A beginners guide to project management. This presentation covers the difference between project, programme and portfolio. How waterfall and agile approaches are different

1. INTRODUCTION TO PROJECT
MANAGMENT
TODAY’S
TOPIC

2. THIS MESSAGE
BROUGHT TO YOU BY
THE LETTER
“P”
PROJECT
PROGRAMME
PORTFOLIO

3. ONCE RESULT
IS ACHIEVED
TEAM SPLITS UP
JOIN UP AGAIN FOR NEW PROJECT
Let’s start with the first and
most important word in the
project management
universe
“
Anything
THE AIM of the project could be anything
A new software
program
A prototype for a
new car
The cure for
cancer
The atom
bomb
PROJECT
BUNCH OF PEOPLE (usually highly skilled professionals)
trying to make something happen together.
Project”

4. IN SPORTS, you can’t just throw some good athletes
on the field and expect them to win
Of course, a PROJECT
doesn’t come together by
itself
YOU NEED A COACH - SOMEONE TO CALL THE PLAYS AND PONDER STRATEGY
THE SAME WITH THE PROJECTS
FOR A PROJECTS TO BE SUCCESSFUL
• someone to think about the big picture
They Need
PROJECT MANAGERS
• push the team forward
• assign the tasks
• keep the techies focused on the mission

5. Let’s move on to the second
“P” word
“
A programme is just a collection of projects that share
ONE BIG COMMON GOAL
PROGRAMME
PROGRAMME”

6. Next let’s look at the final
“P” word
“
A portfolio is a collection of projects that
DO NOT DEPEND ON EACH OTHER
PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIO”

7. Each season tells a different big story. Each episode tells a mini-story that fits
inside of the big story told over the span of a season.
In the project management world:
•An episode is like a project.
•A season is like a programme.
•And a box set that includes multiple seasons is like a portfolio.
A simple way to sort out the
“P” words is to think about
how TV shows are
organized
EPISODE = PROJECT
SEASON = PROGRAMME
BOX SET WITH SEASONS = PORTFOLIO

8. Investing too much time in one area of the triangle could spell disaster
Now that you understand some
basic vocab words, let’s move
on to some of the cold hard
facts involved in managing a
project. TIME
COST
QUALITY
THE CONSTRAINT
TRIANGLE
bringing a plan to fruition.
PROJECT MANAGERS are handcuffed to the cold, hard realities involved in
Every decision made by the project manager affects
how long the project will take
how much it will cost
how good the final product will look

9. There are two ways to go about
dealing with the demands of
the constraint triangle
The first
WATERFALL APPROACH
aka the traditional approach
Each group of tasks follow from a previous task.
Imagine BAKING A CAKE
1) FIRST YOU MIX UP
THE BATTER
2) THEN YOU GREASE
UP THE PAN
3) AFTER PREHEAT THE OVEN
AND THEN GET TO BAKING
Each step demands THE COMPLETION of the previous one
ANALYSIS
DESIGN
DEVELOPMENT
TESTING
DEPLOYMENT

10. There are two ways to go about
dealing with the demands of
the constraint triangle
The second
ANALYSIS
DESIGN
DEVELOPMENT
TESTING
DEPLOYMENT
ANALYSIS
DESIGN
DEVELOPMENT
TESTING
DEPLOYMENT
ANALYSIS
DESIGN
DEVELOPMENT
TESTING
DEPLOYMENT
AGILE METHOD
aka the iterative approach
The team completes small tasks and gets feedback
every step of the way
STAGE 1 STAGE 2 STAGE 3
A weird image, maybe, but it fits.
It’s kind of like letting your boss taste the batter before you stick the cake in the oven.

11. At this point you may be asking
-- which method is better?
Well, the answer is - BOTH.
Different projects require different
approaches. It’s up to the project
manager to decide the best way to
go. With great power comes great
responsibility.
ANALYSIS
DESIGN
DEVELOPMENT
TESTING
DEPLOYMENT
ANALYSIS
DESIGN
DEVELOPMENT
TESTING
DEPLOYMENT
ANALYSIS
DESIGN
DEVELOPMENT
TESTING
DEPLOYMENT
ANALYSIS
DESIGN
DEVELOPMENT
TESTING
DEPLOYMENT
STAGE 1 STAGE 2 STAGE 3

12. So. Let’s recap what we’ve
learned so far.
PROJECT
BUNCH OF PEOPLE (usually highly skilled professionals)
trying to make something happen together.
A project manager runs the project and manages
TIME, COST AND QUALITY
TIME
COST
QUALITY
THE CONSTRAINT
TRIANGLE
“THE CONSTRAINT TRIANGLE”
PROGRAMME
PORTFOLIO
A programme is a collection of projects that depend on each other.
A portfolio is a collection of projects that do not depend on each
other.
two main ways to
manage the
constraint triangle
AGILE
METHOD
WATERFALL
APPROACH

13. I HOPE YOU FOUND THESE SLIDES USEFUL
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