1. CONTACT
dr.ir. Jan Devos, MBA
Electronics and IT Lab
University College West-Flanders
Ghent University Association
Graaf Karel De Goedelaan 5
BE-8500 KORTRIJK - BELGIUM
T: +32 56 24 12 72
F: +32 56 24 12 24
e-mail: jan.devos@howest.be
e-mail: jgdvos.devos@ugent.be
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Twitter: @jangdevos
4. What is a project?
The tunnel boring machines were
specially designed for excavating
the chalk marl rock which geological
surveys had shown to lie beneath the
seabed along the proposed tunnel
route. However, several factors
combined to make this a unique
challenge for the machines:
•The length of the tunnel to be
excavated undersea ( in excess
of 20 km ).
•The high rate of advance
required to meet the
construction programme
requirements.
•The possibility of unexpected
ground conditions - such as an
unsurveyed borehole.
At completion, it was estimated that the whole project
cost around £10 billion.
Work stated on both sides in 1987, and the fixed link was opened in 1994 -
nearly 2 years late, and way over budget.
5. What is a project?
Program Apollo was a series of human spaceflight
missions undertaken by the United States of America
using the Apollo spacecraft and Saturn launch
vehicle, conducted during the years 1961–1972.
It was devoted to the goal of landing a man
on the Moon and returning him safely to
Earth within the decade of the 1960s.
This goal was achieved with the Apollo 11 mission in
July 1969. The program continued into the early 1970s
to carry out the initial hands-on scientific exploration of
the Moon, with a total of six successful landings
Apollo Program insigne
The cost of the entire Apollo program: USD $25.4 billion -1969 Dollars ($135-
billion in 2005 Dollars).
6. What is a project?
a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique
product, service or result. (Project Management Institute)
a temporary organization that is created for the purpose
of delivering one or more business products according to
a specified Business Case (Prince2)
• Temporary organization
• Limited in time
• Goal centric
• Impact on the existing organization
10. Limited in time
Clear starting point
• Clear finishing point
• Milestones and milestone products (deliverables)
• Wanted, Planned and Realized (Earned Value Analysis)
• Baseline, Stages, Critical path
13. Project centric
Improvising Task centric
Project centric
Assurance of the outcome
14. Project centric
Improvising Project Centric Task Centric
Flexibility Goal oriented Efficient
No procedures Processes Procedures
Creative/ Innovative Planning / Analyzing Control
No structure Change management Hierarchy
15. Which model is the best ?
Depends on the situation
• What results do we need ?
• Control in time and budget
• Bringing disciplines together
• Type of organization
• Type of product/service
24. Project Management
• Clear roles and responsibilities
• Management capabilities and
techniques
25. Project Management
What is succes in project management?
Answer: do not fail !
But failure is the outcome of a human process
All failures are “expectation failures” = the
failure to meet the expectations of the
stakeholders
27. Project Management Practices
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
• Break your assignment down in manageable tasks
• Assign a deliverable to each task
• Define each task with clear objectives
• Assign a execution time to each task
• Assign a cost to each task
• Assign resources to each task
• Tasks who are not in the WBS are out-of-scope
Do a stepwise refinement of some tasks in the WBS
28. Project Management Practices
Define the goals according to the SMART principle
S Specific / Significant / Simple
M Measurable / Manageable
A Achievable / Appropriate / Attainable
R Realistic / Relevant
T Timely / Trackable
32. GANTT diagram
H.L. Gantt (1861-1919) – assistant of F. Taylor
• WBS = set of all tasks
• Presentation of all tasks on a time line
• Beginning and Ending time
• Linking of tasks (concurrent tasks are possible)
34. PERT diagram
PERT - Program Evaluation and Review Technique
•Origin: US DoD (1958)
•WBS
•Extra: TOTAL time needed to finished the project
•Critical path = the longest path of planned tasks to the
end of the project, and the earliest and latest that each
task can start and finish without making the project
longer
36. Project Management
Scope
Poor scope definition is the
major contributing factor to
cost overruns in the
engineering and construction
industry.
The effect of “creeping scope” is
a major cause of cost overruns
37. PRINCE2, Projects IN Controlled Environments,
Project management method covering the organisation, management and
control of projects.
Process Based & Product Based
Improved responsibility, authority and accountability reducing confusion
Divide the project into manageable stages for more accurate planning