Project Management
for Youth


Mr Nah Wee Yang
Volunteer
Knowledge Method
Day 1
Introduction and
        Initiation
TODAY’S AGENDA
                  Program Overview

                       Project Cases

            Understand the Situation

         Gather Relevant Information
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
                                 Learning Objectives

  • To learn an approach to plan and organize
    projects and school work
  • To apply the knowledge in school projects
    and work
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
3-Stage Program

                                         4 months mentorship

                       4 weeks project
                                         Stage 3:
    6 hours workshop                     Mentorship
                       Stage 2:
                       Apply             • Towards self-
    Stage 1:                               actualization
    Learn              • Experiential
                         learning
    • Activity-based
      learning
TODAY’S AGENDA
                  Program Overview

                       Project Cases

            Understand the Situation

         Gather Relevant Information
PLANNING A FIELD TRIP
                 Your teacher has put you in charge of
    organizing a hiking trip for your class to Pulau Ubin
HOSTING A PARTY
You are in charge of hosting a post-exam school party
for all students to celebrate the year-end holidays
FUND RAISING
      You are in charge of organizing a fund raising
                          for your local sports team
EXERCISE
Pick a Project.
How do you organize the work you need to do?
TODAY’S AGENDA
                  Program Overview

                       Project Cases

            Understand the Situation

         Gather Relevant Information
ORGANIZING
             What is your project about and
                   how will you organize it?
INFLUENCES
Have you considered factors that
could affect your project?
UNCERTAINTIES
                What could go wrong?




 RISKS
TODAY’S AGENDA
                  Program Overview

                       Project Cases

            Understand the Situation

         Gather Relevant Information
GOAL
                                What is the goal?
•   Why do it?
•   When do it?
•   Who is the project for?
•   What are you going to do?
EXPECTATIONS
What will you include and
exclude from your project?
CONSTRAINTS
                        Have you identified all the constraints?
• Share what you know
• Discover what you
  need to know
STAKEHOLDERS
Who will support and who will not support you?


                          • Who interested in the project?
                            Who are not?
                          • Who has positive influence on
                            the project? Who has bad
                            influence?
                          • Who will be impacted by the
                            project?
EXERCISE
Define your project GOAL
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
TERMS
  •   Statement of Work
  •   Project Charter
  •   Stakeholders
  •   Scope
REFLECTION
Day 2
Planning
LAST SESSION…

   • Gather relevant information
     • Define Goal
     • Identify Constraints
     • Uncover Stakeholders
     • Determine Expectations
TODAY’S AGENDA

                  Planning Process

                  Planning Exercise

           Determine Dependencies
PLANNING
   How to start planning for your project?
PLANNING
                                  The Planning Process


    Gather
                         Define Scope             Create WBS
 Information


                 Re-plan
                 if needed

                      Estimate
                      • For resources             Determine
 Finalize Plan
                      • For duration             Dependencies
                      • For costs
TODAY’S AGENDA

                  Planning Process

                  Planning Exercise

           Determine Dependencies
DEFINE SCOPE
   What is IN the project? What is OUT of the project?
        What to produce from project (deliverables)?
CREATE WBS
What do you need to do, and how will you do it?
CREATE WBS
             Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
DETERMINE DEPENDENCIES
What do you need before you can perform this activity?
ESTIMATE FOR RESOURCES
            How much will the project cost?
ESTIMATE FOR DURATION
    How much time required for each of the activities?
ESTIMATE FOR COSTS
            How much will the project cost?
TODAY’S AGENDA

                 Planning Process

                 Planning Exercise

                     Finalize Plan
FINALIZE PLAN
REFLECTION
PLANNING
                                  The Planning Process


    Gather
                         Define Scope             Create WBS
 Information


                 Re-plan
                 if needed

                      Estimate
                      • For resources             Determine
 Finalize Plan
                      • For duration             Dependencies
                      • For costs
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
TERMS
  •   Work Breakdown Structure
  •   Critical Path Activities
  •   Dependencies
  •   Realistic Estimation
  •   Project Plan
WRAP UP AND SUMMARY
             What have you learned?
Thank You

Project Management For Youth