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PMP Exam Prep Workbook


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Module One, Session One


Detailing the PMBOK Guide

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All About The PMBOK Guide


Guide to the Project Management Body of
Knowledge
12 Chapters
PMP Exam and the PMBOK
5 Process Groups
9 Knowledge areas

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Five Process Groups

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PMBOK Sections
Section 1: Project Management Framework
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Project Life Cycle and Organization

Section 2: Standards for Project Management


Chapter 3: Project Management Processes

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PMBOK Sections
Section 3: PM Knowledge Areas
Chapter 4: Project Integration Management
Chapter 5: Project Scope Management
Chapter 6: Project Time Management
Chapter 7: Project Cost Management

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PMBOK Sections
Section 3: PM Knowledge Areas
Chapter 8: Project Quality Management
Chapter 9: Project HR Management
Chapter 10: Project Communications
Chapter 11: Project Risk Management
Chapter 12: Project Procurement Management

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PROPERTIES
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Session Two
Earning the PMP

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PMP Requirements
Complete application on-line

Eligibility letter from PMI

1 year from eligibility letter


Can take 3 times within one year,
then wait one year to reapply

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PMP Exam Fees


$405 per PMI member
$555 per non-PMI member
$129 to join PMI

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PROPERTIES
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After the PMP


Celebrate
Earning PDUs
Share your story

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Session Three
Projects and Project Management

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Project Characteristics
Temporary endeavor
Creates a unique product, service, or result
Projects can involve:
A single person
A single organizational unit
Multiple organizational units

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Progressive Elaboration

Idea or Concept
Formulate the idea
Business Case
Feasibility Study
Project

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Projects and Operations

Projects are temporary


Developing new products or services
Moving, Adding, Changing, or Deleting
Implementing new service or solution

Operations are ongoing


Repetitive actions
Maintenance
Core business functions

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Projects and Strategic Planning

Executives

Functional
Management

Operations

Why?
Vision, Mission, Goals

What?
Strategy and Tactics

How?
LOB, Core Functions

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Projects and Strategic Planning

Projects happen for demand


Opportunities create projects
Customer requests
Technological advance
Legal requirements

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Project Management

Meeting the project requirements


Five process groups
42 processes
Stakeholder management

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Iron Triangle of Project Management

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Project Management Application Areas

Construction
Health Care
Government
Information technology

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Project Environments
Physical environment
Cultural and social environment
International and political environment

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General Management Skills


Planning
Human
Resources

Accounting

Logistics

Sales and
Marketing
Procurement
Processes

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Interpersonal Skills

Problem solving
Motivating
Communicating
Influencing the organization
Leadership
Negotiating

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Program Management

Multiple related projects


Achieve benefits
Program managers and project managers
PgMP

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Working with Subprojects

Smaller
projects

Portions of
a project

Vendormanaged

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Project Management Offices

Managing shared resources


Governance of projects
Coaching, mentoring, training, and oversight
Support the project manager
Centralization
Coordinate communication

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Module Two, Session One


Project Life Cycles

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Project Life Cycles

Unique to each project


Duration of the project
Phases
Phases of construction versus IT projects

Concept

Design

Drawings

Bid

Construction

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Project Phases
Phases result in key deliverables
Phase names describe work:
Foundation
Framing
Interior
Exterior
Milestones often linked to phases

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Time and Influence


High
Costs
of change

Degree

Stakeholder
Project uncertainty
Riskinfluence

Low

Project Timeline

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Product and Project Life Cycles


Life of the product
Last product phase is its retirement
Project life cycle creates
Moving
Adding
Changing
Deleting

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Project Phase Relationships


Sequential relationship
Overlapping relationship
Iterative relationship

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PROPERTIES
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Module Two, Session Two


Project Stakeholders

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Project Stakeholders

Anyone whos affected by the project


Positive stakeholders
Negative stakeholders
Neutral stakeholders

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Common Stakeholders
Customers and users
Project sponsor
Portfolio
managers/portfolio
review board
Program managers
Operations
management

Project management
office
Project managers
Project team
Functional managers
Sellers and business
partners

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Managing Stakeholder Expectations

What do stakeholders want and why?


Documentation
Sign-off of project requirements
Sign-off of project scope
Communication

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Force Field Analysis


Your
Project

Forces
For Your Project

CFO

Forces
Against Your Project

Sales Manager
CEO
Customer
Human Resources

IT Manager

Developer
DBA
Admin
PM2

Length of line indicates strength of force.

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Module Two, Session Three


Organizations and Projects

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Organizational Structure

Affects power of project manager


Affects decision-making abilities
Affects communication demands
Affects project team management
Affects stakeholder management

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Organizational Structures and Power

Projectized
Strong Matrix
Balanced Matrix
Weak Matrix
Functional

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Organizational Structures Detail


Functional

Weak
Matrix

Balanced
Matrix

Strong
Matrix

Projectized

Project
Managers
Authority

Little

Limited

Low

Moderate

High

Resource
Availability

Little

Limited

Low

Moderate

High

Budget
Control

Functional

Functional

Mixed

Project
Manager

Project
Manager

Project
Managers
Role

Part-time

Part-time

Full-time

Full-time

Full-time

Admin
Staff

Part-time

Part-time

Part-time

Full-time

Full-time

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Organizational Culture

Values
Business model
Policies, methods, and processes
View of authority
Work ethic and work hours

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Organizational Process Assets


Historical or prepared
Past projects
Lessons learned
Processes and procedures
Corporate knowledge base
Guidelines and accepted practices

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Enterprise Environmental Factors

Organizational policies
Industry regulations
Rules that the project manager must abide by
Processes that must be followed

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Standards and Regulations


Standards are optional
Regulations are not

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PROPERTIES
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Project Management Processes

Module Three, Session One

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Project Management Processes


What is a process?
Set of interrelated actions and activities
Create a pre-specified result
Five groups of processes
42 project management processes
Inputs, Tools and Techniques, Outputs

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Project Success Depends on

Use the appropriate


processes
Use a defined approach
Comply with requirements
Balance time, cost, and scope

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Project Management Processes

Apply globally across industries


You should not apply every process
Use the appropriate processes
Depth of execution for each process used

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Project Management Process Groups

Initiating
Planning
Executing
Monitoring and Controlling
Closing

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Process Group Interaction

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PROPERTIES
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42 Project Management Processes

Module Three, Session Two

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Initiating Process Group


Develop Project Charter
Identify Stakeholders

Two Initiating Processes

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Planning Process

Group

Develop project management plan


Collect requirements
Define scope
Create WBS
Define activities

20 Planning Processes

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Planning Process

Group

Sequence activities
Estimate activity resources
Estimate activity durations
Develop schedule
Estimate costs

20 Planning Processes

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Planning Process

Group

Determine Budget
Plan Quality
Develop Human resource plan
Plan communications
Plan risk management

20 Planning Processes

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Planning Process

Group

Identify risks
Perform qualitative analysis
Perform quantitative analysis
Plan risk responses
Plan procurement

20 Planning Processes

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Executing Process

Group

Direct and manage project execution


Perform quality assurance
Acquire the project team
Develop the project team

Eight Executing Processes

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Executing Process

Group

Manage project team


Distribute information
Manage stakeholder expectations
Conduct procurements

Eight Executing Processes

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Monitoring and Controlling Process

