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Project Management/Management of
project
BTEC HNC & HND Sept 2010&2011
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Week 1
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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
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