lecture 03: advanced project management

PRM 700

LECTURE 03

Project Management and overview

Advanced Project Management-Introduction

Ghazala Amin


Project Management Discipline

ProjectA temporary endeavor undertaken to create

a unique product or service

Project ManagementThe application of knowledge, skills, tools and

techniques to project activities in order to meet or exceed stakeholder needs and

expectations

ProgramA group of projects managed in a coordinated

way to obtain benefits not available from managing them individually

•Start and End date, allocated budget and available resources•Dedicated Stakeholders•Informed and Knowledgeable End user•Empowered Project Office personnel• Strict documentation•Change management and risk mitigating process•Estimation process for additional or in-scope deliverables•PLANNING, CONTROLLING AND MANAGING.


Stake Holder Communication

ProjectManager

TopManagement

TheCustomer

RegulatorsLinks -TBD

Project TeamMembers

Line ManagersOther Projects

Vendors


Project Manager :a coach and mentor

The project manager’s leadership style should be matched to the developmental level of the project team and should move through successive steps of:

• Directing, • Coaching, • Supporting, and• Delegating


Project Manager

• Project Manager not only leads and manages the project but helps the team with attaining SMART objectives for the project and the team.

• S : Specific• M : Measurable• A : Attainable• R : Realistic• T : Time bound


COMMUNICATION

• Communicate, Communicate and Record

Identify root causes of problems

Critical Path Analysis

Earned Value

Project Reviews

Identify significant variances

Project Meetings

Identify significant

trends

Resource Analysis

Trial Solutions

Reports Performance

Tests Results


Project Closure• Project plan updates• Documentation Archived• Legal Contract Closure• Administrative Closure for Resources• Corrective actions• Lessons learned


Wrap Up

• Q & A Session.

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