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Project Management

Project Management

Project Management §Planning Misconceptions §Planning §Stakeholders §The Project Life Cycle §Initiation §Planning §Project Management

Project Management §Planning Misconceptions §Planning §Stakeholders §The Project Life Cycle §Initiation §Planning §Project Management Tools §Executing §Monitoring and Controlling §Closing

Project Management • Planning, organizing, and managing resources to successfully complete a project –

Project Management • Planning, organizing, and managing resources to successfully complete a project – Achieve all project goals – Comply with all project constraints • Scope • Time • Budget

Planning Misconceptions It’s boring It takes too long It’s too hard

Planning Misconceptions It’s boring It takes too long It’s too hard

Planning The best laid schemes of mice and men often go awry. Robert Burns,

Planning The best laid schemes of mice and men often go awry. Robert Burns, 1785 - Scottish Poet

Planning Questions üWhere üWhen üWhat üWhom üHow and Why

Planning Questions üWhere üWhen üWhat üWhom üHow and Why

Stakeholders “Zombie stakeholders” keep coming. . back. all those who areagain, involved, interested again

Stakeholders “Zombie stakeholders” keep coming. . back. all those who areagain, involved, interested again and asking for in, or affected by the project. changes. How can this be avoided?

The Project Life Cycle Planning Initiating Controlling Executing Planning, Executing, and Controlling form a

The Project Life Cycle Planning Initiating Controlling Executing Planning, Executing, and Controlling form a loop Closing

Project Life Cycle • Initiation Phase üClient Needs analysis üStakeholder input analysis üFinancial analysis

Project Life Cycle • Initiation Phase üClient Needs analysis üStakeholder input analysis üFinancial analysis and budget üConstraints üArchitectural program Architectural Program A written document that describes the design objectives, constraints, and criteria of the building project. Initiating Closing

Project Life Cycle • Planning üCommunications üQuality control üHuman resource management üProcurement üCost management

Project Life Cycle • Planning üCommunications üQuality control üHuman resource management üProcurement üCost management üSchedule Initiating Closing

Project Management Tools Project Organization Chart identifies and organizes everyone involved in the project.

Project Management Tools Project Organization Chart identifies and organizes everyone involved in the project.

Project Management Tools Gantt Chart: A bar chart representation of a project schedule

Project Management Tools Gantt Chart: A bar chart representation of a project schedule

Project Tasks. . . ü should have value rather than be pointless. ü should

Project Tasks. . . ü should have value rather than be pointless. ü should be important to the entire team, not just one member. ü are more powerful and achievable if they are tied to deliverables. Be ready to articulate the value of any task to team members.

Project Life Cycle • Execution • Completing project tasks • Producing deliverables Initiating Closing

Project Life Cycle • Execution • Completing project tasks • Producing deliverables Initiating Closing

Project Life Cycle • Monitoring and Controlling üMeasuring project activities üMonitoring project variables •

Project Life Cycle • Monitoring and Controlling üMeasuring project activities üMonitoring project variables • Cost • Effort • Scope üImplement corrective action when needed Initiating Closing

Project Life Cycle • Closing üFinalize all project activities üArchive files üDocument lessons learned

Project Life Cycle • Closing üFinalize all project activities üArchive files üDocument lessons learned Initiating Closing

Project Management §Planning Misconceptions §Planning §Stakeholders §The Project Life Cycle §Initiation §Planning §Project Management

Project Management §Planning Misconceptions §Planning §Stakeholders §The Project Life Cycle §Initiation §Planning §Project Management Tools §Executing §Monitoring and Controlling §Closing

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