the purpose of project management and setting objectives

... temporary role. You are the manager of the team only for the life of the programme or stand-alone project and then you return to your other operational duties – or another programme with possibly ... programmes and projects; 26 l The programme and project environment [...]... programmes and projects as the teams carrying out the work This creates a common understanding of the processes ... portfolio management. WHAT IS PROJECT MANAGEMENT? The management of your project is essentially the control system you use to achieve the right results or outcomes. As with a programme, the phases and

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... projects in their programme The project managers of stand-alone projects are accountable for their project. .. (see Chapter 2); managing your performance and that of the team and ... the programme and projects in the programme; supporting and guiding the project managers of projects in the programme; 56 • • • • • • • l The programme and project. .. FUNCTIONAL ... must report to the meeting on the status of their programmes and projects. • The PST members are issued with documentation to read before the meeting: – the latest version of the programme register;

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... strategy? • Does the project form part of a programme of projects? • Will the project form part of a chain of linked projects or a programme? • What is the timescale of the project? • Is there a business-critical ... in the hands of the legal profession! THE PROJECT BRIEF AND SPECIFICATION The kick-off meeting you have just completed will have been the focal point of all the initial work associated with the ... meeting. • Explain the project? ??s background and context. • Explain the overall objectives of the project as you know them at present. • Confirm the team’s understanding of the objectives. • Share

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... the ranking of a risk at any time, record the change. If the change is to HIGH then record the revised ranking on the project risk log and then reissue the document to the key stakeholders. The ... ownership of all the risks yourself. Assign risks to each member of your team and, if appropriate, to the sponsor and other stakeholders. Record the name of the owner on the risk log. The responsibilities ... unresolved issues, the sponsor also has a part to play in the management of risks and issues. Issues are most expected to occur during the execution phase of the project, although often they do happen

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... understand the purpose and objectives of what they are doing and how to estimate effort and the size of the tasks. Only then will they produce estimates that will ultimately come true and avoid the ... part of the work of a project it is essential to come to an understanding with them about the basis of their estimates. Remember that their estimate is probably a bid and includes contingencies and ... really sub- projects and these are each planned in detail with accurate estimates. At the end of the set of sub-projects the outputs are used as inputs to the next ‘phase’ or set of sub-projects

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... • the budget cost of the work done at the gate; • the actual cost of the work done at the gate; • the progress of the whole project; • a report of current risk level; • outstanding issues and ... clearly indicate: • date of the gate in the schedule; • what is expected to be achieved and the completion criteria; • the budget cost of the work done at the gate. The PST treats these intermediate ... stage of the project are shown in the flow diagram in Figure 7.14 (p 165). Call the key stakeholders together for you to present these documents and explain the plan. Request them to approve the

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... linear and depends on: • the accuracy of the detailed planning of the tasks to be done; • the complexity of the work; • the amount of interruptions to the work; • the availability of data and equipment; ... to the stakeholder’s approval and the possibility of recovering time later in the project – difficult with activities on the critical path. • Lower the scope and/ or quality of the results demanded ... from the sponsor, customer and other stakeholders; • review the risk and issue logs; Executing the project work l 217 • reinforce the importance of the entire team sharing the responsibility of

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... after the project handover, the project? ??s benefits should be measured. When you carry out this evaluation, the project is complete and the customer has accepted the results. The benefits of the project ... input... management and control of the active programmes and projects in the portfolio The PMO promotes the use of these procedures throughout the organization and the permanent ... benefits could come from the project during the execu- tion phase, depending on the type of project. At the definition phase of the project you set out the project? ??s benefits. These are likely to

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... representation of the actual and budgeted costs of the work actually performed against the scheduled and budgeted costs of the work planned. Cost variance. The difference between the value of the work ... which the latest event times or the finish and start times for the activities of a network are determined. Bar chart. A graphical presentation of the activities of a project derived from the project ... interest or stake in the project at any time during the project? ??s life cycle. Stand-alone project. A project that is independent of a programme. Sub -project. A significant part of a project that is

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... overrun of 200% and a schedule overrun of 70% 78% of business and IT executives say project requirements are “usually” or “always” out of sync with the business On average, out of projects ... certified project manager The average ROI of project managers (including salary & training costs) is 61% of project managers say their organization currently offers PM training for staff 89% of high-performing ... value project management 81% actively engage project sponsors 87% use PM software of firms say they get a 25% or greater ROI from implementing Project Portfolio Management (PPM) processes of large

