The document provides an overview of project framework, including:
- Defining a project as a temporary effort with limited resources to create a unique, measurable outcome.
- Describing project management as applying knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to meet project requirements by balancing scope, time, cost and quality.
- Outlining the typical project lifecycle of initiation, planning, execution/control, and closing phases and the processes involved in each.
- Classifying projects into categories like construction, product development, management, and research.
- Listing common project organization structures and standards as well as software used to manage projects.
5. Project Definition
Project is a temporary effort using limited
resources in order to create the unique and
measurable outcome
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6. Project VS Operational Work
• Project - temporary and unique
• Operational work - ongoing and repetitive
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7. Projects and Strategic Plans
Project objectives should be based on real life needs:
•Market demand
•Organizational need
•Customer request
•Technological advance
•Legal requirement
•…
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8. Project Management Definition
Project management is the application of
knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to
project activities to meet project requirements
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9. Project Management Includes
• Identifying requirements
• Defining project objectives
• Balancing the competing demands of quality, scope,
time and cost
• Balancing expectations of different stakeholders
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12. Project Phases and Processes
Initiation
Planning
Execution Control
Closing
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13. Initiation Planning Execution/ Control Closing
Scope Scope
statement
Scope definition
WBS
Scope verification
Scope control
Time Activity definition
Duration estimation
Activity sequencing
Schedule development
Schedule control
Cost Cost estimation Budgeting Cost control
Quality Quality planning Quality assurance
Quality control
Resources Organization planning
Resource planning
Team building
Team management
Team close
Info Communication planning Info distribution
Reporting
Final report
Archiving
Risk Risk identification
Risk analysis
Response planning
Risk monitoring
and control
Procurement Purchase planning
Plan contracting
Sellers selecting
Contract
administration
Contract
close
Integration Project charter Project plan Change control Project close
15. Project Execution and Control
Information
distribution
Project
execution
Procurement
management
Reporting
Team
development
Schedule
control
Scope
verification
Cost
control
Quality
control
Risk
monitoring
Change
management
Planning
Closing
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16. Project Classification
• Construction and industry projects
• Product development and production
• Management projects
• ICT projects
• Health care projects
• Research projects
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19. Role of Project Manager
• Project management body of knowledge (PMBOK)
• Application area knowledge
• Understanding the project environment
• General management end knowledge skills
• Interpersonal skills
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20. PM Standards
• PMI – Project Management Institute – www.pmi.org
• PRINCE 2 - Projects In Controlled Environments –
www.axelos.com/best-practice-solutions/prince2
• IPMA – International Project Management Association
– www.ipma.world
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25. The End of the Framework
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Editor's Notes
Related with higher risks
Cause changes
Measurable objective
Outcome = product or service
? Business plan
? Running business
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Project manager is the person responsible for accomplishing the project objectives.
What was the focus in your projects?
Other classifications:
Size: small, big, many – e.g. < 5000 EUR not a project; small projects 5 000 - 100 000; big project > 100 000;
Profit: important, not important
Role: client, executor
Scope clarity: clear, not clear, higher priority, …
FIELD OF ACTIVITY: CURRICULUM RELATED – e.g. development, base capacity
In what kind of projects you have participated?
What is the typical organization type for:
Civil construction company – strong matrix
Advertising company – weak or balanced matrix
ICT development company – balanced matrix
Internal management projects – temporary team (functional)
? Authoritarian manager or network of equal experts?
PMBOK – life cycle, 5 process groups, 9 knowledge areas,
Application area – departments, technical elements, management, industry groups, standards, regulations
Environment – cultural, social, international, political, physical aspects
General management – accounting, purchasing, sales, marketing, contracting, manufacturing, logistics, strategic planning, administration, safety, ICT
Interpersonal – communication skills, influencing, leadership, motivation, negotiation, problem solving
In current course we focus on PMBOK
? How many of you have had experience with MSP?
? Experience with other environments
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