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PROJECT MANAGEMENTFOR WORKING PROFESSIONALS
With David Lieberman
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Agenda• Terms and Vocabulary• Tools for Successful Management• Successfully Starting a Project• Planning for People• Creating the Project Plan• Correctly Estimating Time
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VOCABULARY
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WHAT IS A PROJECT?(official definition)
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Project (defined):
A temporary activity designed to produce a unique product, service, or result.
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PROJECT CONSTRAINTS
Scope Quality
Cost Time
Resources
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Yeah.. I’m going to need that project sooner
than we thought.”
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Resources / Cost
Quality / Scope
Time
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
TRIANGLETRIANGLE
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GOALS AND DELIVERABLES
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Goals
Must be Measurable.
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Deliverables
The output of a project that enables the goal to be reached.
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Now, think of a deliverable that will help you reach that goal.
Describe a goal you currently have (can be professional or personal)
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Project Management Process Groups
Initiation Planning Execution
Monitoring and
ControllingClosing
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Project Management Lifecycle
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Can it be a
successful project?
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Can It Be a Successful Project?
Does it have a clearly defined
and measureable
goal?
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Can It Be a Successful Project?
Does it have a clearly defined deliverable?
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Can It Be a Successful Project?
Is it clear who the requestor and
sponsor is?
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Can It Be a Successful Project?
Is it clear who the Project Manager
is?
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Answer these
important questionsbefore proceeding with a project.
Does it have a clearly defined goal?
Y N
Does it have a clearly defined deliverable?
Y N
Is it clear who the requestor and sponsor is?
Y N
Is it clear who the Project Manager is?
Y N
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PROJECT MANAGEMENTFOR WORKING PROFESSIONALS
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PROJECT STAKEHOLDERS
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STAKEHOLDER:
DEFINITIONA person who is
actively involved in the project, or
whose interests may be affected by execution or completion of the project.
A stakeholder may also
exert influence over the project and its deliverables.
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STAKEHOLDERGROUPS
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SPONSORProvides
resourcesand
authority
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PROJECT TEAMPerforms activities to produce the project deliverable.
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FUNCTIONAL MANAGERS
Provide human resources
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EXTERNAL PARTNERS• Customers• Vendors• End users• Community / Society
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Stakeholder Management Plan
Step 1: Identify
Stakeholders
Step 2: Anticipate Influence
Step 3: Prioritize Impact
Step 4: Develop Strategy
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Identify Stakeholders Who are the key people who care about the project (and can affect it)?What do they know about the project already?Who knows about the project and can help me understand the situation?
Who doesn’t know about the project, but should?
Who might oppose the project?
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Identify Potential Stakeholder Problems
Who might oppose the project?
What might they dislike about the project?
Might any stakeholders have hidden or additional agendas?
Should I consider any bias factors with the stakeholders?
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Inte
rest
Level
Power Level
Prioritization of Impact
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Stakeholder Relationship to the Project
Prioritization of Impact
Potential Strategies for Obtaining Support or Minimizing Opposition
Develop a Strategy!
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Stakeholder Communication (why?)
Frequency Owner
Communication Plan
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Project Charter
Titles the Project
Identifies Requirements, Goals, Constraints and
Risks
Gives Project Manager Authority!
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S.T.A.R.R.S.T.A.R.R.1.Situation: The situation was…”
2.Task: “So, I was tasked with…”
3.Action: “So, I took these actions…
4.Results: “Here are the results…”
5.Recommendation: “So, I recommend…”
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break down the work
WBS
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WBS
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WBS REPORT• What kind of event are you
having?• Talk about a couple of ideas
you had / uncovered. • How will you measure the
goal?
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ESTIMATING TIME
effort vs.
duration
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important points!Project
Management Vocabulary
Stakeholder Management
& STARR
Setting Projects Up for Success
Com. Plan & Project Charter
WBS and Duration
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ACTION PLANTOOLS &TAKEAWAYS
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PROJECT MANAGEMENTESSENTIALS
With David Lieberman