PRJ566 Project Planning and Management Project Management Concepts 1

A Project  Has to be: Defined Planned Executed Controlled Closed 2

Traditional Project Management  Scope the Project  Develop the Project Plan  Launch the Plan  Monitor/control Project Progress  Close out the Project 3

Scope the Project  State the problem/opportunity  Establish the project goal  Define the project objectives  Identify the success criteria  List assumptions, risks, obstacles * PID: Project Initiation Document. This will be completed in phases over the course of PJR566 4 Project Proposal PID*

Develop the Project Plan  Identify project activities  Estimate activity duration  Determine resource requirements  Construct/analyze project critical path (network diagram)  Prepare the project proposal WBS: Work Breakdown Structure 5 WBS*/ MSProject PID

Launch the Plan  Recruit and organize project team  Establish operating rules  Level project resources  Schedule work packages  Document work packages 6 Team Proposal MSProject

Monitor/control Project Progress  Establish progress reporting system  Install change control tools/processes  Define problem escalation process  Monitor project progress vs plan  Revise project plans 7 Project Status Report/ Project Website MSProject

Close out the Project  Obtain client acceptance  Install project deliverables  Complete project documentation  Complete post implementation audit  Issue final project report * All but the first step of this section is out of scope for PRJ566 8

Traditional Project Management  Scope the Project – next step  Develop the Project Plan – next step  Launch the Plan – next week or so  Monitor/control Project Progress – starting this week  Close out the Project – PJR666! 9