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Agenda
Wk 1 Review:
◦Treasure Hunt
Review Project Life Cycle
Identify Stakeholders
Phase 1: Initiating
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Processes of Project Management
1. Initiating
2. Planning
3. Executing
4. Controlling & Monitoring
5. Closing
What is the Project Life Cycle?Sequence of phases through
which the project will evolve
Fundamental to the management of projects
Exact wording varies between industries and organization
Phase 1Initiating
◦Getting commitment to start the project
◦Goals & objectives established◦Teams formed◦Tasks are developed
◦Answers question: What problem is to be solved How will it be solved
Phase 2Planning
◦Figure out how the project will perform
◦Schedules laid out◦Budgets created◦Risks analyzed
◦Answers question: What is the plan? How do we know when we are done?
Phase 4Controlling
◦Sometimes referred to as Monitoring
◦Ongoing responsibility to see if the project is going according to the plan
◦Quality levels monitored and maintained
◦Forecasts made and updated
Project Management Approaches2 Approaches
◦Traditional◦Agile
◦Note: This course will cover the Traditional approach
Traditional ApproachWe can complete the processes in
order of the project life cycle
Works well when we are familiar with the project
Goal and solution are easy to identify
Scope and deliverables are clear
Agile ApproachGoal can be described, however
the solution is not clear
Completed when we don’t know what the solution looks like
Initiating Projects
“Initiation is successfully beginning the project to create success in the end. “
Initiatin
g
Planning Execu
tingControlling
Closing
Purpose of Initiation ProcessSet the overall solution direction
Define top-level project objectives
Secure◦Necessary approvals◦Resources
Assign Project Manager
Project Initiation Check ListComplete the Project Initiation
Check List
Project Definition WorksheetReview together :
◦Wk2_ProjectDefinitionWorksheet ◦Wk2_ProjectChecklist
◦AFTER THE QUIZ
Who is a Stakeholder?Includes individuals and
organizations who:
◦Are involved in the project
◦May + or – affect the project◦May exert influence over the project
or results
Project StakeholdersIn groups, take 5 minutes to
come up with a list of project stakeholders for our fictitious class project;
One group member writes the results on the board.
Who May Be a Stakeholder?
◦End users◦External (environmental, technological,
market changes, competitive initiatives)◦Internal◦Upper management◦Suppliers◦Sub contractors◦Team members◦Regulatory agencies◦Sponsors
Working with GroupsGoogle Groups
Google Hangouts
Group Work Contract
Assignments and homework is totally manageable for individual completion
If you wish to work in groups◦Groups can be no larger than 3
members◦I will not deal with group politics
All students must sign up on the wiki
Individual or Group Work