Project Management

Alma 37:6- By small and simple things are great things brought to pass.

http://basecamphq.com/ - A location for project management and collaboration software.
List of web 2.0 Management tools
Categorized list of different kinds of tools

Graduation Task List

• Get accepted into program of choice
• Enroll in classes
• Complete required courses
• Secure funding
• Internships
• Dissertation
• Get a committee
• Write prospectus - Literature review, question exercise
• Defend proposal
• IRB
• Gather data
• Additional literature review
• Data Analysis
• Writing - draft, chair review (repeat), committee review (repeat)
• Defend - Scheduling (people, room), paperwork, paperwork
• Revisions
• Grad coordinator
• Dean's office
• Electronic Thesis and Dissertation (ETD)

Communication is key.

• Size of the team
• Stakeholders
• Gantt chart- helps you see dependencies within the project
• Make a Gantt Chart to graduation!

Views of your Project

• Task list
• Dependencies
• Assignments - people, time, skills

(Side note-- my classmate found a great website: www.despair.com)