The document discusses key aspects of project management. It outlines program objectives like creating understanding of project management basics and exploring specifics to apply to projects. It defines characteristics of projects like having a start and end, creating or improving something, and being performed by teams. The document also discusses challenges in balancing cost, time and scope/quality. It presents project lifecycles and introduces topics like stakeholders, building teams, processes and more.
2. Program Objectives
Create an understanding of the
basics of Project Management.
Explore specifics of project
management to apply to
your projects.
Share and create common
language, tools, structures, and
processes.
Provide insights into virtually
leading projects.
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3. Characteristics of a Project
(1 of 2)
Includes a start and end time.
Creates something new or
fixes/improves something that
already exists.
Proposes and supports temporary
change.
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4. Characteristics of a Project
(2 of 2)
Performed by people and teams.
Constrained by resources or
budget or schedule.
Monitored and controlled.
Initiated, planned, executed, and
closed.
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6. Project Management Basics
Before developing a project,
consider:
1. What is the objective?
2. Who is the audience?
3. What is the desired outcome?
4. What are the key elements of the
project?
5. What is the timeframe?
6. Is there a budget?
7. Who is the sponsor?
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7. The Challenge of a Project
“The Triple Constraint”
Cost
Project
Relationships
Time Scope/Quality
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8. The Role of
Project Manager
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11. Project
Life Cycles:
Samples
Waterfall
Circular
Personal
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12. Stakeholders (3 of 4)
Sample Web of Influence
Senior Project
Industry management sponsors
organizations
Clients
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Project Functional
managers PM managers
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Contractors
Government
agencies Support
13. Building a
Project Team
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228 slides include: the 7 characteristics of a
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and processes, 10 communication tips, 9 project
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project management process, 4 stages of project
lifecycles, 3 types of lifecycles, 7 points on
stakeholders, 6 slides on organization structures, 5
slides on making virtual teams real, 14 slides on
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Editor's Notes
Note: Triple constraint is frequently represented by a triangle – because there are 3 sides in a triangle. Note: Good External and Internal working relationship as the project is being run is equally important, so that if there is a next version, people will want to continue working on it and funding the project. Triple Constraints are: Cost, Time, Scope/Quality – There must be a balance of all three that is appropriate for the project – yet one leads. For example: life saving medical device – quality and scope must be the leader. A competitor that wants to be first to market, time might be the leader. A small company with a limited budget doing version 8, might put the cost as the leader of the project. Sometime Quality is considered a fourth constraint and sometimes it is lumped in with Scope.
These are all the people/groups/team that will help or hinder a projects success. All of these name/groups/teams are inputs into a communication plan. The joke here is that you can tell if someone is optimistic or pessimistic – with the “you” in the center red circle – do they see that as a target – bull’s eye or a center of helpful support?