Group

Monitor and control the project work


Perform integrated change control
Verify scope
Control scope
Control schedule

10 Monitoring and Controlling Processes

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Monitoring and Controlling Process

Group

Control costs
Perform quality control
Report performance
Monitor and control risks
Administer procurements

10 Monitoring and Controlling Processes

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Closing Process

Group

Close project or phase


Close procurements

Two Closing Processes

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9 Knowledge Areas

Project Integration Management


Project Scope Management
Project Cost Management
Project Schedule Management
Project Quality Management

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9 Knowledge Areas

Project Human Resources Management


Project Communications Management
Project Risk Management
Project Procurement Management

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Module Four, Session One

Develop Project Charter

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Choosing a Project
Opportunities
Problems
Customer request

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Benefits Measurement

Compare the benefits of the project


Cost-benefits ratio
Scoring Models 10
8
Murder Boards 64
2
Payback period 0

Project A
Project B
Project B2

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Future Value of Money


FV=PV(1+i)n where:
FV is future value
PV is present value
i is the given interest rate
n is the number of time periods

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Future Value of Money


FV=PV(1+i)n
PV is $100,000
i is .06
n is five years

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Future Value of Money


FV=PV(1+i)n
PV is $100,000
i is .06
n is five years

FV=100,000(1.06)5
FV=100,000(1.338226)
FV=133,822.60

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Present Value of Money


PV=FV/(1+i)n
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Present Value of Money


PV=FV/(1+i)n
FV is $160,000
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PV=160,000/(1.338226)
PV=$119,561

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Net Present Value


Finds the true value of a project
Considers a project with multiple returns
Considers the initial cash outlay

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Net Present Value

Calculate the return for each time period


Calculate each time periods present value
Sum the present value
Subtract the investment
NPV greater than zero is good

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Net Present Value


Time
Period

Cash Flow

Present Value

$15,000

$14,150.94

$25,000

$22,249.91

$17,000

$14,273.53

$25,000

$19,802.34

$18,000

$13,450.65

Totals

$100,000

$83,927.37

Investment
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$78,000.00

Net
Present
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$5,927.37

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Internal Rate of Return


Present value equals cash inflow
IRR with higher values are good
IRR with lower values might be poor

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Constrained Optimization

Linear programming
Nonlinear programming
Integer algorithms
Dynamic programming
Multiobjective programming

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Developing the Project


Charter

Authorizes the project


Authorizes the project manager
May be created by the project manager
Signed by the project sponsor

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Developing the Project


Charter
Authorized external to the project
Appropriate power
Portfolio Steering Committee

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Project Statement of Work


Business need
Product scope description
Strategic plan

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Business Case
Determines worth of the project
Justifies the investment
Cost-benefits analysis

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Developing the Project


Charter
Requirements for satisfaction
Approval requirements
Project manager
Project sponsor
High-level purpose of the project

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Developing the Project


Charter
Purpose of the project
Milestone schedule
Stakeholder influence
Risks

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Developing the Project


Charter
Functional organizations
Summary budget
Contract

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Module Four, Session Two

Develop the Project


Management Plan

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Purpose for the Plan


Communicates intent of the project
Serves as a guide for the project manager
Provides project structure
Provides documentation
Provides baselines

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Developing the Project Plan


Triple Constraints of Project Management
Iron Triangle

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Planning Participants
Participant

Contribution

Project manager

Leadership, facilitation, organization,


direction, expert judgment

Project team members

Knowledge of project work, time


estimating, schedule, risk assessment,
expert judgment

Customers

Objectives, quality requirements,


influence on budget and schedule

Management

Budget, resources, project management


methodology, quality requirements,
project plan approval

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Typical Project Plan


1.
2.
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Project Scope Management Plan


Project Change Management Plan
Schedule Management Plan
Cost Management Plan
Quality Management Plan

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Typical Project Plan


6. Process Improvement Plan
7. Human Resources Plan
8. Communications Management Plan
9. Risk Management Plan
10.Procurement Management Plan

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Typical Project Plan


11.Configuration Management Plan
12.Requirements Management Plan
13.Cost performance baseline
14.Schedule baseline
15.Scope baseline

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Project Documents

Charter
Milestone list
Forecasts
Activity list
Activity attributes
Activity cost estimates

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Project Documents

Project funding requirements


Duration estimates
Supporting detail for estimates
Resource calendars
Resource requirements
Resource breakdown structure

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Project Documents

Responsibility assignment matrix


Roles and responsibilities
Teaming agreement
Sellers list
Source selection criteria
Statement of work

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Project Documents

Requirements traceability matrix


Procurement documents
Proposals
Contracts
Assumption log
Issue log

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Project Documents

Risk register
Change log
Performance reports
Work performance information
Work performance measurements
Quality control measurements

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Project Documents

Quality metrics
Quality checklists
Project organizational structure
Stakeholder analysis
Stakeholder register

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Project Documents
Stakeholder requirements
Stakeholder management strategy
Team performance assessments

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Module Four, Session Three

Direct and Manage Project


Plan Execution

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Executing the Project Plan


Doing the work to satisfy the project objectives
Spending funds to satisfy the project objectives
Managing, training, and leading the project
team
Completing procurement requirements
Acquiring, managing, and using resources
such as materials, tools, facilities, and
equipment to get the project work completed

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Executing the Project Plan

Managing risks
Fleshing approved changes into the project
Managing communications
Collecting project data on schedules, costs,
quality, and overall project progressand
then reporting on these components
Completing lessons learned documentation

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Corrective Actions

Fixing the project


Defect repair
Defect repair validation

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Preventive Actions

Safety
Training
Anticipated problems
Risk management

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Module Four, Session Four

Monitor and Control the


Project Work

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Monitoring and Controlling the


Project
Compare actual experiences
to project management plan
Assess project performance
Identify new risks
Maintain an information base about the
projects product

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Monitoring and Controlling the


Project
Support status reporting, progress
measurement, and forecasting
Provide forecasts
Monitor approved changes

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Performance Reports

Current status
Significant accomplishments
Scheduled activities
Forecasts
Issues

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Enterprise Environmental
Factors

Government and industry standards


Company work authorization system
Risk tolerances
PMIS

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Organizational Process
Assets

Communication requirements
Financial control procedures
Issue and defect management procedures
Risk control procedures
Process measurement database
Lessons learned database

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Module Four, Session Five

Perform Integrated
Change Control

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Perform Integrated Change


Control

Ensure only approved changes


Review change requests promptly
Manage approved changes
Maintain baselines
Review, approve, or decline change
requests
Coordinate changes across project
Document change request and impact

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Managing Project Change


Documented change requests
Unapproved changes
Scope creep
Gold plating

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Configuration Management
Configuration identification
Configuration Status Accounting
Configuration verification and audit

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Change Control System


Proposed change

Project Management Information System


Scope

Schedule

Costs

Contract

Configuration Management System

Integrated Change Control


Change log
Product
Scope

Project
Scope

WBS

WBS
Dictionary

Project Plan

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Module Four, Session Six

Close the Project or Phase

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Closing the Project or Phase

Contract documentation
Enterprise environmental factors
Work performance information
Deliverables
Preparing to archive

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Administrative closure

Assembling project records


Project success or failure
Lessons learned documentation
Archiving the records

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Closing the Contract

Product verification
Early contract termination
Payment terms
Formal acceptance documentation
Project files
Project closure documentation
Historical information

