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What is a project ?
Project and Operational Work
Project management and its’ constraint
Project and Strategical Planning
Project management Functional framework /
knowledge areas
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Project Management Tools and techniques
Project success factors
Understanding Project / Portfolio / Program /
PMO
Roles of Project Manager / Project Expeditor /
Project Coordinator
Enterprise Environment factors
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WHAT IS A PROJECT
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Temporary
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definitive begin and end (either because the goals are met
or the project is closed - goals cannot or will not be met)
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projects’ results are not necessarily temporary (see project
and product lifecycle)
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Unique products, service, or result
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A product which is quantifiable (e.g. a component)
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A capability to perform a service, such a business function
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A result, such as knowledge (collected in documents,
presentation, …)
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Progressive elaboration
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Development by steps and in increments (need for keeping
project scope)
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WHAT IS
NOT
A PROJECT
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Projects are not
always strategical or critical
Projects are not
ongoing operations or processes
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PROJECTS AND OPERATIONAL WORK
Work can be categorized either as project or operational.
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Common characteristics:
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Performed by people
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Limited resources
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Planned, executed, and controlled
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Differences:
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Project: obtain goals and terminate
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Operational Work: sustain the business
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PROJECT LIFE CYCLE
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Typically (but not necessarily) organizations define (or
adopt) their own life cycles, namely
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The
technical work
to be done in each phase
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The
deliverables
to be produced by each phase
(
a deliverable is a measurable and verifiable work products)
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Who is
involved
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The
rules of transition
from one phase to the next
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Initiating
Planning
Executing
Closing Monitoring &
Controlling
PROCESS GROUPS
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PROCESS GROUPS
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Initiating:
defines and authorizes the project
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Planning:
defines and refines the project objectives and
plans the course of actions
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Executing:
integrates people and resources to carry out the
project management plan
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Monitoring and controlling:
measures and monitors
progress to identify variances
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Closing
:
formalizes acceptance of the product, service, or
results and brings the project to an orderly end.
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Initiating Planning Executing Closing Monitoring & Controlling Deliverables Project Records Project Inputs Project Initiator/Sponsor End User Process Assets
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Initial Intermed Final iate Phases Divestment Operations Business Plan Idea Upgrade Product
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The PM ensures
that the project
goals are met
according to the
constraints
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Cost
Time
Quality
Project Sponsor Project Manager Project Management Team Project Team Project Stakeholder
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PM
sponsor
project
team
influencers
customer
performing
organization
Achievable goals Expectation s, resources Products,Services, or results
requirements Constraints, opportunities Achievable goals, Information, Commitment …
Goals, plan, … resources
results
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PROJECTS AND STRATEGIC PLANNING
Projects
are means of organizing activities that cannot be
achieved using organization’s normal operational limits
and are often used to achieve an organization’s strategic
plan
Typically authorized by
:
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A market demand
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An organizational need
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A customer request
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A technological advance
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A legal requirement
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PRODUCT VS PROJECTS
MANAGEMENT
For all practical purposes there is NO major difference
between a project and a program other than the
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PROPOSED PROJECT MANAGEMENT TOPICS
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Cost Reduction Initiatives
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New Product Development
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Customer Management
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Organizational Change
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Manufacturing Facility
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Process Improvement
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Enhance UMT Registration Process
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Enhance Patient Care Facility Medical Center
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Travel Agency
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Tourism
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Cultural program
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Advertisement Campaign
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Development of Community Park
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Residential Facility for UMT Students
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Construction Projects
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Café Construction UMT
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