Introduction To Project Management PGPM - Excel Academy: Dr. SN Nagendra
Introduction To Project Management PGPM - Excel Academy: Dr. SN Nagendra
Introduction To Project Management PGPM - Excel Academy: Dr. SN Nagendra
Dr. SN Nagendra
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Project Management
Strategic imperative for an organization Provides tools to plan, implement, and manage
specific activities to achieve organization al objectives Construction companies, US defense, consulting firms pioneered PM Today its norm in all sectors of industries- building ports, hospitals, automobiles, schools, IT and BT PM embraced by private and public sectors PMI membership grew from 2800 in 1995 230000 in 2005 Universities and colleges are offering PM courses for all types of students
What is a Project?
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
An established objective Temporary- Defined life span with beginning and end Involve several departments and professionals Unique -New undertaking, unfamiliar ground Specific time, cost, and performance requirements
Project Success
Customer Requirements satisfied/exceeded Completed within allocated time frame
Project Failure
Scope Creep
Lack of resources
Triple Contraint
Time
Quality
Cost
Scope
Triple Constraint
Increased Scope = increased time + increased cost
Tight Time = increased costs + reduced scope Tight Budget = increased time + reduced scope.
Importance of PM
Compression of the project life cycle- time to market (6 months
delay results in 33% loss in product revenue) Global competition- todays open market demand cheaper and better products and services (quality movement lead by ISO 9000 certification) Knowledge explosion- computer simulation has revolutionized how projects are managed Corporate downsizing- PM has replace middle management PM has to mange his/her won people but also people across the globe Increased customer focus- customers are always right PM handles multiple projects that run concurrently
Scope Management
Primarily it is the definition and control of what IS and
Issue Management
Issues are restraints to accomplishing the deliverables of
the project. Typically identified throughout the project and logged and tracked through resolution.
Cost Management
This process is required to ensure the project is
Budget
Quality Management
Quality Management is the process that insure the
Communications Management
This process is necessary to ensure timely and appropriate
Risk Management
Weather
will be executed
Scope Change Technical Specification Changes
Schedule changes All changes require collaboration and buy in via the project sponsors signature prior to implementation of the changes
Initiation Phase
Definition Phase
Planning Phase
Implementation Phase
Deployment Phase
Closing Phase
Initiation Phase
Define the need
Return on Investment Analysis Make or Buy Decision Budget Development
Definition Phase
Determine goals, scope and project constraints
Identify members and their roles Define communication channels, methods, frequency
Planning Phase
Resource Planning
Work Breakdown Structure Project Schedule Development Quality Assurance Plan
total scope of a project First two levels - define a set of planned outcomes that collectively and exclusively represent 100% of the project scope. Subsequent levels - represent 100% of the scope of their parent node
Implementation Phase
Execute project plan and accomplish project goals
Training Plan System Build Quality Assurance
Deployment Phase
User Training
Production Review Start Using
Closing Phase
Contractual Closeout
Post Production Transition Lessons Learned
Implementing standard processes Establishing leadership skills Setting expectations Team building Communicator skills
Process Responsibilities
People Responsibilities
Gantt Chart
PERT Chart
Scope Management
Project Scope Management is the process to ensure that
the project is inclusive of all the work required, and only the work required, for successful completion.
Primarily it is the definition and control of what IS and
Issue Management
Issues are restraints to accomplishing the deliverables of
the project. Issues are typically identified throughout the project and logged and tracked through resolution.
In this section of the plan the following processes are
depicted:
Where issues will be maintained and tracked The process for updating issues regularly The escalation process The vehicle by which team members can access documented issues
Cost Management
This process is required to ensure the project is
(people, equipment, materials) and what quantities are necessary for the project
Budget
Quality Management
Quality Management is the process that insure the
Control
Clearly Defined Quality Performance Standards How those Quality and Performance Standards are measured and satisfied How Testing and Quality Assurance Processes will ensure standards are satisfied Continuous ongoing quality control
Communications Management
This process is necessary to ensure timely and appropriate
Performance Reporting
Risk Management
Risk identification and mitigation strategy When\if new risks arise Risk update and tracking
will be executed
Formal change control is required for all of the following
1. 2. 3. 4.