1. Planning a Project
Chapter 2

2. What are “stakeholders”. Can you list a few
What are “stakeholders”? Can you list a few? How do you documents this list?
stakeholder analysis table/register

3. Who is the “PMI”, what is a “PMP”, and what is “PMBOK”
Web research
Who is the “PMI”, what is a “PMP”, and what is “PMBOK”
PMI : The Project Management Institute (PMI)
PMP : Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
PMBOK : PMBOK stands for Project Management Body of Knowledge

4. Well-Define Objectives?
S.M.A.R.T. :
Specific
Measurable
Achievable or Attainable
Realistic
Time-bound (date or specific period)
Examples :
Achieve 75% of billable utilization in Q1
Sign 8M$ of services in the East Region in 1H

5. What do we mean by the following types of “objectives”?
Business
Financial
Regulatory
Performance
Technical
Quality
Launch a new SCM software
Achieve 40% Gross margin
Conform to regulations
G.A. by 11/1/18
Cloud based
>95% customer satisfaction in Q1

6. Class exercise Business Financial Regulatory Performance
Technical
Quality
Project of installing CRM software in your company
List Stakeholders
Define objectives

7. What is the “mission statement” of a project and what questions does it typically answer?
Brief and motivational. Keeps people focused on the target and working towards it.
Who is the customer?
What is the project supposed to accomplish?
Why is the project important?
What is the approach?

8. What is the “work breakdown structure (WBS)” and what is a “work package”?
WBS : deliverable-oriented decomposition of a project into smaller components.
Work package : a group of related tasks within a project. The smallest unit of work in your WBS.

9. Once we have the WBS, what do we need to do to create the schedule?
Sequence the work packages
Assign durations

10. What is involved in building the project team?
Identify the skill sets and roles required to complete the tasks
Identify other required resources like equipment
Determine the number of each type of resource based on the desired schedule

11. What are the different elements that is included in the budget?
Labor (internal and contractors)
Equipment
Materials
Travel
Training
Etc.

12. What is a “project charter” and what are the typical elements?
Project Press Release !
Project name
Sponsor
Project manager
Team members
Purpose / initial scope / high level cost estimate
Initial Timeline / Milestones
Sponsor’s official commitment to the project

13. What is Integration Management?
Scope
Schedule (Time)
Quality
Cost
Risk
What you do to coordinate all these 5 elements (they are all interdependent)
Your first integration management task comes at the very beginning of a project: developing a project charter.

14. What is a “kick-off” meeting?
Web research
What is a “kick-off” meeting?
A kickoff meeting is the first meeting with the project team and the client of the project.
Follow definition of the base elements for the project and other project planning activities.
This meeting introduces the members of the project team and the client and provides the opportunity to discuss the role of team member.

15. Kick-off Meeting Agenda

16. Studio Day (week 2 : day 1) – Wednesday! Read Biafore Chapters 3, and 4.  Come to class prepared to work your way through the creation of the project plan outlined in the textbook. Install MS Project before class!