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This Concept Map, created with IHMC CmapTools, has information related to: Chapter 1 Project Attributes, Attributes of Projects Includes Organizational Change, Attributes of Projects Includes Time frame, Organizational Change Is Change occurs everywhere, and projects are planned changes for organizations. Change must be controlled however, so that it does not end up a failure., Ownership Is Project must provide something of value to individual or group. Should have clear sponser or owern, which can be a number of people., Roles is There are many different roles in IT and projects, and they are all needed to help projects and tasks get done. One person has a specific role to help the company, and it is generally hard for one person to fill multiple roles., Attributes of Projects Includes Roles, Attributes of Projects Includes Ownership, Time frame Is projects have beginnings and ends because they are temporary endeavors. Some have immovable dates, and some have flexible dates for start and end times., Attributes of Projects Includes Risks and Assumptions, Attributes of Projects Includes Operating in environment larger than Project itself, Attributes of Projects Includes Purpose, Risks and Assumptions Is All projects have an element of risk, some more than others. Risk can be internally and externally located due to the nature of the project/task., Attributes of Projects Includes Resources, Resources Is All projects require resources such as money, labor, technology etc otherwise the project could not be completed. can sometimes be the bane of a project due to lack of them, but an abundance of them can also help projects go extremely fast., Operating in environment larger than Project itself Is Projects can a lot of the time be for only one department, but can affect the whole organization. And since all organizations are different, the way a project may affect a certain organization must be taken into account., Interdependent Tasks Is Projects require many tasks that rely on each other to get done. For example, a network cannot be installed until hardware is delivered. Proper management of these tasks can help to increase efficiency and eliminate delays due to waiting for some tasks to be completed., Purpose Is Projects are undertaken to accomplish something or to fulfill a goal, given them purpose. Without a goal or purpose, there is nothing to drive the project and define the work to be done., Attributes of Projects Includes Interdependent Tasks