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Module Five, Session One


Collecting Project Requirements

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Collecting Project
Requirements
Project requirements

Business requirements
Project management requirements
Delivery requirements
Project specific

Product requirements

Technical requirements
Security requirements
Performance requirements
Features and functions

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Interviewing Stakeholders

Stakeholder register
One-to-one
One-to-many
Many-to-many

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Focus Groups

Moderated event
6-12 people
Neutral moderator
Participant composition

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Requirements Workshop

Facilitated workshop
Commonality, consensus, cohesion
Joint application design workshop
Voice of the customer
Quality function deployment

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Group Creativity Techniques

Brainstorming
Nominal group technique
Mind mapping
Software
Affinity diagram
Hardware
Delphi Techniques
Requirements

Survey One
Broad

Network
Survey Two
More specific
Survey
Three

Data

Survey
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Using Group Decisions

Unanimity everyone agrees


Majority more than 50 percent agrees
Plurality largest block agrees
Dictatorship power decides

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Surveys
Large group
Paper-based
Web-based

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Stakeholder Observation
Job shadowing
Passive
Active

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Prototypes
Throw-away prototypes
Functional prototypes

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Managing Project
Requirements
Requirements Documentation

How individual requirements meet business need


Broad to specific
Must be measurable and testable
Traceable
Complete
Consistent
Acceptable to key stakeholders

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Managing Project
Requirements
Requirements Documentation

Business need or opportunity


Business and project objectives for traceability
Functional and non-functional requirements
Quality requirements
Acceptance criteria
Impacts to organizational areas and entities
Support and training requirements
Requirements assumptions and constraints

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Managing Project
Requirements
Requirements management plan

Planned, tracked, and report


Configuration management activities
Prioritization process
Product metrics for measurement
Requirements traceability matrix usage

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Managing Project
Requirements
Requirements Traceability Matrix

Business needs, opportunities, goals, and objectives


Project objectives
Project scope and WBS
Product design
Product development
Test strategy and scenarios
High-level requirements to detailed requirements

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Module Five, Session Two


Defining the Project Scope

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Defining the Project Scope


Statement

Project charter
Requirements documentation
Organizational process assets
Scope management plan

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Project and Product Scope


Product scope features and functions
Project scope work to be completed

Product
Scope

Project
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Defining the Project Scope


Expert judgment

Consultants
Stakeholders, including customers
Professional and technical associations
Industry groups
Subject matter experts

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Product Analysis

Product breakdown
Systems engineering
Value engineering
Value analysis
Function analysis
Quality function deployment

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Alternative identification

Benchmarking
Systems
Vendors
Materials
Resources

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Facilitated Workshops

Stakeholder expectations
Documentation
Communication
Verification
Business analysts

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Examining a Project Scope


Statement

Product scope description


Product acceptance criteria
Project deliverables
Project exclusions
Project constraints
Project assumptions

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Project Scope Statement Docs


Stakeholder register
Requirements documentation
Requirements traceability matrix

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Module Five, Session Three


Creating the WBS

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Creating the WBS

Deliverables-orientated
Not the activities list
Major component of the scope baseline
Project planning tools
Visualizes the project
Defines whats in scope
Deterrent to scope change

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WBS Purpose
The WBS is an input to seven processes
1.
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7.

Project management plan


Define project activities
Estimate project costs
Determine project budget
Plan project quality
Identify project risks
Plan project procurement

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WBS Creation
1.
2.
3.
4.

Major project deliverables identified


Identify constituent components
Cost and time estimates applied
Verify the scope decomposition

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WBS Templates
Historical information
Pre-populated deliverables
Sometimes called a WBT

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Finalizing the WBS


Control accounts for work packages
Code of accounts - unique identifier
OS Rollout 423
PM Deliverables 423.1

Education 423.2

Testing 423.3

Development 423.2.1
Courseware 423.2.2
Workstations 423.2.2.1
Software 423.2.2.2
Profiles 423.2.2.1

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WBS Dictionary

Defines all elements of the WBS


Defines work package attributes
Time, cost, requirements, resources
Follows WBS usage

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WBS Dictionary includes:


Code of account
identifier
Description of work
Responsible
organization
List of schedule
milestone
Associated schedule
activities

Resources required
Cost estimates
Quality requirements
Acceptance criteria
Technical references
Contract information

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Scope baseline
Project scope statement
WBS
WBS Dictionary

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Module Five, Session 4


Verify the Project Scope

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Scope Verification

Inspection-driven process
Customer inspects the project work
Phase and project completion
Review, audits, walkthroughs
Leads to formal project acceptance

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Scope Verification

Accepted deliverables for phases and the project


Sign-off of deliverables
Change requests are a possible output
Scope verification and quality control

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Module Five, Session Five


Controlling Project Scope

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Protecting the Scope from


Change

Are changes agreed upon?


Has the change already happened?
How to manage the existing change?
How to incorporate approved changes?
What baselines are affected by the change?

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Variance Analysis

Performance measurements
Magnitude of variation
Determine cause and degree of variance
Corrective or preventive action

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Updating the Scope Statement


Change affects the project scope statement
Versioning is appropriate
Approved changes affect the scope baseline

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Module Six, Session One


Defining the Project Activities

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Defining the Project Activities

Project work and project manager work


Planning processes
Sequence of activities
Procurement time
Internal and external events
Known and unknown events

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Decomposing Project Activities


Activity list and work packages
8/80 Rule
Requires three inputs:
Scope baseline
Enterprise environmental factors
Organizational process assets

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Rolling Wave Planning


Imminent work versus distant work
Phase gate planning
Iterations of planning
Executing
Planning

Milestones and
Phase gates

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Templates
Historical information
Pre-populated forms and plans
Organizational process assets

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Planning Components
Control accounts
Management control point
Scope, cost, and schedule
Performance measurement

Planning packages
Decisions to be completed
Issues

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Activity List

Separate document
Lists all project activities
Activity identifier
Scope of work description

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Activity attributes

Activity name and description


Activity ID
WBS identifier
Relationships
Leads and lags

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Activity attributes

Resource requirements
Imposed dates
Constraints and assumptions
Additional information

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Module Six, Session Two


Sequencing the Project Activities

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Sequencing the Activities

Computer-driven
Manual process
Blended approach
Predecessors and successors
Milestone list

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Project Network Diagrams


Visualize the flow of the work
Activity on the arrow
A
C
Activity on the
node
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C

Dummy activities
B

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Using the Precedence


Diagramming Method
Mandatory dependencies
Discretionary dependencies
External dependencies

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Creating Network Diagrams


A

Finish-to-Finish

Start-to-Start

Finish-to-Start

Start-to-Finish

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Leads and Lags

Lead is accelerated time


Lead allows activities to overlap
Lag is waiting time
Lag moves activities farther apart
Activity A
Activity A

Activity B

Activity B
Activity B

Activity B

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Network templates
Previous projects
Pre-populated templates
Organizational process assets

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Sequencing Outputs

Required work should be scheduled


Finish-to-start relationship most common
Activity sequence is not the schedule
PERT charts arent PNDs

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Updating the PND

Changes to the project scope


Updates to the scope baseline
Updates to the activities list
Updates to the PND

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Module Six, Session Three


Estimating Activity Resources

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Resource Requirements

Resources to complete activities


People
Equipment
Materials
Facilities

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Activity Resource Needs

Effort-driven activities
Fixed-duration activities
Effort can affect completion date
Law of Diminishing Returns

