Project ManagementProcess

J.A. “Yogi” MangualChief Operating Officer

NIB

Project Management

• What is it?

– The application of knowledge, skills, tools & techniques to develop tasks & strategies to meet project requirements.

Project Management Life Cycle

• Project Initiation

• Detailed Project Planning

• Project Implementation & Execution

• Project Closeout

Project Initiation• Project Identification

– NAM – Identifies project, customer requirement & initial impact to JWOD Program and commercial sources

– Director, Product Development – Assesses potential/value of project, consult Textile & Apparel Group (TAG) and provide recommendation.

Project Initiation Cont’d.• Project Selection

– VP, Business Development – Assemble Textile Selection Panel to evaluate/select project.

– Textile Selection Panel (TSP) – VP, Business Development, Director Product Development, Manager Contract Admin/Pricing, Development Engineer, NAM and Project Manager.

– TSP - assesses customer needs & established quantitative & qualitative requirements necessary by participating agencies.

Project Initiation Cont’d.• Project Selection

– Selection Criteria – Assessment of customer needs, benefit cost ratio, organization fit & risk analysis.

– Agency Involvement Start – Discussions with potential participating agencies for evaluation & acceptance of project.

Detailed Project Planning• Project Charter – Written agreement between PM

Team & NIB senior management identifying expectations for budget, status reporting, communication flow & reporting criteria.

• Project Requirements Document – Prepared by PM Team & approved by TSP. Summary of project objectives/requirements, project scope, evaluation criteria, manufacturing plan, workforce detail & technical requirements.

• Action Plan Development – Led by Project Manager. Identifies key tasks & deliverables & outlines major segments of work, schedule, costing & resource requirements. Synchronization Matrix of key events & Risk Management Plan prepared by PM Team.

Project Implementation

• Monitor & Evaluate Project – Assess performance with feedback from stakeholders

• Report Project Performance – Assure performance in accordance with plan & make

adjustments as necessary. • Risk Management – Monitor, mitigate & report.

• Assess Quality & Customer Satisfaction

Project Closeout

• Write Final Project Report – Customers requirements met, agency goals met & blind direct labor growth.

• Formal Lessons Learned – Capture lessons learned for future projects and create established formal document.

• Administrative & Contract Closures – Identify contract closure and/or sustainment phase requirements & assign roles & responsibilities.