1. Project Management – a facilitated discussion Craig Johnson IS Business Systems Analyst Connexus Energy / Information Systems

2. Project Implementation Lessons Learned Utilize Project Management Principles Vendor Selection - Intimate Partner Implementation User Driven Re-Engineer Business Processes to Fully Utilize Capabilities of Technology Network for Ideas – Do Not Re-Invent the Wheel Continually Challenge the Normal Question Conventional Wisdom

3. Project Management Basics Project Initiation Project Planning Project Plan Execution Project Control Project Closeout

4. Project Initiation State the Problem / Opportunity –Project Objective Statement Find Stakeholders & Executive Sponsor Define/Commit the Team Define Preliminary Requirements –Requirements, Cost, Schedule

5. Project Planning Scope Definition Activity Definition Resource Planning Scheduling & Budget Facilitating Processes: –Quality Plan - Communications Plan –Organizational Plan – Staff Acquisition –Risk Plan- Procurement Plan

6. Project Plan Execution Manage Plan Facilitating Processes: –Information Distribution- Team Building –Quality Assurance- Scope Verification –Source Selection- Contract Mgmt

7. Project Control Performance Reporting Change Control Facilitating Processes: –Scope Change Control- Schedule Control –Cost Control- Quality Control –Risk Mitigation

8. Project Closeout Contract Closeout Lessons Learned Celebrate!! / Communicate Facilitating Processes: –Continuous Process Improvement –Training Plan

9. A Business Process Primer Efficiency Optimization (E=PAEn) Business Process + Best of Breed Applications + Enterprise Solutions