Slide 1: Multimedia Project Management
Overview
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Slide 2: Multimedia Project Management: Aims
To introduce topics for the module To discuss learning and teaching methods used To introduce the guest speaker series To suggest sources for reading and research
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Slide 3: Multimedia Project Management: Project life cycle
Possible models to draw on:
– Is multimedia project management different?
Phases and stages – from request to sign off Proposal and scoping –defining the brief Preparing the proposal document Design specification Content definition Production, functionality and testing Sign off
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Slide 4: Multimedia Project Management: Planning methods and tools
Why plan? Planning phases Developing the idea The development phase Task analysis –managing project not process Critical path analysis as a planning tool Microsoft Project to (partly) automate the process
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Slide 5: Multimedia Project Management: Costing
Costing a project – time, money, people Cost components Costing models Software costs ‘Guesstimation’ techniques Project development costs
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Slide 6: Multimedia Project Management: Project manager/ client relationship
Establishing a working relationship with client FATS/ SATS Sign offs
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Slide 7: Multimedia Project Management: Quality and quality assurance
What quality means to the developer and client Design methods and approaches Quality assurance at each stage of the process Quality testing and problems Implementing quality assurance procedures
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Slide 8: Multimedia Project issues Management Legal and professional
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Nature of information Issues of privacy Data protection and the internet Intellectual property rights Authorship and ownership
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Slide 9: Multimedia Project Management: Packaging, delivery, promotion
Preparing files for delivery Packaging options relevant to the scope of the project Promotion - how to get your product noticed
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Slide 10: Multimedia Project Management: Learning and teaching methods
Team work approach used throughout Learning is based on a ‘formative’ case study
– Team work is established – Learning is ‘anchored’ in a real project rather than pure theory – Case study is not assessed but feedback is given on performance – Provides a ‘safe place to fail’ – None participatants can be sacked from group for assessed work
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Slide 11: Multimedia Project Management: Guest speaker series
Friday 2pm OL1 First speaker 15th February Speakers include:
– – – – Professionals from multimedia industry Specialists from industry Specialist topics from academics in UoT Alumni from MSc now working in field
Attendance is required!
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Slide 12: Multimedia Project Management: Self managed study
Investigate the roles of a project management team: – consider which role best suits your current skills – and what skills you would like to develop
– Managine Multimedia England & Finney, Addison Wesley, 2002, Chpaters 10 and 14
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