• System
• Systematic
• Goals objectives
• Evaluation
• Team effort

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Project Managementdifferences
How are the project management ADDIE models
different?

• Project management is a tool used to accomplish
  project goals based on the parameters of scope,
  quality, time, cost and resources.

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Project Managementdifferences
How are the PM ADDIE models different?

• Project management evaluates and manages the
  project parameters, but does not manage the
  effectiveness of the product or intervention.

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Project Managementsummary
Project management is a useful tool to manage
both design and non-design projects. Project
management, however, is not a substitute for an
effective design model or framework.
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Project Management
Questions? Comments? Concerns?