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... The Power of Project Management The Power of Project Management Project management certificate and degree programs can help academic institutions fill market demand, attract a new group of ... PMITeach.org Project Management Institute | The Power of Project Management participated in the sixth edition of the PMI® Project Management Salary Survey reported their compensation had increased over the ... PMITeach.org Project Management Institute | The Power of Project Management the discipline, says Edwin Andrews, PhD, director, academic and educational programs and services at Project Management

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... conducted the survey and analysis, and wrote the report The findings and views expressed in the report not necessarily reflect the views of the sponsor The report was based on a survey of 213 senior ... they lack focus and consistency Only 45% plan to improve project management practices and apply them uniformly across all projects, and 42% plan to standardise the use of project management tools ... phase of the project so there are no surprises.” Ajay Malhan, senior vicepresident of project and development services, Jones Lang LaSalle India R isk management is at the heart of every project management

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... Projects -Project management processes- Project objectives- The time/cost relationship- Balancing time, cost and quality - The Association for Project Management Definition 11 The customer's project ... Nostrand Reinhold Kliem, R L and Ludin, I S (1992), The People Side of Project Management, Aldershot, Gower Kliem, Ralph L and Ludin, Irwin S (1993), The Noah Project: The Secrets of Practical Project ... Index 225 List of figures The essential processesof project management The process of project definition Part of a project definition checklist A functional matrix for a single project in a manufacturingcompany

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... involved in the project, including the project team, project board, key stakeholders, and resources project portfolio a set of projects that are connected in some way, whether they’re owned by the same ... terms of the business benefits they will deliver project sign-off official confirmation that the project has been completed successfully, signed by the project sponsor project sponsor the senior ... to the organization quality the degree of excellence inherent in the project? ??s product and process (can cover both the project approach and the deliverables themselves) resource leveling the

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... explanation regarding the purpose of the feedback, the purpose of the conceptual model, some background of the research that lead to the development of the model, and key 11852 Afr. J. Bus. ... terms of reducing time and cost through electronic collaboration (E-collaboration) and project management. The concept and value of E-collaboration and project management, and its strengths and ... starting a project. H 4 : The project manager must be familiar with the product plans and then the control project manager must report to the project manager before arriving at the project in the...

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... train aspiring project managers and learn the essential management skills to become effective. There is often a problem of defining what is a project and what is a sub- project. The characteristics of projects ... YIELD £000s 200 800 600 400 1,000 1,200 1,400 0 BREAK-EVEN PROFIT 36 PROGRAMME PROJECT 1 PROJECT 2 PROJECT 3 PROJECT 5 PROJECT 4 PROFIT 36 PROGRAMME PROJECT 1 PROJECT 2 PROJECT 3 PROJECT 5 PROJECT 4 BREAK-EVEN 3 Organizing for programme management ... show the signs of the strain imposed on them: ineffective management, unclear objectives and inadequate resources. Many organizations have fallen into the trap of making their projects too big, often...

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... rate of return on projects. One of the main advantages of KM is the notion of the big picture and the connectedness of the system. It is the ability to see the big picture and the depen- dency of ... and it should be monitored as the project starts. 5. Project human resources management. Project knowledge concerning ef- fective management of the project team and others to accomplish the project ... aspect/ phase of project management. LINKING PROJECT KNOWLEDGE TO FUTURE PROJECTS The theme that project knowledge needs to be captured and made accessible for the success of future projects and for the...

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... in the project. After all, as soon as they heard about the possibility of the customer web site, they had the influence to get it prioritized over the other potential projects! After the project ... Order the print version of this book to get all 200+ pages! The Principles of Project Management (www.sitepoint.com) 44 The Principles of Project Management The Process of Initiating The ... and, importantly, why the project is being undertaken. Although obviously some facets will change during the course of the project (notably the details of how the project is achieved, the project s...

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... industrial and management projects. ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTING THE PROFESSION OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT The International Association of Project Management (IPMA) The profession of project management ... commerce and the public sector. The purpose of project management is to predict as many of the dangers and problems as possible and to plan, organize and control activities so that projects ... primary objectives of cost, performance and time satised at the time of hand over to the user company. However, there is much more to the success of a management change project than the technical...

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... that their own view of the world is the most useful. Or worse, that it is the only view of the world worth considering and using in the project- planning process. The hardest single part of building ... and to other software systems. No other part of the work so cripples the results if done wrong. No other part is more difficult to rectify later. Therefore, the most important function that the ... results. The details of these methods and how to apply them are out of the scope of this book. However, I can offer you one simple method that I think is easy to use and generally very effective: the...

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