project management
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Project Management
Learning Objectives
Defining project management
Project managementPlanningBudgeting
Who can name examples of projects?Planning a weddingDesigning and implementing a computer systemHosting a holiday partyDesigning and producing a brochureExecuting an environmental clean-up of a
contaminated siteHolding a high school reunionPerforming a series of surgeries on an accident
victim
Project meaning
What is project?
A temporary and one-time endeavor undertaken to create a unique product or service, which brings about beneficial change or added value
Defining Project Management
The application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements
Organizing and managing resources so the project is completed within defined scope, quality, time and cost constraints
Project Management
The very first thing you learn in project management is..
that the focus of a Project Manager is always…
PM Triple Constraints
Time
Cost
ScopeManage these or they will manage you!
Steps of the planning
1. Clearly define the project objective.
2. Divide and subdivide the project scope into major “pieces”
3. Define the specific activities for each piece (work package)
4. Graphically portray the activities that need to be performed fro each work package in order to accomplish the project objective – in the form of network diagram.
5. Make a time estimate for how long it will take to complete each activity – resources needed.
6. Make a cost estimate for each activity.
7. Calculate a project schedule and budget to determine whether the project can be completed within the required time, with the allotted founds, and with the available resources
Tasks
• There are four major types of tasks: 1. Summary tasks - contain subtasks and
their related properties 2. Subtasks - are smaller tasks that are a
part of a summary task 3. Recurring tasks - are tasks that occur
at regular intervals 4. Milestones - are tasks that are set to
zero duration and are like interim goals in the project
Create a budget for your project
• Step 1: Create budget resources for your project
• Step 2: Assign the budget resources to the project summary task
• Step 3: Enter values for the budget resources
• Step 4: Categorize resource costs according to their budget type
• Step 5: Group resources to view how they compare against the budget
Before starting
… or at least to make an idea of the project
HowWhy
What
When
WhoWhere
As an example – see the chart of
project
Does everyone can run the project?
What are the most important skills for
Project management?
Can you name it?
Information Technology Project Management, Fourth Edition
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Suggested Skills for Project Managers
Communication skills: Listens, persuades.Organizational skills: Plans, sets goals,
analyzes.Team-building skills: Shows empathy,
motivates, promotes esprit de corps.Leadership skills: Sets examples, provides
vision (big picture), delegates, positive, energetic.
Coping skills: Flexible, creative, patient, persistent.
Technology skills: Experience, project knowledge.
So Does you Matching for AIESEC program is a project?
1) Time 2) Goal3) Process4) Tasks5) ….
More little or big project
Will happen in your lifeDuring your internshipDuring your preparation ….etc
So – take these knowledge and create amazing
projects of your life <3