Welcome to Project

Management Training

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Introductions
 Your background?

 Types of projects, your role?

 What are you looking for in this

program?

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Learning Objectives: Overall
 Understand the common framework and
terminology of PM, as defined by PMI®
 Add techniques to your PM “toolbox”,
increasing your value to your organization
 Increase your own PM “lessons learned” by
learning from experiences of others
 Return to workplace able and willing to
improve your unit’s PM process

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Objectives: Introduction
 Recognize the Project Management Body of
Knowledge as the context and structure for
this course
 Understand course objectives, schedule,
delivery style
 Discuss roles and selection criteria for a
Project Manager
 Discuss the useful roles of a Project Sponsor
Course Information
 Attendance

 Course design

 Schedule

 Ground rules

 Participate!

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Definitions
 Project ?

• Temporary and Unique

 Project Management: “Application of

knowledge, skills, tools, and
techniques to project activities in
order to meet stakeholder needs and
expectations”

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Why Use Project Management?
 Focus on objectives: scope, cost, &
time: consistent achievement
 Focus on customer requirements
 Business focus: earn a profit
 Respond to rapid change
 Coordinate across disciplines
 Use resources productively
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Project Management
 Emerged between 1930s and 1950’s
 Came partly from…
• Modern management theory
• Scientific management” (1910’s)
• “Product management” (P & G 1920’s)
• Rise of systems engineering (1930’s)
• aerospace/defense (US Air Corps)
• process plant engineering (Exxon)
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Project Management
 Manhattan Project 1942
 US Air Force & Navy (1953-54)
• P.E.R.T – Polaris Missile (1956)
 C.P.M. – DuPont (1956)
 Professional association formed 1969

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Project Management Institute
 Since 1969
 Publications
 Chapters
 SIGs
 www.pmi.org
 PMP designation since 1984

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 PM “Process Groups”

Initiating Planning

Controlling Executing

Closing
“Profess’l
Resp’y”
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Project Management
Body of Knowledge

General Scope Application

Management Schedule Area
Practices Cost Practices
Quality
Resources
Communications
Risk
Procurement
Integration
Stakeolders
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Competencies of a Project
Manager?

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Program Manager
Competencies – an Answer
 1 Business / Technical

 2 Process

 3 Leadership

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1 Business / Technical
Competencies
 Knows the business

 Initiates action

 Thinks critically

 Manages risk

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2 Process Competencies
 Communicates clearly

 Attention to details

 Structures the process

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3 Leadership Competencies
 Develops people
 Has and communicates a vision
 Focuses on results
 Builds a team
 Manages complexity
 Makes tough decisions
 Builds management support
 Consistent
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Project Sponsor
 “Individual or group within performing
organiz’n who provides the financial resources
for the project”
 Roles:
• guardian of the “business vision”
• resource allocator, negotiator
• clarify critical issues
• communication link
 Usually issues the Project Charter
 Evaluator
 Senior enough to resolve conflicts
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Problem Sponsors:
What to do if ...
 Sponsor likes PM and rolls up
sleeves, meddles…?

 Sponsor does not have good PM

understanding, does not see the big
picture…?

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Functional (Resource) Manager
 Hire and wire
 Resource planning and allocation
 Evaluates performance
• input from PM!
• compensates and rewards
 Career counseling / development

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Functional (Resource) Manager
 Supports staff in making project
commitments
 Catalyst to resolve domain-related
problems
 Promotes productive work
environment
 Executes company policies
 Secures future work opportunities
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Objectives: Introduction
 Recognize the Project Management Body of
Knowledge as the context and structure for
this course
 Understand course objectives, schedule,
delivery style
 Discuss roles and selection criteria for a
Project Manager
 Discuss the useful roles of a Project Sponsor

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