Research Project Management Mostafa Lotfi,PMP,MCTS 2011/6/15

Introduction Evolution ◦ Appearance of Project Management Institutes ◦ Complex Techniques ◦ Project Risk Management and Project Governance ◦ Different type of projects need different approaches Classifying Projects ◦ By Characteristic ◦ By Type Project Management is nothing more than organized common sense (practical judgment) Mostafa Lotfi,PMP,MCTS

Classifying the Projects By characteristics ◦ Risk ◦ Length ◦ Complexity ◦ Technology Used ◦ Cost By Type ◦ Software ◦ Data Center ◦ Oil&Gas Mostafa Lotfi,PMP,MCTS

Landscape Traditional Project Management (TPM) 20% Agile Project Management (APM) 70% Extreme Project Management (xPM ) 10% Mostafa Lotfi,PMP,MCTS

Characteristic High Speed - groundbreaking, innovative, critical to an organization’s future (ASAP) High Change- reverse the direction of the project or cancelling current project and start two or more projects High Uncertainty - innovative and research-oriented, no one really knows what lies ahead! Unknown time and cost! Mostafa Lotfi,PMP,MCTS

Extreme Project Management Least Structured Highest Level of Complexity and Uncertainty Highest rate of failure These projects are searching for goals and solutions where none have been found before Unknown Scope, No WBS, Change Necessary Mostafa Lotfi,PMP,MCTS

Chaos Report 1. User Involvement 2. Executive Management Support 3. Clear Business Objectives 4. Agile Organization 5. Emotional Maturity 6. Project Management Expertise 7. Financial Management 8. Skilled Resources 9. Formal Methodology 10. Tools and Infrastructure Mostafa Lotfi,PMP,MCTS

xPM-PMLC Sequence of Repeated Phase! Each phase learns from the preceding ones and redirects the next phase ExtremePM iterates in an unspecified number of short phases (one to four-week phases are typical) ExtremePM requires the client to be more involved within and between phases No Scope Triangle Mostafa Lotfi,PMP,MCTS

xPM-Model Select the Main body of Project Team Redefine the problem for project team (S) Determine the directions Prioritizing the directions Selecting the directions for phase Develop Phase Scope Statement (S) ◦ Determine Requirement, Assumptions and Constraints, Risks, … Planning the phase (1-4 Weeks) Execution ( TIMEFRAME ) Result documentation(Lessons Learned) Deliver the results to sponsors/Clients Go/no Go decision (S) Return to First Step Mostafa Lotfi,PMP,MCTS

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