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Resource Availability

Resource calendar
Negotiate for resources
Move the related activity
Delay the activity or project
Find alternative resources

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Calendars
Project calendar
Resource calendar

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Bottom-Up Estimating

Decomposition of project work


Aggregation of work package estimates
Most reliable estimate
Takes longest to create

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Resource Breakdown Structure

Like the WBS


Utilization of resources
Expose resource constraints
Identify resource needs

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Module Six, Session Four


Estimate Activity Durations

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Activity Durations

Level of detail leads to accuracy


Activity lists
Activity resource requirements
Activity attributes
Resource capabilities
Organizational process assets

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Analogous Estimating

Creates an analogy
Similar project work
Historical information
Top-down estimating

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Parametric Estimating
Parameter for estimating
Repetitive work
Learning curve

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Three-Point Estimates
Finds an average of
Optimistic
Most likely
Pessimistic

(O+ML+P)/3=estimate
(25+45+75)/3=48.33 hours

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PERT Estimates
Program Evaluation and Review
Technique
(O+(4ML)+P)/6=estimate
(25+(4x45)+75)/6=46.66 hours

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Reserve Time
Parkinsons Law
10-15 percent of project duration
Allotted to time overruns

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Module Six, Session Five


Developing the Project Schedule

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Project Constraints

Must start on
Must finish on
Start no earlier than
Start no later than
Finish no earlier than
Finish no later than

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Assumptions and the Schedule

New work
Risks
Force majeure
Labor
Effort

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Risks and the Schedule

Risk is an uncertain event or condition


Knowns and unknowns
Risk analysis affects completion
Risk affects costs and time

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Determining the Project


Timeline

PERT charts
Project calendars
Effort and efficiency
Alternative identifications

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Project Network Diagram


6
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2
B
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Schedule Network Analysis

Find earliest completion date


Find latest completion date
Find opportunities to shift resources
Find opportunities to delay
SWOT

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Project Network Diagram


6
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2
B
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ABDEG = 18
ACFG = 13

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Finding Float

Free float An activity can be delayed


without delaying the early start of any
successor activities
Total float An activity can be delayed
without delaying project completion
Project float A project can be delayed
without passing the customer-expected
completion date

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Forward Pass: ES+du-1=EF


11 6
Early Finish
Early Start
4

16

2 5
B

3 3

17 2

10

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7

4
C

18

11

ABDEG = 18
ACFG = 13

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Backward Pass: LF-du+1=LS


11 6
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16

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16

Late
LateStart
Finish

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Backward Pass: LF-du+1=LS


11 6
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16

2 5
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B
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Practicing Float
Float Exercise worksheet
Create your own samples
Only a few questions on float

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Finding Float

Free float An activity can be delayed


without delaying the early start of any
successor activities
Total float An activity can be delayed
without delaying project completion
Project float A project can be delayed
without passing the customer-expected
completion date

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Using the Critical Chain Method


Focuses on project delivery date
Consider the availability of resources
Critical path doesnt consider if resources
are available CCM does

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Using Resource Leveling Heuristics


Limits labor in time period
Often extends the project schedule

40 hours max

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Schedule Compression
Crashing adds people and costs
Fast tracking adds risk and overlaps
Monte Carlo Simulation

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Develop Schedule Process

Milestone charts
Bar charts
Project schedule network diagrams
Visualize the project work

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Updating Resource
Requirements

Effort-driven activities
Re-estimate based on experiences
Earned Value Management
Capabilities

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Module Six, Session Six


Controlling the Project Schedule

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Controlling the Project Schedule

Schedule Change Control System


Measuring project performance
Examining schedule variance
Updating the project schedule
Corrective actions
Lessons learned

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Measuring Project Performance

Milestones
Schedule analysis
Planned value
Schedule Variance

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Schedule Variance

Earned Value Management


Difference of planned and actual
Exceptions report
Variance report
Corrective actions and preventive actions

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What-if Scenario Analysis


Examine delays
Optimizations
Monte Carlo Analysis

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Module Seven, Session One


Estimating the Project Costs

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Cost Management Plan

Cost estimating approach


Budgeting approach
Cost control measures
Level of accuracy
Units of measure
Organizational procedure links
Control thresholds
Rules of performance measurement
Reporting formats
Process descriptions

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Estimating the Project Costs


Scope baseline
Project schedule
Human resource plan
Resource requirements and rates
Risk register
Enterprise environmental factors
Organizational process assets

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Four Cost Categories

Direct costs
Indirect costs
Variable costs
Fixed costs

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Project Schedule and Cost Estimating

Resource availability
Timing of procurement of resources
Cost of project financing
Time-sensitive costs
Seasonal cost variations

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Analogous Estimating
Top down approach
Quick, but unreliable
Historical information

Project A

Project B

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Parametric Estimating

Based on a cost parameter


$329 per software license
$4500 per metric ton
Consider the learning curve
New efficiency
Current efficiency

Regression analysis

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Bottom-Up Estimating

Based on WBS creation


Also called a definitive estimate
Cost of each work package
Cost of work packages are rolled-up

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Three-Point Cost Estimates


Average of cost
(Optimistic + Most Likely + Pessimistic)/3
PERT
(O+(4M)+P)/6
45
52

80

30

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Creating a Cost Estimate


Rough order of magnitude
-25% to +75%
Budget estimate
-10% to +25%
Definitive estimate
-5% to +10%

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Vendor Bids

Should cost estimates (Third party estimates)


Statement of Work (SOW)
Bidders conference
Vendor selection
Screening system
Scoring model
Price selection
Chapter 12, procurement

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Cost Estimate Results


Activity cost estimates
Basis of estimates
Supporting detail
Assumptions and constraints
Range of variance
Confidence level of estimate

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Module Seven, Session Two


Determine Budget

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Determine Project Budget

Aggregating the estimated costs


Cost of work packages and activities
Authorized cost baseline
Excludes management reserves
Performance measured against budget

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Reserve Analysis
Contingency reserve
Management reserve
Not part of the cost baseline

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Creating the Project Budget


Actual cost of the project

Project cost

BAC=$400,000
Cost to-date

Cost baseline

Variance
Project schedule

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Funding Limit Reconciliation


Reconcile planned and actual costs
Cost variances
Corrective actions

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Cost Performance Baseline

Cumulative Values

Actual Costs
Step Funding
Requirements

Cost Baseline

Expenditures
Time

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Project Funding Requirements

Total funding requirements


Periodic funding requirements
Anticipated liabilities
Management reserves

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Module Seven, Session Three


Control Costs

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Cost Control

Influence change factors


Change requests
Managing changes (approved/unapproved)
Tracking costs
Isolate variances for study
Earned value management
Communicating cost status
Cost overruns and allowed variances

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Measuring Project Performance

Earned Value Management


Forecast
Measure performance
Suite of formulas
A few PMP questions

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EVM Foundation
BAC = $100,000
Total Project

25%
Complete

Earned Value
%COMP X BAC
$25,000

Month 6 = 50%

Actual Costs
How much
was actually
spent?
$27,000

Planned Value
What the project should be worth
at this point in the schedule.
$50,000

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Finding the Variances


Cost variance= EV-AC
Schedule variance=EV-PV

BAC = $100,000
Total Project

25%
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Earned Value
%COMP X BAC
$25,000

Month 6 = 50%

Actual Costs
How much
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$27,000

