This document summarizes key sections from the book "Fundamentals of Project Management" by Joseph Heagney. It discusses that the book is intended for first-time learners of project management, explains concepts in a simple way using definitions and examples, and includes summaries and quizzes at the end of chapters. The document also summarizes several chapters on the role of the project manager, creating a risk plan, and project control and evaluation. It concludes by discussing lessons learned, such as the importance of planning for risks and evaluating projects as a team.

1. Presented by:
HuyHuang HENG

2.  Introduction
 About this book
 Why did I choose this book?
 Body
 Book summary (focus on 3 chapters)
 Conclusion
 What did I learn after I finished reading it?
 Recommendation

3.  Name: Fundamental of Project Management
 Author: Jesph Heagney (a former Global Practice
Leader for project management at the American
Management Association)
 Version: 4th Edition
 Publication: New York, 2011
About this book

4. Why did I choose this book?
 The books that professor recommended were out
of my capacity
 This book is one of Project Management best
seller
 The author is well-known
 The contents, 180 pages, are very interesting
 It is available online for free
 There is a summary in each chapter
 There are questions or quiz in most of the chapter

5. Book Summary
 It is for the first learner of project management
 It is easy to understand because it uses simple
words, it explains every keywords with definitions and
example, it has the summary and it has quizzes at
the end of each chapter
 It explains clearly in chronological order about ‘before
the project start’ and ‘after the project finishIt explains
clearly in chronological order about ‘before the
project start’ and ‘after the project finish

6. Project management is “application of knowledge, skill,
tools, and techniques to project activities to meet the
project requirements”

7. The Role of the Project Manager
 The primary responsibility of the project manager is to
ensure all the work is:
 Completed on time
 Within budget and scope
 At the correct performance level
Cost
Performance
Time
Scope

8. The Role of the Project Manager
 Other responsibility of project manager:
 Plan the project
 Develop a Mission, Vision, Goals and objective for the
Project
 Empower all employees to do their jobs without asking
the permission
 Create project risk plan
 Make structure and schedule the project
 Control the project
 Evaluate the project

9. The Role of the Project Manager
 Project manager must:
 Have people skills, not technical skills
 Integrate leadership and management

10. Creating the Project Risk Plan
 Project risk management is “the process of
conducting risk management planning,
identification, analysis, response planning,
and monitoring and control on a project.”
 Project risk management should begin early
in the process.

11. Creating the Project Risk Plan
 6-step process to establish the project risk plan:
 Step 1: Make a list
 Step 2 & 3: Determine the probability of risk occurrence
and negative impact
 Step 4: Prevent or mitigate the risk
 Step 5: Consider contingencies
 Step 6: Establish the trigger point
Risk Probability Impact
A M (Medium) H
B L (Low) L
C H (High) H
Ris
k
Probability Impact Total
A 5 10K 50K
B 1 3K 3K
C 8 10K 80K

12. Project Control and Evaluation
 There are 2 kinds of project control:
 Get people willing to work
 Take actions unilaterally
 Characteristics of a Project Control System
 Taking corrective action
 Timeliness of response
 Project review meeting

13. Project Control and Evaluation
 Benefits of doing project process reviews (evaluation)
 To ensure the quality of the project
 To improve project performance
 To reveal problems
 To avoid repeated problems
 Conducting the Project Process Review
 Make it in a spirit of learning rather than blaming or
punishing
 Make it as individual to ‘save face’
 2 important questions: What have we done? What do we
want to improve?

14. What did I learn after I finished
reading it?
 I would say there are 3 steps of project
managements: plan the project, control the project
and evaluate the project
 I used to think that project manager is someone who
know everything, but he should not, especially he
should not have technical background

15. What did I learn after I finished
reading it?
 Thinking of what can go wrong is as important as
thinking of what you want it to go right
 The table to project risk plan will be useful for daily
life
 Working as a team, we need to be open-minded
during the evaluation for our team development

16. Recommendation
 Choosing a book, you should
 Know what you want to read
 Check the edition of the book
 Check who is the author
 Check year of publication
 Scan throw the content list
 Check the review of the book
 Always give yourself an award whenever you finish a
chapter
 Tell any people what I have read or learn from the
book , so you can memorize it