intro.ppt
- 2. What is a “Project?” Harold Kerzner, Project Management, pg. 2 A series of activities and tasks that Have a specific objective to be completed within certain specifications; Have defined start and end dates; Have funding limits (if applicable); Consume resources (i.e., money, people, & equipment)
- 3. What is a “Project?” A series of activities and tasks that have SCOPE Have defined start and end dates; Have funding limits (if applicable); Consume resources (i.e., money, people, & equipment)
- 4. What is a “Project?” A series of activities and tasks that have SCOPE TIME Have funding limits (if applicable); Consume resources (i.e., money, people, & equipment)
- 5. What is a “Project?” A series of activities and tasks that have SCOPE TIME RESOURCES
- 6. The Three Project Constraints: SCOPE TIME RESOURCES
- 9. What is “Project Management?” “Project management is the art of creating an illusion that any outcome is the result of a series of predetermined, deliberate acts when, in fact, it was dumb luck.” Harold Kerzner, Project Management, pg. 3
- 10. What is “Project Management?” “Project management is the planning, organizing, directing, and controlling of company resources for a relatively short term objective that has been established to complete specific goals and objectives.” Harold Kerzner, Project Management, pg. 4
- 11. Two Main Components Planning Creating, then fine tuning, the overall project plan Monitoring Tracking & reporting progress
- 12. Measurements of Project Success Within specifications Within allotted time period Within the budgeted costs Accepted by the customer/user Minimal and mutual scope changes Within corporate culture & without disturbing organizational workflow
- 13. Project Manager’s Role Responsible for coordinating and integrating activities across multiple and functional lines Understand operations of line organizations Familiar with technology Master if in R&D activities
- 14. What’s in the Successful Project Manager’s Toolbox? Strong communication skills Strong interpersonal skills Ability to balance technical and managerial functions; overcome organizational constraints; cope with and survive risks
- 15. Ten Specific Skills Team Building Leadership Conflict Resolution Technical Expertise Planning
- 16. Ten Specific Skills Organizing Entrepreneurship Administration Management support Resource allocation
- 17. Project Managers Manage Engineering Procurement Construction Finance Cost engineering
- 18. Project Managers Manage Schedule Environmental considerations Regulatory requirements and law Inflation & cost escalations Labor and client relations
- 19. Management Skills Human behavior and interpersonal relationships Psychology Organizational behavior Sociology Communications
- 20. Project Manager’s Responsibilities Planning agent Overall and summary NOT detailed planning •Functional or line managers Resolve conflicts Make tradeoffs
- 21. “Planning Architect” defines Complete tasks Resource requirements Major timetable milestones End-item quality and reliability requirements Performance measurements
- 23. What would a typical “Project Lifecycle” look like?