Planned Value
What the project should be worth
at this point in the schedule.
$50,000

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Measuring Performance
CPI= EV/AC
SPI=EV/PV

SPI=25,000/50,000
CPI=25,000/27,000
CPI=.93
SPI=.50

BAC = $100,000
Total Project

25%
Complete

Earned Value
%COMP X BAC
$25,000

Month 6 = 50%

Actual Costs
How much
was actually
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$27,000

Planned Value
What the project should be worth
at this point in the schedule.
$50,000

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Predicting the Future


Estimate at Completion=BAC/CPI
Estimate
to Complete=EAC-AC
EAC=$100,000/.93
EAC=$107,526
ETC=$107,526-$27,000
Variance
at Completion=BAC-EAC
ETC=$80,526
VAC=$100,000-$107,526
VAC=$7,526
BAC = $100,000
Total Project

25%
Complete

Earned Value
%COMP X BAC
$25,000

Month 6 = 50%

Actual Costs
How much
was actually
spent?
$27,000

Planned Value
What the project should be worth
at this point in the schedule.
$50,000

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To-Complete Performance Index

Can you meet the BAC?


Can you meet the EAC?
TCPI=(BAC-EV)/(BAC-AC)
TCPI=(BAC-EV)/(EAC-AC)

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TCPI=(BAC-EV)/(BAC-AC)
TCPI=($100,000-$25,000)/($100,000-$27,000)
TCPI=75,000/73,000
TCPI=1.0273
BAC = $100,000
Total Project

25%
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Earned Value
%COMP X BAC
$25,000

Month 6 = 50%

Actual Costs
How much
was actually
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$27,000

Planned Value
What the project should be worth
at this point in the schedule.
$50,000

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TCPI=(BAC-EV)/(EAC-AC)
TCPI=($100,000-$25,000)/($107,526-$27,000)
TCPI=75,000/80,526
TCPI=.93
BAC = $100,000
Total Project

25%
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Earned Value
%COMP X BAC
$25,000

Month 6 = 50%

Actual Costs
How much
was actually
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$27,000

Planned Value
What the project should be worth
at this point in the schedule.
$50,000

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Five EVM Rules


1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

EV is first
Variance means subtract
Index means division
Less than one is bad in an index
Negative is bad in a variance

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Controlling Project Costs

Additional Planning
Change control
Tracking cost slippage
Immediately go to the problem

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Revising Cost Estimates

More planning
Scope changes
New types of project work
Rebaselining

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Updating the Budget


Added Time

Added Cost

Time
Cost

Original
Project
Scope
Added Scope

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Session Exercise
Open and print the EVM worksheet
Answer the questions on earned value management
You can use the Excel file EV Worksheet to help

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Module Eight, Session One

Planning Quality

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Quality Management Approach


Top-down quality
Beware of:
Overworking the project team
Speeding through quality inspections

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Quality v. Grade
Quality is about fulfilling requirements
Project scope
Product scope
Implied needs

Grade is a category or rank


Class of services
Types of materials

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Quality and Grade


Low quality is always a problem, low grade may not be.

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Quality Project Management


Customer satisfaction
Conformance to requirements
Fitness for use

Prevention
Quality is planned into a project, not inspected in.

Management responsibility
Demings Plan-Do-Check-Act
Act

Plan

Check

Do

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Quality Project Management


Kaizen technologies
Continuous small improvements to reduce costs and
ensure consistency

Marginal analysis
Study of the cost of improvements to a product or service
and how the costs contribute to an increase in revenue
Marginal costs to create one more unit

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Determining the Quality Policy


Formal quality approaches
ISO programs
Six Sigma
Total Quality Management

If a quality policy doesnt exists the project manager


must create one for the project.

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Standards and Regulations


Standards are optional
Regulations are requirements

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Cost of Conformance
Cost of conformance to requirements
Safety measures
Team development and training
Proper materials and processes

Cost of non-conformance to requirements


Liabilities, loss of life or limb
Rework/scrap
Lost business

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Benchmarking the Project

Comparing two systems


Technology
Materials
Projects

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Design of Experiments
Examines variables to determine the best outcome
One million postcards
The best results win

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Quality Planning Tools

Brainstorming generate ideas


Affinity diagrams logical grouping of ideas
Force field analysis forces for and against
Nominal group technique small groups of
brainstorming then ideas reviewed by a larger
group

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Quality Management Plan

Quality assurance
Quality control
Continuous process improvement
Operational definitions
Terminology
Metrics
Lexicon/glossary

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Process Improvement Plan

Process boundaries
Process configuration
Process metrics
Targets for improvement

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Module Eight, Session Two

Quality
Assurance

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Quality Assurance
Top-down approach
Management approach
Parent of continuous process improvement

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Work Performance Information

Technical performance measures


Project deliverables status
Schedule progress
Cost incurred

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Quality Audits
Structured, independent review for compliance

Good/best practices being implemented


Gap analysis
Share best practices among projects
Raise productivity
Contribute to lessons learned

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Completing Process Analysis

Examination of problems and constraints


Examination of non-value added activities
Root cause analysis
Preventive action

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Process Analysis

Rectangles are tasks


Arrows are the flow
Triangle are materials, supplies, resource pools
Circles are storage of information

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Benefit cost analysis


Benchmarking
Flowcharting
Design of experiments
Cost of quality

Increasing Benefit

Increasing Cost

Applying Quality Assurance

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Module Eight, Session Three

Quality
Control

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Quality Control Fundamentals

Inspection: errors out of the hands of the customers


Prevention: errors out of the process
Attribute sampling tests conforms to requirements
Variables sample tests the result on a scale to
measure the degree of conformity
Tolerance is a range of acceptability
Control limits indicate results in or out of control

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Implementing Quality Control


Inspection-driven
Project specific
Keep mistakes out of the customers hands

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Power of Checklists

Work is completed according to design


Safety issues
Repeatable processes
Historical information

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Cause and Effect Diagrams


Ishikawa or fishbone

Major
Causes

Contributing
Causes

Effect:
Problem to
be resolved

Major
Causes

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Control Charts
Rule of Seven
Non-random

Requirements

Mean
Control Limits

Out of control

Assignable Cause

Control limits are usually 3

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Flowcharting
Data
Update

Archive
New
Marketing
Campaign

New
Customer
Leads

Qualify
Sales
Lead

Sales
Process

Data
Archive

Confirm
Lead
Status

Lead
Conversion

Contact
Leads

Data
Status

Client
Project
Launch

Order
Fulfillment
Cycle

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Histograms
Vertical bar chart show frequency
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Vendor

Management

Team A

Team B

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Pareto Chart

Total Number of Failures

100%

75%

50%

25%

10%

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Run Chart
1500
1000
500
0

Series1

-500
-1000
-1500
21- 28- 29- 31- 1- 3- 9- 12- 13- 14- 17- 24- 26- 27- 30- 3- 12- 13- 15- 16- 19- 20- 22- 26- 27- 28- 4Au Au Au Au Se Se Se Se Se Se Se Se Se Se Se Oc Oc Oc Oc Oc Oc Oc Oc Oc Oc Oc No
Series1 -32 -21 -60 -30 255 -75 600 -10 -40 -26 -28 -50 60 -30 -10 -30 -26 -60 -10 100 -60 102 650 300 -82 -90 350

