TABLE OF CONTENTS The Project Management Information System (PMIS) contains the intelligence essential to planning and control of the use of resources on the project. Also, the PMIS provides the basis for determining where the project is with respect to its cost, schedule, and technical performance objectives, and where the project fits in the overall context of the organization strategy.
Informal information arises from interactions with project stakeholders, through the "informal organization" and from many miscellaneous sources. An important value of informal information is that it can give an important indication of how people outside of the project team actually feel about the project. A model of the linkages in supporting project and organizational purposes is portrayed in Fig. 9.1.
The purpose of a PMIS is to provide for the design and development of a Project Management System (PMS) for the Project (Section 7.10). A PMS in turn provides a model against which resources can be monitored, evaluated, and controlled on the project. This leads to a determination of what the probabilities are regarding the project results. These results are then evaluated by senior managers/users/sponsors to determine operational and strategic fit. This in turn provides for an assessment and realization of how the project contributes to organization strategy, and organization success.
Project managers should consider the following questions when determining their needs for a PMIS:
What information is required for the adequate planning,...
