This document discusses key aspects of project management including: - A project is a temporary endeavor to create a unique product or service. - Projects go through various phases from initiation to execution to transfer. - All projects must undergo a rigorous selection process to ensure they are strategic and aligned with organizational goals. - The four main constraints of a project are cost, time, quality, and scope. Successfully managing these constraints is important for project success.

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General Introduction

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What‘s a project ?
« A project is a temporary endeavor
undertaken to create unique product or
service
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Phases
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Initiation Feasibility Organisation Execution Transfer
DeliverableLessons learnedRisk
• Project Charter
• Stakeholder
Analysis
• Requirements
• Service/Produc
t
• Risque
Analysis
• WBS
• PERT
• GANTT
• Project Plan
• Kanban Chart
• Dashboard
• Reporting
• Test
• Lessons
learned
• Work break-
down structure
• Estimation
• Sequencing
• Project Plan
• Project Control
Meeting
• Project Status
• Scope Change
• Test
• Requirements
Risk
• Project
initiation
• Scope
• Stakeholder
• Transfer
• Lessons learned
Gate Review Gate Review Gate Review Gate ReviewGate Review
Topics
? What’s the project ?
What are the
needs ? What’s the
best solution ?
How do we organise
the project ?
How can i keep
the project on track ?
How can i make sure
that the client will take
over the project ?

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Project Selection
All projects must be subject to a
rigorous selection process
 Because it is a means of achieving
the company’s strategy,
 Because it is registered in the
process of management of
innovation,
 Because it must be attached to a
strategic axis
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 Strategic Plan
 Project propositions
 Project ideas, improvements
 RFP, Etc.
Selection
Committee
Project
initiation
Pre-
feasibility Strategic Plan
Yes No
Yes, but laterYes,
if…

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Your project should be strategic !
Strategic
Vision
Strategic
Axes
Strategic
Projects
Axe 1 :
Objective
Vision statement
Axe 2 :
Objective
Axe 3 :
Objective
Project 1
Project 2
Project …
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Portfolio / Program / Project
Project
Workpackage
Workpackage
Program
Portfolio Project
ProgramProject
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Ability to decide versus knowledge
Time
Ability to decide
and to act
Level of
knowledge
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How to ask questions?
A Project
 What ?
 When ?
 How ?
 Where ?
 Why ?

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Scope
Time Cost
Quality
What’s really important for this project ?
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What’s the impact of risks on your project ?
Cost
TimeQuality
Uniqueness Risk !
Risk !
Risk ! Risk !
Scope
Risk !
generate
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•Projects must be delivered on time.
•Projects must be within cost.
•Projects must be within scope.
Projects must meet customer
requirements with the appropriate
quality level
Cost
Quality
Scope
Time
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Projects and Organisations
Organisations involved in a projectOrganisation has projects
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What’s the priority for the stakeholders ?
Cost
QualityTime
Scope
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What’s the scope ?
Scope Cost, Time, Quality
impacts
Cost
TimeQuality
Scope
Cost
TimeQuality
Scope
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Technical
complexity
Social
complexity
Strong
Strong
Weak
Weak
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Matrix Organisation
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Actors on the project
Takes the decisions
Manages the project
Uses the outcomeDoes the job
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The project organisation
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Customer
(owner)
Project
Manager
(Engineering
company
(MOE)
Internal Team
Sub-contractor
1st rank
Suppliers
Sub-contractor
2nd rank
Sub-contractor
2rd rank
Customer role
 Express needs & requirements
 Set objectives
 Finance the project
 Choose the Engineering (MOE)
 Decide & accept the intermediate
and final deliverables of the
project
Project Manager role
 Specify the needs
 Set the organisation to
Control the execution of the project from A to Z
 Report to the customer and assist him in taking
decisions
 The Project Manager give advices and make
proposals

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Project versus routine Work
>1960s Low Tech
Routine
Project
>2000 High Tech
Routine
Project
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Project manager in a matrix organisation
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Project
Objectives
Project Manager
Work package
Responsible
Line
Manager
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+ Positioning the Project Manager
Project
Manage
r
Client /
Customer
Hierarchy
Steering
Committee
Partners
Project Team
Experts
Subcontracto
rs
Co
contractors
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