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Project Management Systems
4/16/2013
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What Is a Project?• A project is “a temporary endeavor
undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result” (PMBOK® Guide 2004, p. 5)
• Projects can be large or small and take a short or long time to complete
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What is a project?
• One definition – ‘a specific design or plan’
• Key elements– non-routine– specific objectives– planned – predetermined time span– constrained resources
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Denver International Airport – Scope• Designed to be the
largest US airport.• Estimate cost: $1.7
billion.• Budget: $2.08 billion.• Planned finish date:
Oct. 1993.
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Denver International AP
• Repeated design changes due to changing requirements from United Airlines
• Malfunctioning computerized baggage system
• Inter-terminal transit breakdowns.
• Millworkers’ union strike.
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DIA – Cost & Time
Cost Time0
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Estimate
Actual
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DIA – Success?
• Public relations disaster.
• 2006 blizzard shredded Teflon roof.
• Death of Luis Jimenez
PM Three-Legged Stool
Scope
Cost
Time
Project Success
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Project Management Skills
• Leadership• Communications• Problem Solving• Negotiating• Influencing the Organization• Mentoring• Process and technical expertise
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The Role of the Project Manager• Planning
• Scheduling
• Coordinating
• Coaching
• Project succeeds or fails based on you!
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Position of planning
• Feasibility study - decide if project is worth doing• Plan how you are going do it, then do it
feasibility study
planning
project
Is it worth doing?
How do we do it?
Do it!
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Project Management Institute (PMI)• Disseminates industry
best practices.• Provides training and
certifications.• Project Management Body
of Knowledge (PBMOK)
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Functional vs. Project Manager
Functional manager Project manager
Clear authority; quasi-permanent; can direct
Low authority; temporary; must convince
Established organization Developing organization
Long-term relationships Short-term relationships
Small set of skills managed Diverse set of skills managed
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PM Tools: Software• Low-end
– Basic features, tasks management, charting– MS Excel, Milestones Simplicity
• Mid-market– Handle larger projects, multiple projects, analysis
tools– MS Project (approx. 50% of market)
• High-end– Very large projects, specialized needs, enterprise– AMS Realtime– Primavera Project Manager
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Project Management Tools and Techniques
–Project charter, scope statement, and WBS (scope)
–Gantt charts, network diagrams, critical path analysis, critical chain scheduling (time)
–Cost estimates and earned value management (cost)
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Tools: Gantt Chart
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Tools: Network Diagram
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Adages
• Brooks’ Law
Adding manpower to a late software project makes it later.
• Throwing money at a project doesn’t solve the problem
• Taking resources away from a project doesn’t always make it easier either
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