1. Project Management for Professionals CONGRATULATIONS!!!

2. Agenda Team Project Presentations Break Critical Factors for Project Success Team Peer Evaluations Course Evaluation Career Tips SRTEs

3. FIGURE 4.1 Project Life Cycle

4. Critical Factors for Successful Project Management People are the Key to Project Success Good Planning and Communication are Essential Encourage Participation; It Builds Commitment Value Team Diversity as a Strength Communicate: Often, Timely, Open, Honest, Clear, Concise—with All stakeholders Listen and Understand

5. Critical Factors for Successful Project Management Plan the Work, then Work the Plan Establish Pre-Project Benchmarks for Comparing Resulting Benefits Clearly Define the Project Objective, Requirements and Deliverables Plan Tasks with Short Durations Regularly Ask Your Customers if They are Satisfied

6. Critical Factors for Successful Project Management Regularly Review Actual versus Planned Progress – Do not Confuse Busy-ness with Accomplishment Take Corrective Actions Immediately Determine Resulting Benefits and Level of Improvement Work Hard, Work Smart, Have Fun and Celebrate Success

7. Project Management for Professionals Team Peer Evaluations

8. Course Evaluation (1 of 3) General Reaction to Course Meet Expectations? Value of Course Course Content Course Delivery Textbook

9. Course Evaluation (2 of 3) Assignments – Chapter Questions – Case Study Discussion Groups – Case Study Questions – Internet Exercises – Course Team Project – Team Project Presentation – Exams

10. Course Evaluation (3 of 3) Strongest Features of the Course Weakest Features of the Course Suggestions for Improving the Course Instructors

11. Career Tips Learn & Grow – Ask Questions vs “Nobody told me” – Listen and try to Understand – Observe and imitate good behaviors Be a 110%er not a 90%er If you aren’t enjoying your job, find another one.

12. Best Wishes for SUCCESS There are: Those who make things happen Those who let things happen Those who wonder what happened.

13. SRTEs ENGR 497E WF ED 498B