1. Project Management UO Lab 477 February 2013

2. What is a Project? Clear beginning and end Requires a budget Requires significant time Requires resources Usually done only once Requires change in the organization

3. Baking a Cake Option 1 –Start following the recipe –Gather the ingredients as you go –Follow steps of the recipe to mix ingredients –Preheat oven –Bake cake –Decorate cake –Eat cake –Clean up Option 2 –Read the whole recipe –Gather all the ingredients –Preheat oven –Mix ingredients –Bake Cake –Clean up –Decorate cake –Eat the cake

4. Building a House Do you put up the walls before pouring the foundation? How do you decide when to have the plumber or electrician arrive? How do you decide when to put on the roof? When do you order the shingles? When do you begin landscaping? When do you finish painting? When do you move in?

5. Luke 14:28-30 For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it? Lest [perhaps], after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him, Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.

6. Chemical Engineering Projects Objective Approval Schedule Budget Resources Execution Evaluation Definition Phase Planning Phase Implementation Phase Review Phase

7. Definition & Planning Phases State the project Develop objectives Develop work breakdown structure Identify resource requirements Identify key stakeholders Obtain commitment Sequence deliverables Schedule deliverables Schedule resources Protect the plan

8. Gantt Chart List of all the tasks Dates and expected elapsed times Responsibilities Dependencies

9. Implementation Phase Start Monitor the project Modify project Closeout & evaluate Project management discussions are held regularly

10. Keys to success Fully committed sponsor & budget Clear project charter The right project leader and team members Frequent communication Stakeholders involved in key decisions Proper alignment of resources with priorities Customer input Understanding people’s response to change Managing risks and surprises Monitoring and corrective action