Tips for projects

PROJECT PHASES (process)

-Definition phase

-Planning phase

-Execution and control

-Closing

P.D.P.PROCESS

-Understand

-Find

-Create

-Choose

-Design

-Test

-Fine tune

-Report

-Exhibit

WHY DO PROJECTS FAIL?

Problems with-time-resources-result

Also-Pyrrhos victory-lessons not learned

Unexpected delayUnrealistic promisesMisunderstandingsAccidentBusy peopleOver ambitious goals

GOOD PROJECT

+share your expectations, ensure common goals

+focus on good communication

+listening, speaking, asking, understanding

+roles of mistakes, and chance

+help each others, do your share, “talkoo”

+maintain project plan - frog/helicopter perspective

+maintain control over critical path

+identify and actively manage project risks

STUDENT PROJECT

-Difference from industry; punishment & bonus ?

-Part-time effort; competing courses, work, hobbies

-Enthusiasm-skills-matrix

-Sponsor / students -relationship

-Opportunities?

-Have fun

-This project will be (part of) your life for 8 months

-Make the world better

EETU’s TIPS

-Use the ‘still acceptable’ scenario, iterations

-Get results today, tomorrow, everyday

-Invest in human relations (team, other parties)

-Don’t wait (for anything, never), especially at start

-Manage the scope – freeze the plan

-Value of face-to-face contacts – don’t forget!

-Don’t hide mistakes (or if something isn’t done)

-Planning is hard – but do it realistic (waterfall)

-Design for meetings (% of time, efficiency)

-Write down and store all decisions, comments etc