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MANAGEMENT:
INTRODUCTION
Definitions of Project
A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique
product or service or result.
specifications,
Defined start and end dates,
Funding limits,
Multifunctional focus.
General Project Characteristics
Some characteristics will be listed that warrant classifying an activity
as a project.
They center on the purpose, complexity, uniqueness, unfamiliarity,
stake, impermanence/temporariness, and life cycle of the activity.
A project involves a single, definable purpose, end-item, or result, usually
specified in terms of cost, schedule, and performance requirements.
Every project is unique in that it requires doing something different than
was done previously.
Projects are temporary activities.
Projects cut across organizational lines
Given that a project differs from what was previously done, it also
involves unfamiliarity.
General Project
Characteristics…
The organization usually has something at stake
when doing a project.
Finally, a project is the process of working to
achieve a goal;
during the process, projects pass through several
distinct phases, called the project life cycle.
Examples of Project…
Examples of projects
Split the atom
Ethiopian Renaissance dam
Introduce Windows 10
Plan next Olympic games in Paris
Wedding
Moving to another house
“Projects, rather than repetitive tasks, are now the basis for
most value-added in business”
-Tom Peters
Process vs. Project Work
Process Project
• Ongoing, day-to-day Take place outside the
Source : Project Management Institute, A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, (PMBOK® Guide) – Fifth Edition,
Project Management Institute Inc., 2013)
Project – Program – Portfolio – their
relationship (cont’d)
Portfolio
Source : Project Management Institute, A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, (PMBOK® Guide) – Fifth Edition,
Project Management Institute Inc., 2013, Figure 1-1, page 5).
Project – Program – Portfolio – their
relationship (cont’d)
Source: Project Management Institute, A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, (PMBOK® Guide) – Fifth Edition, Project
Management Institute Inc., 2013, Table 1-1, Page 8.
Relationship to Other Management Systems
Operation Management
Oversees, directs, and controls business operation and supports
team.
Defined as the sum of the actions a company intends to take to
2. Selecting a team
5. Scheduling
6. Managing resources
Project Manager…
Essentially, a project manager has to fulfill four roles.
He or she has to be:
A planner
A controller
A leader
A communicator.
The Project Manager’s Role
project initiation
project planning
project execution and
control
project closure
time
Project Life Cycle - Ideal v Typical
time
Common characteristics of Project Life Cycles
Source: Project Management Institute, A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, (PMBOK® Guide) – Fifth Edition, Project Management Institute Inc., 2013, Figure 3-1, Page 50.
PM Process Groups
Project Management Process Groups:
Initiation process group
Planning process group
Executing process group
Monitoring and controlling process group
Closing process group
Initiating Process Group