Project Management Workshop (1)

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The Opera House Project

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The Winning Design

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 Jørn Utzon
1918-2008

• Jørn Utzon was born on April 9,1918 in

Copenhagen. He grew up in the town of
Aalborg, where his father was a naval
architect and engineer and director of the
local shipyard.

• The architect of Sydney Opera House, Jørn

Utzon was a relatively unknown 38 year
old Dane until January 29, 1957 when his
entry, scheme number 218, was announced
winner of the ‘International competition for
a national opera house at Bennelong Point,
Sydney’. With his vision the City of Sydney
was to become an international city

Hammam Alkouz, PMP®

Construction Of the Opera House
Project Management Triangle

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 About the Trainer
 Hammam Zayed Alkouz, MBA, PMP®, PMI-RMP, LSSBB

 10+ Years of experience in Project Management

 Member of PMI (Project Management Institute) and
(PMP® & PMI-RMP) certified.
 Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Professional, LSSBB certified
 Information Technology Infrastructure Library, (ITIL®)
certified.
 General Consultant-Project Management @ Ministry of
State for Federal National Council Affairs
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 Day One Agenda
Topic Contents Time

Introduction • Safety 9:00 – 9:30

• Welcome & Introduce oneself
• Purpose of Training
• Project Management Overview
Part 1 • Project Frame Work 9:30 - 10:30
• Project Management Process
• Test 1
Tea break 10:30 – 10:45

Part 2 • Scope Management 10:45 – 12:30

• Scope Management Exercise
Lunch & Prayers break 12:30 – 1:30

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 Day One Agenda
Topic Contents Time

Part 3 • Cont Scope Management 1:30- 3:00

• Test 2
Tea break 3:00 – 3:15

Part 4 • Time Management 3:15 – 5:00

• Time Management Exercise
• Test 3

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 The Course Aims to…
 Explain commonly used PM terms

 Describe PMBOK Guide

 Review and select appropriate PM tools

 Develop and complete all PM artifacts to deliver project

 Manage others in the development of PM artifacts and deliverables

 Integrate all activities required to successfully deliver a project

 Prepare you for the PMP EXAM !!!!

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 Why Project Management
 Projects and their management is a growing business,
has achieved mainstream acceptance

 In addition to the specialty of project management,

the concepts of project management are being used by
many other specialists serving all disciplines

 Over the next Ten years every manager will be

expected to understand leadership, commerce,
projects and computers.

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 Background to Project Management Preview
 Project Management - Old or New?

 Managing Projects vs. Functional Management

 Management foundation knowledge & Project specialist features.

 Project manager needs to motivate and manage people, within

organizational culture, within a legal, regulatory and policy framework,
using available tools, to achieve commercially sound outcomes

 Project manager uses some specialist tools to help resolve the

peculiarities encountered in their domain

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 PMI & PMP
 The Project Management Institute (PMI) is
project management professional
association with over 600,000 member.
Established in 1969 and located in US.

 Project Management Professional (PMP)

credential recognizes demonstrated
knowledge and skill in leading and
directing project teams and in delivering
project results within the constraints of
schedule, budget and resources.

 PMI, PMBOK, PMP are registered marks of

Project Management Institute, Inc.

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 PMI History

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 PMBOK Guide
 Is a standard (formal document that describes established norms, methods,
processes and practices)

 Guidelines for managing individual projects

 A good practices which are applicable to most project most of the time

 A common vocabulary within project management profession

 A foundational project management reference

 PMI Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct is also requirement for

 PMP certification

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 References for PMP Study
This course is using following resources
as references:
• A Guide to The Project Management Body of Knowledge
(PMBOK Guide)Fifth Edition © 2012 PMI

• PMP Exam Prep, Rita’s Course in a Book for passing the PMP
Exam Eight Edition © 2009 Rita Mulcahy, PMP

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 Project Management Processes Overview
Project Management Processes
The module discusses about the common project management
Processes and their interactions. The module also discusses the
classification of these processes under the classic 5 process group
(Initiation, Planning, Executing, Monitoring & Controlling and
Closing).

10 Projects Management Knowledge Areas

1-
2-
3-

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 Knowledge Areas
1- Project Integration Management
Project Integration Management includes the processes and activities
needed to identify, define combine, unify, and coordinate the various
processes and project management activities within the Project
Management Process Groups.

2- Project Scope Management

Project Scope Management includes identifying all work that is required to
be done to complete the project. This module start with Collection of
requirements and encompasses the controlling the changes to the scope.

3- Project Time Management

This module discusses the processes required for the timely completion of
the project. Beginning from Activity Lists, and followed by Activity
Sequencing, the module walks through to the schedule development

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 Knowledge Areas
4- Project Cost Management
One of the most essential parts of Project management and the core of the
performance reporting, Project Cost Management talks about the common
approaches involved in estimation and budget allocation. The module also
discusses the Earned Value Management- the math behind performance
evaluation.

5- Project Quality Management

The Module talks about implementation of the quality management system
through policy and procedures with the continuous process improvement
activities conducted throughout, as appropriate.

6- Project Human Resource Management

Project Human Resource Management includes the processes that organize,
Mange and lead the Project team. The Project team is comprised of people
with assigned roles and responsibilities of completing the project.

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 Knowledge Areas
7- Project Communications Management
Project Communications Management includes the processes required to
ensure timely and appropriate generation, collection, distribution, storage,
retrieval and ultimate disposition of project information.

8- Project Risk Management

Project Risk Management includes the process of conduction Risk
Management Planning, identification, analysis, response planning and
monitoring and control on a project. It aims at increasing the probability and
impact of positive events, and decreasing the probability and impact of
negative events on the project.

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 Knowledge Areas
9- Project Procurement Management
This module includes the processes necessary to purchase or acquire
products, services, or result needed from outside the project team. The
organization can be either the buyer or the seller of the products, services, or
results of project. It discusses various contract types and various types of
procurement documents and when to use which one.

10- Project Stakeholders Management

Project Stakeholders Management includes the process of Identifying all the
Stakeholders in the project, analyzing their power and influence on the
project. Then documenting all their requirements and expectations. And
communicate all the required information to Stakeholders.

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Advantages of Using Formal Project Management
• Better control of financial, physical, and human resources

• Improved customer relations and Satisfaction

• Shorter development times

• Lower costs

• Higher quality and increased reliability

• Higher profit margins

• Improved productivity

• Better internal coordination

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Q&A

Thank you!
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