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Project Management/Management of

project

BTEC HNC & HND Sept 2010&2011

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Turn your phones off /Silent

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Welcome2 partsIntro who am I, what well be doing

this semester, assessmentsAbout projects The Project

Management Framework

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Who wants to be a projectmanager?

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Why?

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When? Where? How?

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wa roug e courseoutline

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Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit a learner will:

1. Understand the principles of project management

1. Be able to plan a project in terms of organisation and people

1. Be able to manage project processes and procedures

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Introduction

Week 1

The Project ManagementFramework

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8 things you want toknow

What is a Project? Process Groups The Triple Constraint What is Project Management? The Project Manager Importance of Project

Management Project Management Framework

Integrated Approach

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What is a Project?

All projects have a beginning, amiddle and an end.

Begin

ning

Middl

e

End

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A definition:

A temporary effort undertakento accomplish a unique purpose

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What Is a Project Exactly?

Large or small, a project always has the followingingredients:

Specific outcomes: Products or results

Definite start and end dates: Projects dont go onforever

Established budgets: Required amounts of people,

funds, equipment (resources), facilities andinformation

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Statistic

The Rise and Fall of the Chaos

Report Figures

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What Is a Project Exactly? (contd)

Projects come in a wide assortment of shapes and sizes:

Large or small

a.Installing a new subway system, which may cost more than $1billion and take 10 to 15 years to complete, is a project

b. Preparing a report of monthly sales figures, which may take youone day to complete, is a project

Involving many people or just you

a. Training all 10,000 of your organizations staff in a new affirmativeaction is a project

b. Rearranging the furniture and equipment in your office is a project

Defined by a legal contract or an informal agreement

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What Is a Project Exactly? (contd)

Projects come in a wide assortment of shapes and sizes:

Business-related or personal

a.Conducting your organizations annual blood drive is a project

b. Having a dinner party for 15 people is a project

No matter what the individual characteristics of your project are, youdefine it by the same three ingredients: outcomes, start and end dates,

and resources. The information you need to plan and manage yourproject is the same, although the ease and the time to develop it maydiffer. The more thoroughly you plan and manage your projects, themore likely you are to succeed.

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What Exactly Is NOT a Project?

Project is contrast to the operations of an organization. Theoperational work is the ongoing, repetitive set of activities that sustainthe organization. Examples of ongoing operations include the following:

Processing customer orders

Performing accounts receivable and accounts payable activities

Executing daily manufacturing orders

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Projects have a common set of

characteristics which can also be definedby what they are not

A targetoutcome

Adefinedlife span

Crossorganisa

tional

participation

New orunique

Time,Cost andperform

ancerequirem

ents

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Class Assessment

Try to think of an IT related project.

Ex : Wind 8 , I phone 6, Touchscreen menulist @ cafe

Imagine that you going to lead that project

So what are the areas you might focusesmore

How do you integrate the said characteristicsin your project

A targetoutcome

A definedlife span

Crossorganisatio

nalparticipatio

n

New orunique

Time, Costand

performance

requiremen

ts