Managing an IT project is very different than it was 20 or 30 years ago. Today are there several Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) Methodologies from classical Waterfall through more modern Agile (XP and SCRUM).
When I started in Project Management the acceptable methodology was Waterfall.
When I started in Project Management we used PERT/CPM tracking systems. Communication was done through meetings and phone calls. Most projects were developed in a central location. As a Project Manager we had to do a great deal of tracking through spread sheets and a lot of traveling to customers and vendors.
Today, in our global environment, the ball game has changed. Customers are demanding high quality deliverables with rapid deployment. Implementation teams may no longer be centrally located. Project Management becomes more complex when project stakeholders (customers, vendors, management and staff) are in geographically dispersed locations; adding the complexity of availability, language and culture to the project. Communications tools are critical to the project's success they include:
- Flexible Web Sites to enable the project team to effective collaborate
- Conference Calling software that automatically archive the conference
- Web Conference applications that enables the team to communicate at any time
Tools have changed from the traditional scheduling software and spread sheets to Collaborative Cloud based packages. Today's Project Manager must not only perform classical Project Management but he or she must be a technologist who can effective communicate with all levels of the organization from team member through the board of directors and of course the customer.
Please tell me what your thoughts are on the changes in Project Management since you started your career.
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