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Creating a Scatter Diagram

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Module Nine, Session One


Develop Human Resource Plan

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Develop Human Resource


Plan
This plan defines:
Project roles
Responsibilities
Required skills
Reporting relationships
Creates a staffing management plan
Staff acquisition and release
Team development concerns

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Roles and Responsibilities


Role the label describing the portion of the
project the person is accountable.
Authority apply resources, make decisions, sign
approvals.
Responsibility the work that a project team
member is expected to perform.
Competency the skill and capacity required to
complete project activities

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Organization Charts
Project
Manager

Chicago Team
Leader

NY Team
Leader

San Fran
Team Leader

Atlanta Team
Leader

Steve P

Tony R

Lawrence T

Susan F

Sheila A

Frank J

Mark J

Mike T

Joe A

Bob A

Hal I

Alice P

Sally A

Gary V

Shannon U

Molly T

Robert A

Mick Y

Kelly C

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Matrix Chart
Activity

Team Member
Sam

Shelly

Web design

App
development

Security

Web content

Ben

Proofing

Lloyd
I

Mark

R
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Testing
Payment
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Frank
C

R
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RACI Chart
Responsibility Assignment Matrix
Roles and Responsibilities

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Creating a Staffing
Management Plan
Defines how team members are brought onto and
released from the project
Account for employees time on the project
Defines how employees will be utilized
Defines labor timetables
Communicates labor needs and expectations
Defines the reward and recognition system
Defines compliance with government regulations,
unions, contracts, and policies

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Staffing Management Plan

Part of the human resources plan


Staff acquisition
Resource calendars
Staff release plan
Training needs
Recognition and rewards
Compliance
Safety

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Identifying Project Interfaces

Organizational
Technical
Interpersonal
Logistical
Political

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Identifying Project Constraints

Constraints are specific must-haves


Organizational structures
Collective bargaining agreements
Project management preferences
Staffing
Procurement

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Maslows Hierarchy of Needs

Selfactualization
Esteem
Social
Safety
Physiological

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Herzbergs Theory of Motivation

Level of performance

High
Motivating Agents
Opportunity
Responsibility
Appreciation
Recognition
Education

Expected Hygiene Agents:


Job security
Paycheck
Acceptable working conditions
Relationships

Promote
performance

Must
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Low

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McGregors X and Y

X People

Y People

Micromanagement
No trust
Lazy
Avoid work

Self-led
Motivated
Capable

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McClellands Theory of Needs


David McClellands acquired needs theory
Individuals needs are acquired over time
Shaped by life experiences
Achievement seeks to excel
Affiliation harmonious, acceptance
Power personal and institutional
Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)

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Other Theories
Ouchis Theory Z
Japanese Management Style
Lifelong employment
Expectancy Theory
People behave based on what they believe their
behavior will bring them
Halo effect
False belief based on a persons experiences

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Organizational Planning
Projectized

Power

Strong
Matrix
Balanced
Matrix
Weak
Matrix
Functional

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Module Nine, Session Two


Acquire Project Team

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Examining the Staffing Pool

Availability
Ability
Experience
Interest level
Costs

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Acquiring the Project Team


Negotiate and influence
Wrong resources affect projects success
Alternate resources
Costs
Competency
Training
Legal, regulatory, or mandatory criteria

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Acquiring the Project Team


Pre-assignment
Negotiation
Acquisition

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Working With Virtual Teams

Geographically dispersed individuals


Experts in different geographical areas
Inclusion of workers from home offices
Project members with varying schedules
People with mobility handicaps
The deletion or reduction of travel expenses

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Acquire Team Outputs


Project staff assignments
Resource calendars
Project management plan updates

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Module Nine, Session Three


Develop Project Team

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Leading Team Development

Improve knowledge and skills


Lowering costs, reducing schedule, quality
Trust and agreement among the team
Cohesive team culture
Cross-training and mentoring

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Leading Team Development


Forming, storming, norming,
performing, and adjourning
Team building activities
General management skills
Leading
Communicating
Negotiating
Problem solving
Influencing
Reward the project team

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Team Development

Interpersonal skills
Training
Team-building activities
Ground rules

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Rewards and recognitions

Reward must be valued


Performance appraisals
Cultural differences
Desirable behavior rewarded
Zero-sum rewards
Financial rewards

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Team Performance
Assessments

Improvements in skills
Team competency
Reduced staff turn over rate
Team cohesiveness

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Module Nine, Session Four


Manage Project Team

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Management Styles
Autocratic: The project manager makes all
decisions
Democratic: The project team is involved with the
decisions
Laissez Faire: the project manager allows the
team to lead and make decisions
Exceptional: the project manager manages by
exception (reactive)

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Five Project Management


Powers

Expert - experienced
Reward - incentive
Formal - positional
Coercive - threatened
Referent references

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Managing the Project Team

Observation and conversation


Providing feedback
Performance appraisals
Facilitating conversations
Managing changes
Providing communications

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Conflict Management

Conflict is natural
Team issue
Openness resolves conflict
Focus on issues, not personalities
Focus on present, not past

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Solving Problems

Withdrawal (avoiding)
Smoothing (accommodating)
Compromising
Forcing
Collaborating
Problem solving (confronting)

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Interpersonal Skills
Leadership
Influencing
Effective decision making

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Module Ten, Session One


Identify Project Stakeholders

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Who are stakeholders?

Persons and organizations


Involved in the project
Affected positively or negatively by project
Some can exert influence over the project

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Identifying Project
Stakeholders

People and groups affected by the project


Stakeholder exert influence over the project
Identify early in the project
Stakeholder management strategy
Classify stakeholders according to:
Interest
Influence
Involvement

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Stakeholder Analysis
Identify all potential stakeholders and info
Key stakeholders are
Decision-making role
Management role
Primary customer

Interview stakeholders
to identify stakeholders

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Stakeholder Analysis
Power/Interest Grid
Power/Influence Grid
Influence/Impact Grid
Salience model
Power
Urgency
Legitimacy

High
Keep
Satisfied

Manage
Closely

Monitor

Keep
Informed

Power

Low

Interest

High

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Stakeholder Register
Identification information
Assessment information
Stakeholder classification

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Stakeholder Management
Strategy

Key stakeholder
Level of participation
Stakeholder groups and their management
Protect this document

Stakeholder

Interest

Assessment of
Impact

Potential
Management
Strategies

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Module Ten, Session Two


Communications Planning

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Project Communications
Management Planning

Who needs what information?


Who will provide the information?
When do they need it?
What modality?

I once
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this big.

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Communications Channel
Formula

N(N-1)/2
10(10-1)/2
90/2=45
How many more communication channels?

