UNIDAD I: USO DEL DICCIONARIO

Planning the Project

Define all project activities. In this stage, the project manager lists all activities or tasks, how the tasks are related, how long each task will take, and how each tasks is tied to a specific deadline. This phase also allows the project manager to define relationships between tasks, so that, for example, if one task is x number of days late, the project tasks related to it will also reflect a comparable delay. Likewise, the project manager can set milestones, dates by which important aspects of the

project need to be met.

Define requirements for completing the project. In this stage, the project manager identifies how many people (often referred to as "resources") and how much expense ("cost") is involved in the project, as well as any other requirements that are necessary for completing the project. The project manager will also need to manage assumptions and risks related to the project. The project manager will also want to identify project constraints. Constraints typically relate to schedule, resources, budget, and scope. A change in one constraint will typically affect the other constraints. For example, a budget constraint may affect the number of people who can work on the project, thereby imposing a resource constraint. Likewise, if additional features are added as part of project scope, that could affect scheduling, resources, and budget.

Palabras nuevas

*Delay: v.tr. retrasar, demorar (verbo transitivo)

*Assumptions: n. suposición, supuesto (nombre)

*Budget: s. presupuesto (sustantivo)

Categorías Lexicales

*Verbos: allows, define, identifies, need

*Adverbio: tipically

*Adjetivo:

*Artículo: the, a

*Preposiciones: between, in

*Conjunción: and, or,

as, that

*Cognados Verdaderos: activities, specific, example

*Falsos cognados:

*Sufijo: tipically

*Prefijos: necessary

Idea Principal del texto

El texo habla de la parte de planificacion del proyecto, en el cual se definen todas las actividades del proyecto, en donde el director del proyecto enumera todas las actividades o tareas, cómo se relacionan las tareas, la duración de cada tarea tendrá, y cómo cada una de las tareas están ligados a una fecha específica. También permite que el gerente del proyecto defina las relaciones entre las tareas, de modo que, por ejemplo, si una tarea es x número de días de retraso, las tareas del proyecto están relacionadas y también reflejan un retraso similar. Asimismo, el director del proyecto puede establecer fechas en las que los aspectos importantes del proyecto se deben cumplir.

ACTIVIDAD GRUPAL

The most demanded project management courses are Microsoft Project, PMP (Project Management Professional certificate from Project Management Institute or accredited consulting firms) and Prince2. Online training courses are increasingly popular, but in our opinion, they miss the human dimension of project management and should be considered only as a complement.

Either through hands-on experience on real projects or structured as course material to be delivered through a series of seminars and workshops, today’s project-centric organizations are working hard to train a class of project managers who thrive on excellence, both in their own achievements and in the achievements of their teams. Simultaneously, project management excellence has become the new buzzword for efficiency experts that are being hired by organizations in an attempt to improve productivity while decreasing costs at the same time.

The results-oriented approach of effective project management training makes it necessary for project managers to build upon the concepts of good project management and consciously apply their knowledge into their projects. This in turn can form the basis of an effective rewards policy that values performance and consistency by project managers. Basing bonuses and promotions on qualities and attributes that an organization is trying to ingrain in its management can only lead to more and more project managers applying the skills learned through training.

The conclusion is as evident as the results are promising. An in-house project management training program that allows for genuine feedback and a further refinement of the process, combined with a performance-based rewards policy, form a blueprint from which organizations can reap the benefits of effective project management.

*Idea Principal: Project es una excelente herramienta para la toma de decisiones, en cuanto a la formulación y evaluación de proyectos.

*Adverbios: Increasingly, consciously

*Prefijos: Decreasing, refinement

*Sufijos: Refinement

*Cognados falsos: Consistency, train

*Cognados verdaderos: Experts, evident

*Sustantivos: Results, process

*Verbos: Makes, can

*Preposiciones: By, into, in

*Artículos: The

*Palabras Nuevas: attempt: (verbo transitivo), thrive (verbo intransitivo), buzzword, approach (verbo intransitivo), knowledge (sustantivo incontable)