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ProjectProject

Management:Management:

An IntroductionAn Introduction

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What is a ³Project?´Harold Kerzner, Project Management , pg. 2

A series of activities and tasks that

Have a specific objective to becompleted within certainspecifications;

Have defined start and end dates;

Have funding limits (if applicable);

Consume resources (i.e., money,people, & equipment)

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What is a ³Project?´

A series of activities and tasks that have

SCOPE

TIME

Have funding limits (if applicable);

Consume resources (i.e., money,people, & equipment)

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What is a ³Project?´

A series of activities and tasks that have

SCOPE

TIME

RESOURCES

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The Three Project Constraints:

SCOPE

TIME

RESOURCES

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Project Triangle

SCOPESCOPE

RESOUR CESRESOUR CES

TIMETIME

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Project Triangle

SCOPESCOPE

RESOUR CESRESOUR CES

TIMETIME

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What is ³Project Management?´

³Project management is the art of 

creating an illusion that anyoutcome is the result of a series of 

predetermined, deliberate acts

when, in fact, it was dumb luck.´Harold Kerzner, Project Management , pg. 3

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What is ³Project Management?´

³Project management is the

planning, organizing, directing,and controlling of companyresources for a relatively short

term objective that has beenestablished to complete specificgoals and objectives.´

Harold Kerzner, Project Management , pg. 4

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Two Main Components Planning

Creating, then fine tuning,

the overall project plan

Monitoring Tracking & reporting progress

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Measurements of 

Project Success Within specifications

Within allotted time period Within the budgeted costs

Accepted by the customer/user 

Minimal and mutual scope changes Within corporate culture & without

disturbing organizational workflow

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Project Manager¶s Role

Responsible for coordinating and

integrating activities acrossmultiple and functional lines

Understand operations of line

organizations Familiar with technology

Master if in R&D activities

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What¶s in the Successful

Project Manager¶s Toolbox?

Strong communication skills

Strong interpersonal skills Ability to

balance technical and managerial

functions;

overcome organizational constraints;

cope with and survive risks

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Ten Specific Skills Team Building

Leadership Conflict Resolution

Technical Expertise Planning

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Ten Specific Skills Organizing

Entrepreneurship Administration

Management support Resource allocation

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Project Managers Manage

Engineering

Procurement Construction

Finance Cost engineering

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Project Managers Manage

Schedule

Environmental considerations Regulatory requirements and law

Inflation & cost escalations Labor and client relations

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Management Skills Human behavior and

interpersonal relationships Psychology

Organizational behavior 

Sociology

Communications

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Project Manager¶s

Responsibilities Planning agent

Overall and summary NOT NOT detailed planning

� Functional or line managers

Resolve conflicts

Make tradeoffs

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³Planning Architect´ defines Complete tasks

Resource requirements Major timetable milestones

End-item quality and reliabilityrequirements

Performance measurements

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System/Product Lifecycle

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What would a typical

³Project Lifecycle´ look like?