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Communication
Requirements

Organization charts
Stakeholder responsibility relationships
Disciplines, departments, and specialties
Logistics of involvement
Internal and external communication needs
Stakeholder information

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Communication Technology

Urgency of the need for information


Availability of technology
Expected project staffing
Duration of the project
Project environment

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Communication Model

Sender
Encoder
Sender
Medium
FAX
Decoder
Encoder
Receiver
Noise
Barriers
Acknowledgements

Receiver
Medium
Noise

FAX
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Communication Methods
Interactive communication
Push communication
Pull communication

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Communications
Management Plan

Stakeholder communication requirements


Information to be communicated
Reason for the distribution
Time frame and frequency for the distribution
Person responsible for communicating the information
Person responsible for authorizing release of
confidential information

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Communications
Management Plan

Methods or technologies
Resources allocated for communication activities
Escalation process
Method for updating and refining the communications
management plan
Glossary of common terminology
Flow charts of the information flow in the project
Communication constraints

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Communication Terms

Paralingual Pitch, tone, and inflections


Feedback A response, questions for clarification, or
other confirmation of the sent message
Nonverbal Approximately 55 percent of
communication is nonverbal

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Module Ten, Session Three


Distribute Information

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Information Distribution
Techniques

Sender-receiver models
Choice of media
Writing style
Meeting management techniques
Facilitation techniques

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Performance Reports
Prior to project meetings
Forecasting
Estimate to Complete
Estimate at Completion

Analogy to other projects (benchmarking)


Work re-estimation
External events impact

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Information Distribution Tools

Hard copy documentation


Shared access databases
Electronic communication
Web technologies
PMIS

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Results of Information
Distribution

Stakeholder notifications
Project reports
Project presentations
Project records
Feedback from stakeholders
Lessons learned

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Module Ten, Session Four


Manage Stakeholder Expectations

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Manage Stakeholder
Expectations

Influence expectations
Increase likelihood of project acceptance
Address concerns that have not yet become issues
Clarifying and resolving issues

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Managing Project
Stakeholders

Stakeholders understand project benefits and risks


Resolve stakeholder issues
Promote synergy
Limit disruptions
Promote buy-in

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Managing Stakeholder
Expectations

Stakeholder register
Stakeholder management strategy
Issue log
Change log
Organizational process assets

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Interpersonal Skills

Build trust
Resolve conflict
Active listening
Overcome resistance to change

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Listening Types
Active listening
The receiver confirms the message through feedback,
questions, prompts for clarity, and interactions with the
speaker

Effective listening
The receiver is involved in the communication process.
Paying attention (non-verbal clues from speaker)

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Project Document Updates


Stakeholder management strategy
Stakeholder register
Issue log

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Module Ten, Session Five


Performance Reporting

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Performance Reports

Status reports
Progress measurements
Forecasts
Baseline to actual comparisons

Cumulative Values

Actual Costs
Step Funding
Requirements

Cost Baseline

Expenditures
Time

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Variance Analysis

Quality of the information collected


Determine variances in baseline and actuals
Impact of variances on project
Earned value management
Cost variance
Schedule variance

BAC = $100,000
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Complete

Earned Value
%COMP X BAC
$25,000

Month 6 = 50%

Actual Costs
How much
was actually
spent?
$27,000

Planned Value
What the project should be
worth at this point in the
schedule.
$50,000

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Forecasting Methods
Time series method

Earned value
Moving average
Extrapolation
Liner prediction
Trend estimation
Growth curve

Judgmental methods
Intuitive judgments
Opinions
Probability

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Forecasting Methods
Casual/econometric
methods
Causal factors for
experiences
Linear regression
Autoregressive moving
average (ARMA)
Econometrics

Other methods
Simulation
Probabilistic
forecasting
Ensemble forecasting

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Results of Performance
Reporting
Performance Reports
Forecasting

Estimate at Completion
Estimate to Complete
Time series method
Causal/econometric methods
Expert judgment

Organizational process assets updates


Change requests

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Module Eleven, Session One


Project Risk Management

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What is risk?

Risk and reward


Risk is not always bad
Business risks
Pure risks

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Planning for Risk Management

Project priority

Stakeholder tolerance
Utility function
Risk management policies

Cost of risk elimination

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Planning Meetings and Analysis

Project manager, project team, stakeholders


Cost elements
Schedule activities
Risk management plan

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Creating a Risk Management


Plan

Methodology
Roles and responsibilities
Budgeting
Timing
Risk categories

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Creating a Risk Management


Plan

Definitions of risk probability and impact


Probability and impact matrix
Stakeholder tolerances
Reporting formats
Tracking

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Relying on Risk Management Policies

Enterprise environmental factors


Nature of the work
Industry standards
Regulated policies

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Risk Categories

Risk Breakdown Structure


Technical, quality, or performance risks
Project management risks
Organization risks
External risks

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Module Eleven, Session Two


Identify Risks

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Identifying Risks

Risk Management Plan


Activity Cost and Duration Estimates
Scope baseline
Stakeholder register
Cost management plan

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Identifying Risks

Schedule management plan


Quality management plan
Project documents
Enterprise Environmental Factors
Organizational Process Assets

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Information Gathering Techniques


Ask me

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Delphi Technique
Anonymous
questions!
Anonymous
Survey 2
Checklists
Survey 2
Anonymous analysis
Assumptions
Survey 1
Diagramming Techniques
SWOT
Expert judgment

Consensus

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Creating a Risk Register

Central risk repository


Identified risks
Potential responses
Root cause
Risk categories
Risk status

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Module Eleven, Session Three


Performing Qualitative Analysis

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Using Qualitative Analysis

Shallow
Cardinal or ordinal
Qualifying the risks
Probability-Impact matrix

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Probability-Impact Matrix
Odds and Impact
Risk

Probability

Impact

Risk Score

Data loss

Low

High

Moderate

Network
speed

Moderate

Moderate

Moderate

Server
downtime

High

Low

Moderate

Email service Low


down

Low

Low

Each identified risk

Subjective score

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Other Qualitative Tools

Risk Data Quality Assessment


Risk Categorization
Risk Urgency Assessment
Expert judgment

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Results of Qualitative Risk


Analysis
Risk Register Updates
Project Risk ranking
Risk categories
Causes of risks
Near-term risks
Risks needing additional analysis
Low priority risk watch list
Trends

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Module Eleven, Session Four


Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis

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Quantitative Risk Analysis

In-depth
Cardinal scale
Quantify the risk exposure
Leads to contingency reserve

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Goals of Quantitative Analysis

Likelihood of reaching project success


Likelihood of reaching a project objective
Projects risk exposure
Contingency reserve
Identify the risks with the largest impact
Determine realistic time, cost, and scope
targets

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Performing Quantitative Analysis

Interviewing stakeholders and experts


Risk distributions
Sensitivity analysis
Expected Monetary Value
Modeling and simulation
Expert judgment

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Probability-Impact Matrix

Cardinal scale
Risk exposure
Sum of contingency reserve
Hedging bets

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Probability-Impact Matrix
Risk event

Probability

Impact

Ex$V

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25,000
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2,500
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Module Eleven, Session Five


Plan Risk Responses

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Responding to Negative Risks


Avoidance
Transference
Mitigation

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Managing Positive Risks


Exploiting
Sharing
Enhancing

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Managing Positive and Negative


Risks
Acceptance
Laws
Constraints
Discounts
Weather
Force Majeure

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Contingent Responses

When certain events occur


Certain predefined conditions
Triggers
Risk registers

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Risk Register Updates

Risks, owners, responsibilities


Response strategies
Triggers, warning signs, conditions
Contingency plans
Fallback plans

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Contingency Reserve Analysis

Risk event

Probability

Impact

Ex$V

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Managing Risks

Residual risks
Secondary risks
Risk response contracts
Justifying risk reduction

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Module Eleven, Session Six


Monitor and Control Project Risks

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Work Performance Information


Deliverable status
Schedule progress
Cost incurred

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Risk Monitoring and Control

Risk reassessment
Risk audits
Variance and trend analysis
Technical performance information
Reserve analysis
Status meetings

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Results of Monitoring and


Control
Risk register updates
Organizational process assets
Recommended change requests
Recommended corrective actions

