Presented by:HuyHuang HENG

Introduction About this book Why did I choose this book?

Body Book summary (focus on 3 chapters)

Conclusion What did I learn after I finished reading

it? Recommendation

Contents

Introduction

Name: Fundamental of Project Management Author: Jesph Heagney (a former Global

Practice Leader for project management at the American Management Association)

Version: 4th Edition Publication: New York, 2011

About this book

Why did I choose this book? The books that professor recommended were

out of my capacity This book is one of Project Management best

seller The author is well-known The contents, 180 pages, are very interesting It is available online for free There is a summary in each chapter There are questions or quiz in most of the

chapter

Introduction

Book Summary It is for the first learner of project management It is easy to understand because it uses simple

words, it explains every keywords with definitions and example, it has the summary and it has quizzes at the end of each chapter

It explains clearly in chronological order about ‘before the project start’ and ‘after the project finishIt explains clearly in chronological order about ‘before the project start’ and ‘after the project finish

Body

Project management is “application of knowledge, skill, tools, and techniques to project

activities to meet the project requirements”

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The Role of the Project Manager

The primary responsibility of the project manager is to ensure all the work is: Completed on time Within budget and scope At the correct performance level

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Cost

Performance

TimeScop

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The Role of the Project Manager

Other responsibility of project manager: Plan the project Develop a Mission, Vision, Goals and objective for

the Project Empower all employees to do their jobs without

asking the permission Create project risk plan Make structure and schedule the project Control the project Evaluate the project

Body

The Role of the Project Manager Project manager must:

Have people skills, not technical skills Integrate leadership and management

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Creating the Project Risk Plan Project risk management is “the process

of conducting risk management planning, identification, analysis, response planning, and monitoring and control on a project.”

Project risk management should begin early in the process.

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Creating the Project Risk Plan 6-step process to establish the project risk plan:

Step 1: Make a list Step 2 & 3: Determine the probability of risk

occurrence and negative impact

Step 4: Prevent or mitigate the risk Step 5: Consider contingencies Step 6: Establish the trigger point

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Risk

Probability Impact

A M (Medium) HB L (Low) LC H (High) H

Risk

Probability

Impact Total

A 5 10K 50KB 1 3K 3KC 8 10K 80K

Project Control and Evaluation There are 2 kinds of project control:

Get people willing to work Take actions unilaterally

Characteristics of a Project Control System Taking corrective action Timeliness of response Project review meeting

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Project Control and Evaluation Benefits of doing project process reviews

(evaluation) To ensure the quality of the project To improve project performance To reveal problems To avoid repeated problems

Conducting the Project Process Review Make it in a spirit of learning rather than blaming or

punishing Make it as individual to ‘save face’ 2 important questions: What have we done? What do

we want to improve?

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What did I learn after I finished reading it?

I would say there are 3 steps of project managements: plan the project, control the project and evaluate the project

I used to think that project manager is someone who know everything, but he should not, especially he should not have technical background

Conclusion

What did I learn after I finished reading it?

Thinking of what can go wrong is as important as thinking of what you want it to go right

The table to project risk plan will be useful for daily life

Working as a team, we need to be open-minded during the evaluation for our team development

Conclusion

Recommendation Choosing a book, you should

Know what you want to read Check the edition of the book Check who is the author Check year of publication Scan throw the content list Check the review of the book

Always give yourself an award whenever you finish a chapter

Tell any people what I have read or learn from the book , so you can memorize it

Conclusion