What is Project Management
Project management is the process of planning, organizing, and overseeing the work required to achieve specific goals within a given timeframe and budget. It involves coordinating resources, managing tasks, and ensuring that project objectives are met efficiently and effectively.
Why is it important
Project management is crucial because it ensures projects are completed on time, within budget, and to the desired quality. It provides organization, efficient resource use, risk management, clear goals, quality control, improved communication, customer satisfaction, and continuous improvement.
Where to learn more
LinkedIn Learning (offered by Lehigh University to all faculty, staff, and students) offers various levels of training from novice to expert. Here are some options to get started:
Getting a Project started at Lehigh
Project Management at Lehigh starts here in Confluence. A Project Planning Template is available and includes a curated list of all the tools that may be needed to manage a successful project. Some items may not be relevant to all projects, so once the template is copied, those items can be removed. Once the project documentation site has been started in Confluence, the actual work should be tracked in Jira and a request for a new project can be submitted here: Atlassian request.
Still have questions or need guidance
LTS can help a project get started by submitting a Process Improvement consultation. (Amanda, is that where we want them to start no matter what? I am not sure they will know which (or even if) a request rises to the level of a strategic planning goal. And should we mention LEAN?)