Recommended preventive actions


Project management plan updates

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Module Twelve, Session One


Plan Procurements

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Procurement Overview

Buyer is a stakeholder for seller


Seller is the project management team
Terms and conditions of contract for seller
External and internal contracts

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Planning for Purchases

Decision to procure
What to procure
How much to procure
When to procure

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Evaluating the Market


Conditions
Sole source
Single source
Oligopoly

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Teaming with other Organizations

Partnership
Joint venture
Teaming agreement
Contractual-relationship for opportunity

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Reasons to Buy or Build

Less costly
Use in-house skills
Control of work
Control of intellectual property
Learn new skills
Available staff
Focus on core project work

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Build v. Buy Decisions


Build
$65,000

Buy
$52,000

Difference
Buy v. Build
$13,000

Build Monthly
Fees
$8,500

Buy Monthly
Fees
$10,500

Difference
Monthly Fees
$2,000

Divide Differences
$13,000/$2,000 = 6.5 months

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All About Contracts

A contract is a formal agreement


The United States backs all contracts
through the court system
Contracts state all requirements for
product acceptance
Changes to the contract must be
formally approved, controlled, and
documented
Contracts can be used as a risk
mitigation tool

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Contract Legalities

Fixed Price or Cost Reimbursable


Contain an offer
Have been accepted
Provide for a consideration (payment)
Be for a legal purpose
Be executed by someone with capacity
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Firm Fixed-Price Contracts

Most common contract


Seller carries risk of cost overruns
Buyer specifies whats to be purchased
Changes to the scope

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Fixed-Price Incentive Fee


Contracts

Financial incentives for performance


Cost, schedule, technical performance
Price ceiling
Seller carries risk of overruns

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Fixed Price with Economic Price


Adjustment Contracts

Long-term contracts
Pre-defined financial adjustments
Inflation, cost increases, decreases
External conditions

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Cost Reimbursable Overview

Cost plus a fee


Scope of work cant be defined early
High risks may exists in the project
Buyer carries risk of overruns

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Cost Plus Fixed Fee Contracts

All allowable costs


Fixed fee of the initial estimated costs
Fee paid for completed work
Fee is constant unless scope changes

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Cost Plus Incentive Fee

All allowable costs


Fee based on performance goals
Incentive sharing (often 80/20)
Contract defines measurements

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Cost Plus Award Fee Contract

All allowable costs


Performance criteria for fee to seller
Subjective review by buyer
Award is determined by the buyer

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Time and Materials Contract

Seller is paid an hourly fee


Seller is paid for materials
Not-to-exceed clause
Time limits for contract

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Procurement Management Plan


Type of contracts to be used
Risk management issues
Independent estimates
Organizational procurement procedures
Procurement documents
Managing multiple suppliers

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Procurement Management Plan


Coordinating procurement activities
Constraints and assumptions
Required procurement lead time
Make or buy decisions
Scheduling deliverables in the contract
Performance bonds, insurance

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Procurement Management Plan


WBS provided by seller
Form and format for SOW documents
Identifying pre-qualified sellers
Procurement metrics for evaluations

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Module Twelve, Session Two


Conduct Procurements

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Procurement Details
Qualified seller lists
Bidder conferences
Advertising
SOW updates

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From the Buyer


SOW
Request for Quote
Invitation for Bid
Request for Proposal
Request for Information

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From the Seller


Quote
Bid
Information
Proposal

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Seller Selection

Weighting system
Independent
estimates
90
80
Screening
systems
70
60
Contract
negotiation
50
40
Seller
rating systems
30
20
Expert
10
judgment
0
Proposal evaluation

Seller 1
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Seller Selection Criteria

Understanding of need
Overall or life cycle cost
Technical capability
Risk
Management approach
Technical approach

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Seller Selection Criteria

Warranty
Financial capacity
Production capacity
Business size and type
Past performance of seller

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Seller Selection Criteria


References
Intellectual property rights
Proprietary rights

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Seller Selection
Agreement
Subcontract
Purchase order (unilateral contract)
Memorandum of understanding
Letter contract
Letter of intent

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Getting to the Deal


Buyer

Sellers

SOW
IFB
RFQ
RFP

SOW Updates

Bidders Conference

Sellers

Seller Responses

Bid
Quote
Proposal

Buyer

Source Selection
Contract

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Contract Details

SOW and/or deliverables


Schedule baseline
Performance reporting
Period of performance
Roles and Responsibilities
Where work is to occur

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Contract Details

Pricing
Payment terms
Inspection and acceptance criteria
Warranty
Product support
Limitation of liability
Fees and retainage

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Contract Details

Penalties
Incentives
Insurance and performance bonds
Subordinate subcontractor approvals
Change request handling
Termination/alternative dispute resolution

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Module Twelve, Session Three


Administer Procurements

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Procurement and Processes

Direct and manage project execution


Report performance
Perform quality control
Perform integrated change control
Monitor and control risks

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Administer Procurement Details

Payments to the seller


Seller compensation linked to progress
Seller performance review
Consideration for future assignments

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Performing Contract
Administration
Contract change control system
Buyer-conducted performance reviews
and audits
Performance reporting
Payment system
Records management system

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Claims Administration

Claims, disputes, or appeals


Contested changes
Disagreements
Terms of the contract
Alternative dispute resolution (ADR)
Negotiation is preferred method

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Project Updates
Organizational Process Assets
Correspondence
Payment schedules and requests
Seller performance evaluation

Change requests
Project management plan updates
Procurement management plan
Baseline schedule

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Module Twelve, Session Four


Close Procurements

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Close Procurements Overview

Supports close project and close phase


Verification of all work
Finalizing open claims
Unresolved claims and litigation
Early termination
Mutual agreement
Default of one party
Convenience of buyer (contractual)

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Closing the Contract

Procurement audits
Negotiated settlements
Closing according to terms
Records management system

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Negotiated Settlements
Equitable settlement of all outstanding

Issues
Disputes
Claims
Difference of opinion

Mediation or arbitration
Litigation in the courts

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Close Procurement Outputs

Formal written notice


Procurement file
Deliverable acceptance and signoff
Lessons learned documentation

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Module Thirteen, Session One

PMI Code of Ethics


and Professional Conduct

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PMI Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct

Six-page document
Must agree to its terms
Available through www.pmi.org
16 questions on the exam

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Responsibilities to
the Profession
Organizational rules and policies

Exam application
Test items
Answer sheets
Continuing certification reporting (PDUs)

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Responsibilities to
the Profession
Clear and factual evidence:
Report violations
Cooperate with PMI on their queries
Disclose appearance of conflict of interest

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Professional Practice
Truth in advertising and sales
Comply with laws, regulations, ethical standards of country
where project management is held

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Advancement of Profession
Intellectual property
Disperse the code

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Responsibility to Customers and


to the Public
Qualifications and experience
Truthful in experience
Truthful in estimates (no sandbagging)

Customer is in charge
Confidentiality (privity)

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Responsibility to Customers and


to the Public
Avoid Conflict of Interest
Refrain from accepting inappropriate compensation
Follow the laws and customs of the country

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Code of Conduct Extras


Sapir-Whorf Hypotheses
understand the language

Culture shock
Initial reaction to foreign environment

Ethnocentrism
Measure other cultures by your own

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Exam Tips
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Laws of the country


Company policies
Customs
Ethics
Be an angel

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