1. Project management for working professionals
With David Lieberman

2. Agenda Terms and Vocabulary Tools for Successful Management
Successfully Starting a Project
Planning for People
Creating the Project Plan
Correctly Estimating Time

3. VOCABULARY

4. What is a Project? (official definition)

5. Project (defined):
A temporary activity designed to produce a unique product, service, or result.

6. High level terms
Scope
Quality
Cost
Time
Resources

7. Yeah.. I’m going to need that project sooner than we thought.”“
Yeah.. I’m going to need that project sooner than we thought.”

8. Project Management Triangle
Resources /
Cost
Quality / Scope
Time
 Project Management Triangle
Exercise:
Your boss asks for the following. How do you respond?
Hey, can we have the project faster?
I want to add some project deliverables.
I need to borrow some of your people.

9. Goals VS. Deliverables

10. Must have a Success Measurement. Goals
It recognizes the existence of the project. Issued by the Project Sponsor.

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12. Project Management Process Groups
Initiation
Planning
Execution
Monitoring and Controlling
Closing

13. Can it be a successful project?

14. Can It Be a Successful Project?
Does it have a clearly defined and measureable goal?
Goals must be measureable.

15. Can It Be a Successful Project?
Does it have a clearly defined deliverable?
Group exercises, then personal exercise.

16. Can It Be a Successful Project?
Is it clear who the requestor and sponsor is?
Group exercises, then personal exercise.

17. Can It Be a Successful Project?
Is it clear who the Project Manager is?

18. Answer these important questions before proceeding with a project.
Does it have a clearly defined goal? Y N
Does it have a clearly defined deliverable?
Is it clear who the requestor and sponsor is?
Is it clear who the Project Manager is?
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20. PROJECT REQUIREMENTS Functional Requirements Business Requirements
Technical Requirements

21. break down the work
WBS

22. FUNCTION WBS SITE Client Services Goals Sign-Off Contract SOW
Update / Delivery Meetings
Programmers
Dev Design
Prototype
Back End
Testing
Designers
Design Brief
Comp Designs
Revisions
Checking Build Integrity
Final Sign Off
Management
Schedule Creation
Resource Assignment
Risk Management

23. Architecture Document
DELIVERABLE WBS
SITE
Architecture Document
Site map
Client Meeting Notes
Database
Design Integration
Prototype
Design Document
Design Comps
Concept Designs
Design Brief

24. PHASE WBS

25. S.T.A.R.R. Situation: The situation was…”
Task: “So, I was tasked with…”
Action: “So, I took these actions…
Results: “Here are the results…”
Recommendation: “So, I recommend…”
The STARR technique quickly communicates an update.
Exercise: Leave this on the screen, and have students report on a current project to each other.
Note: The recommendation does not have to be a big deal. “So, feel free to use that data.” is a fine recommendation. The recommendation is about closure.

26. project stakeholders

27. Stakeholder: Definition
A person who is actively involved in the project, or whose interests may be affected by execution or completion of the project.
A stakeholder may also exert influence over the project and its deliverables.

28. STAKEHOLDER gROUPS
p. 6 Self-Discovery

29. SPONSOR Provides resources and authority
Project is 80% more likely to fail without an accessible involved sponsor.

30. PROJECT TEAM
Performs activities to produce the project deliverable.

31. FUNCTIONAL MANAGERS
Provide human resources

32. EXTERNAL PARTNERS
Customers
Vendors
End users
Community / Society

33. Stakeholder Management Plan
Step 1: Identify Stakeholders
Step 2: Anticipate Influence
Step 3: Prioritize Impact
Step 4: Develop Strategy

34. Prioritization of Impact
Medium Priority
Highest Priority
Lowest Priority
Interest Level
Power Level

35. Develop a Strategy! Stakeholder Relationship to the Project
Prioritization of Impact
Potential Strategies for Obtaining Support or Minimizing Opposition   
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36. Gives Project Manager Authority!
Project Charter
Titles the Project
Identifies Requirements, Goals, Constraints and Risks
Gives Project Manager Authority!

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38. WBS REPORT Would this be helpful in real life?
What would be challenging?
Talk about a couple of ideas you had / uncovered.

39. ESTIMATING TIME
effort
vs.
duration

40. important points! Project Management Vocabulary
Setting Projects Up for Success
Stakeholder Management & STARR
Plan & Project Charter
WBS and Duration

41. Action Plan Tools & Takeaways

42. Project management Essentials
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