The true meaning of Project Management

2008During the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games, thousands of people were stunned and magnificent. The axes were laid out and wonderful. The scenes were magnificent, linking nature, and in one breath. They were amazing and admirable! The opening ceremony of the Olympic Games is indeed dedicated to a classic Olympic audio-video feast all over the world?

 

After more than three years of careful preparation, nearly 20 thousand Chinese and foreign artists and artists participated in the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. The performance time is determined and cannot be changed. There is no room for discussion. At the same time, through the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, billions of TV viewers around the world must understand Beijing, understand China, and enjoy Chinese culture. They shoulder the mission of 1.3 billion people, which is a great responsibility, people have high expectations for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games and hope to achieve good results. There are high requirements on time and quality, which poses a great challenge to the project. We later learned that Zhang Yimou, Wang chaoge, and fan Yue used the "Tie triangle" combination to prepare bids for half a year. The idea was made over and over again, and the idea was implemented and adjusted, so far as everyone is satisfied. As far as possible risks occur during the performance, we have made many plans and made preventive measures, for example:

• What should I do if the torch is lost at high altitude? If the lost torch falls down, there will be no chance to remedy it. The solution is: while holding the torch in Li Ning's hand, there will also be a set of steel wires hanging on it, adding a security measure.
• When Li Ning was running in the air, how was the rail car synchronized with the scroll broken??Solution: a staff member has been running with the rail car. If it fails, it will be pushed by an adult.

From"Olympic opening ceremonyIn terms of project planning, organization, and implementation, it seems that the success factors of all projects are met, such as the high emphasis on planning, careful design, careful schedule, sufficient resources, and comprehensive risk prevention.

However, software project management is not optimistic,Software Project failure rate is relatively high, more than half of the projects will be postponed, many projects exceed the budget, the software quality is worse. Although in the last century70Years have laid the foundation of software engineering, and there is still a long way to manage software projects. However, we should not be discouraged, but strive to learn from traditional engineering and use the knowledge and methods of project management in light of the characteristics of software, as long as we earnestly, persistently and constantly innovate, we can still reduce software development costs, improve product quality, and continuously achieve project success.

Lao Tzu said: "Good deeds are good. Water is good for all things and does not dispute. Let alone the evil of all people. Good land, good heart, good benevolence, good words, good faith, good governance, Yin shanneng, good deeds. ." What is "good? Goodness is the "Tao" of heaven and earth, and goodness is the highest realm. Just like water, it can adapt to different environments, water can tolerate everything, nourish everything, and not compete with everything. Lao Tzu believes that water is good:

• Good land: Be good at self-location, and be humble. 
• Good heart: good heart, open mind, and be able to handle the problem.
• With benevolence, behavior is the same as water that promotes the life and goodness of all things, and is good with others.
• Good faith, good faith, and good faith can provide sufficient support.
• Only by doing well in governance can we better manage our teams by doing everything we can, as far as possible, be fair and just.
• It is easy to solve and be able to act and communicate with others.
• When the power is good, it uses static braking, and moves in time to seize the opportunity.

The spirit of Water promoted by Lao Tzu has inspired project management. As a project manager, water is required to be flexible, invincible, and invincible.Water is good for all things and does not dispute, where the evil of all people, this is the virtue of the modest; therefore, the river sea can be the king of the valley, with its good, it can be the king of the valley. The world is more soft than water, and the strong cannot win, this is also soft Germany; so soft wins just, weak wins strong. Because of its lack of knowledge, it is possible to stay in the room, so we can know that without words, the benefits of inaction are also". The market is always changing. To deal with different problems in different periods, we need different solutions. We need to adapt to different environments like water, so as to tolerate all things and take advantage of the situation. We encounter various problems in the management process, and it is very important to adapt to the situation. We must seize the opportunity, avoid risks, and obtain the greatest chance of success. In normal work, to treat project team members modestly, be able to bend and stretch, be fair and equitable, and be confident in words, then the project team will be well taken. At the same time, it is necessary to communicate smoothly with other personnel and obtain sufficient support and resources. Are you afraid that the project will fail if you have people and resources? Therefore, mastering the knowledge of software project management is the foundation. The key lies in the flexible use, integration, and summarization of the appropriate software project management systems and methods. This needs to be slowly explored and developed in practice.

This book is based on these ideas andCodeAnd discusses the essence of the software project management knowledge system through some vivid and practical cases, we hope to inspire readers and their software organizations more, improve project management, implement project management, and develop high-quality software products on time and on demand.