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.

1. Project Framework
Martin Sillaots
2019
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2. Framework
• Project definition
• Project management definition
• Project lifecycle
• Areas of expertise
• Project classification
• Project organizations
• Project standards
• Project management software

3. What is Project?
Project characteristics?
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4. Project Characteristics
• Temporary
• Unique
• Definite beginning and end (finite)
• One-time
• Interdisciplinary
• Innovative
• Incremental
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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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10. PM Triple Constrain
• Higher quality
• Lower price
• Shorter duration
Price
Quality
Time
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11. Project Lifecycle and Areas of
Expertise
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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

14. Project Planning
Scope
definition
Quality
planning
Activity
definition
Activity
sequencing
Duration
estimation
Schedule
development
Organization
planning
Resource
planning
Communica-
tion planning
Procurement
planning
Plan
contracting
Select
sellers
Seller
responses
Risk
management
Risk
identification
Qualitative
analysis
Quantitative
analysis
Response
planning
Budgeting
Project
plan
Initiation
Execution
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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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17. Project Organizations
• Functional
• Weak matrix
• Balanced matrix
• Strong matrix
• Projectized
• Temporary team
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18. Project Manager’s Role and Org Structure
BMBOK Guide
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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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21. Project Management Software
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22. Desk Top Software
• MS Project (PC) – www.microsoft.com/project
• Oracle’s Primavera (special versions) -
www.oracle.com/us/corporate/Acquisitions/primav
era
• Libre Project (free) – www.projectlibre.org
• Omniplan (mac) - www.omnigroup.com/omniplan
• Turbo Project – www.turboproject.com
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23. MS Project
www.microsoft.com/project ?

24. Online Environments
• MS Project Online – www.microsoftproject-
online.com
• Zoho – www.zoho.com/projects
• Trac – trac.edgewall.org
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25. The End of the Framework
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