2. Projects bring together resources, skills & technology to
achieve the objectives & deliver the business benefits.
Good project management helps ensure risks are identified &
managed, objectives & benefits are achieved on time, in
budget & to the required quality.
Projects are finite in duration
3. What makes a good project? Governance
Clarity of scope & deliverables
The right people, systems & processes
Good communications
Standardised reporting of issues, risks, assumptions & contingencies
Management of an overall schedule with active reviews
A business case & budget
A transition plan into business as usual
5. Initiation
Project Brief documents what the project is expected to accomplish,
how this will be measured, the key workpackages & participants plus
any constraints & assumptions.
Outline Business Case is developed & refined during next phase.
Project Manager assigned.
6. Planning & design
This phase involves determining the set of discrete activities required
to deliver the project. Captured as a Work Breakdown Structure.
Project Initiation Document provides the baseline ‘agreement’ against
which the project can be assessed.
Develop Project Schedule.
9. Execution
Consists of undertaking the work and co-ordinating resources to
accomplish the project’s objectives in accordance with the plan.
Measure, monitor & control. Trust, but verify!
Maintain project schedule.
10. Completion
The formal acceptance of the project against the defined criteria,
together with an end-of-project report including lessons learned.
Transition project into ‘life’ (business as usual).
Ensure tools, processes, skills & resources are in place, together with
appropriate documentation.
11. The project management quality triangle
One side of the triangle cannot be changed without affecting the others.
For example: increased scope typically
means increased time and increased cost.
Time
Scope Cost