The document provides an overview of project management presented by Creative Minds. It discusses key aspects of project management including what a project is, features of projects, examples of projects, and the typical phases of a project. The phases include initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing. It also discusses the importance of SMART goals and steps to create an effective project plan such as including your team, keeping the plan handy and easy to update, being thorough, and not viewing time as the enemy.

1. Creative Minds presents :
Project management
Creative minds team :
1- Abu bakr muhammed
2-Ahmed El-Sayed
3- Ahmed Sakr
4-Amr Muhammed
5- Kerolus Magdy
6- Mahmoud Mash-hour

2. Pr o j e c t
What does “PROJECT” means ?
A Project is a time-based attempt or endeavor
made to produce some kind of a tangible or
intangible result (a unique product, service,
benefit, competitive advantage, etc.).

3. What does that mean ?!
Features of project :
Has defined beginning, end, schedule, and
approach
Use resources specifically allocated to the
work
End results have specific goals
(time, cost, performance/quality)
Usually involves a team of people

4. Example of a project :
Your LIFE is simply … a project!

5. Phases of project

6. Phases of project
Phase 1: Initiating
- Recognize the project
- What the project should accomplish
- The overall project goal
- General expectations of customers, management,
or other stakeholders as appropriate
- The general project scope
- Select initial members of the project team

7. Phases of project
Phase 2: Planning
Start
End
- Refining the project scope
- Listing tasks and activities
- Optimally Sequencing activities
- Developing a working schedule and budget for
assigning resources
- Getting the plan approved by stakeholders

8. Phases of project
Phase 3 – Executing problems
- Leading the team Hard
- Meeting with team members Work
- Communicating with stakeholders
- Fire-fighting to resolve problems
- Securing necessary resources to complete the
project plan

9. Phases of project
Phase 4 – Controlling
-Monitoring deviation from the plan
-Taking corrective action to match actual progress with
the plan
-Receiving and evaluating project changes requested
-Rescheduling the project as necessary
-Adapting resource levels as necessary
-Changing the project scope
-Returning to the planning stage

10. Phases of project
Phase 5 – Closing
- Acknowledging achievement and results
- Shutting down the operations and disbanding the team
- Learning from the project experience
- Reviewing the project process and outcomes
- Writing a final project report

11. Live cycle of the project

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20. Steps to create an effective project plan :
• Share The Work, Include Your Team
• Keep the Project Plan Handy, and Easy To
Update
•Be Thorough, But Remember “Progressive
Elaboration”
•Time is Not the Enemy

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+20 122 899 6567
ahmed.sakr@ieee.org !