MGMT8630 – INTRODUCTION TO

PROJECT MANAGEMENT
- MANUFACTURING

PROFESSOR: SLAWOMIR RAPALA

SEMESTER: WINTER 2024
VALUE
DELIVERY
SYSTEM
OVERVIEW
PROJECTS VERSUS OPERATIONS

 A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service or result.

 Operations are on going activities that produce same output over and over.
 Projects enable business value creation.
 Projects are created to
 meet some stakeholders’ requirements,
 social, legal or regulatory requirements,
 to improve products, processes or services,
 Implement or change business or technological strategies
INFORMATION
FLOW
FUNCTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH PROJECTS

 Project manager leads the project team  Perform work and contribute insights
and is responsible for achieving the  Apply expertise
project objectives and stakeholder’s
expectations.  Provide business direction and support

 Provide coordination  Provide resources

 Present objectives and feedback  Maintain governance

 Facilitate and support

PROJECT INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT

 Each project is done within an organization. Each organization has its own unique policies and procedures.
 Project managers must comply with reporting methods, strategy and values of the organizations.
 How internal environments can affect projects?
 Examples:
 Process assets, safety and security, expertise, knowledge assets and …
PROJECT EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT
 Project that are initiated by organizations are executed in a market with competition and under rules and
regulations. Projects are heavily impacted by the external environment.
 Can you think of ways that external environment can impacts projects?
 Competitive landscape
 Regulatory and political situation
 Social factors
 Technology
 Globalization
 Natural forces
 And many more…..
PRODUCT
LIFE CYCLE
GROUP EXERCISE

 Select a company and a product, in your group discuss the internal and external environment and the product life
cycle. Present the results to the class.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT METHODOLOGIES AND LIFECYCLES

 Predictive approach
 Also known as waterfall or traditional project management
 Adaptive approach
 Also known as agile
 Hybrid approach
 Iterative
 Incremental
METHODOLOGY
SPECTRUM
ITERATIVE AND INCREMENTAL

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DEVELOPMENT APPROACH SELECTION CONSIDERATIONS

 Product considerations
 Project and Organization
 Degree of innovation
 Stakeholders
 Requirements certainty
 Schedule constraints
 Scope stability
 Funding availability
 Risk
 Project team size and location
 Safety requirements
 Organization capability and structure
 Regulations
 Culture
 Ease of change
 Delivery options
PROJECT
LIFECYCLES
PROJECT
LIFECYCLES
PROJECT
LIFECYCLES
PROJECT SUCCESS MEASURES

 Time
 Cost
 Quality
 Project Objectives
 Project managers must clearly document project objectives and assessments.