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ALTUS ALLIANCE 2016Project Success Begins with Management
Your Presenters • Laura Petrisor
Project Manager
• Mohammed MashalProject Manager
Agenda • Introduction• PM Facts• PM Methodologies• PM Myths • Tools and Techniques
Project: A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result.
Project Management: The application of knowledge skills, tools and techniques to project activities to meet the project requirements.
Operations: Constitute an organization's on-going, repetitive activities, such as accounting or production.
Terminology
PM’s responsibilities by complexity
Low
Coordinate
Medium High
Manage Direct
Balancing a Project-Constraints Model• We ask clients to prioritize scope, cost & timeline• All three cannot be priority• Change management keeps clients in control of the project
Why do companies use PM?• To handle projects effectively in an organization.
• To define the project and agree with the customer
• To plan and assess resource needs for the project
• To estimate project cost and make proposals
• To plan & schedule activities in a project
• To allocate the right resource at the right time
• To assess risk and failure points and make backup plans
• To lead a project team effectively and communicate well
Top 10 Factors contributing to Project Success: • Clear goals/objectives
• Support from senior management• Adequate funds/resources• Realistic schedule• End user commitment• Effective leadership/conflict resolution• Flexible approach to change• Clear communication channels• Taking account of past experience• Effective management of risk
Project Management Facts:• Nearly 70% of organizations implementing project managers report that
project success rates have improved significantly as a result.
• 90% of global senior executives and project management experts say good project management is key to delivering successful results and gaining a competitive edge.
• More than 16 million people regard project management as their profession.
Project Management Facts:• An astounding 97% of organizations believe project
management is critical to business performance and organizational success.
• There are projected to be 15 million new project management jobs within the decade.
• 66% of project managers identified level of support as the key decider in investing in a new software.
• The world as a whole spends (2010) nearly $10 trillion of its $40.7 trillion gross product on projects of all kinds.
Project Management MethodologiesAgile:• Iterative and incremental method • Extreme project management (XPM): managing complex and
uncertain projects• Allows for changes to be made after the initial planning
Waterfall• A sequential design process• Client knows what to expect• Relies heavily on initial requirements
Agile
Agile Scrum
Microsoft Sure Step (Agile)
Water Fall
PMI-Water Fall
Microsoft Sure Step (Water Fall)
Altus Project Types• New Implementation • Implement new dynamics solutions to replace the legacy system and
improve business processes
• Upgrade • Upgrade the current dynamics solution to the latest version
Altus Project Phases • New Implementation
• Diagnostic SOW• Analysis FRD and identify GAPs• Design Estimate and design specs on the GAPs• Development configuration ,System Customizations and GAPs QA • Deployment KUT and UAT• Operation Go Live, Post Go Live support , Project closure and transition
to support
• Upgrade • Diagnostic report • UAT data transformation • Training on new features • System UAT and issue resolution • Go Live, Post Go Live support , Project closure and transition to support
Project Management Myths
Project Management Myths
Project Management Myths
Project Management Myths
Project Management Tools and Techniques • WBS
• Risk Register
• Flow Chart
• Project Plan
• And more…
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