Project management pmi_approach_pmp

1. PROJECT MANAGEMENT, PMI APPROACH (PMP)
Sayed Ahmed
BSc. Eng. in CSc. & Eng. (BUET, Bangladesh)
MSc. in CSc. (University of Manitoba, Canada)
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References:
Book: PMP in Depth by P. Sanghera
Book: The PMP Exam, How to Pass on Your First Try
Project Management Courses in Undergraduate Study
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2. REFERENCES & SOURCES
 Book: PMP in Depth by P. Sanghera
 Read on 2007
 Book: The PMP Exam, How to Pass on Your First Try
 Read on 2007
 A Project Management Course in Undergraduate Study
 Articles from the Internet

3. LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Overview
Difference between projects and
operations
Project Phases
Project Knowledge Area
Projects and style of the organization
Some Essential Project Management
Terms

4. OUR SERVICES

5. OVERVIEW
 Overview of Project Management
 What is a project?
 A project is an activity
 that using plans and processes creates
 a product, a service, or a result
 A product is a physical product like a TV
 A service is like the Internet, a website
 A result [analytical model, proof of something] is the knowledge
based outcome of a research project
 Project is a continuous process
 that takes an idea/concept
 targets an outcome
 plans how to get the outcome
 uses several processes/activities
• to gain the outcome
 applies monitoring and controlling
• to get the desired outcome timely

6. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PROJECTS AND OPERATIONS
 Operation
 An operation is not a project
 Operations are done to keep something/an organization
going
 For a restaurant
 Selling foods, buying groceries, cooking, maintaining the
space are part of operations
 For a food shop, selling foods is an operation
 Software maintenance many times are operations
 Project
 The process to create a University or a food shop is a project
 Software development process is mostly project oriented

7. PROJECT PHASES
 A project has some definite phases
 such as:
 Initiating
 Planning
 Executing
 Monitoring
 Closing

8. PROJECT PHASES
 Initiate
 Start a project
 Plan
 Plan how to achieve the goal
 Plan regarding execution and monitoring
 Execute
 Execute the plans to achieve the goal
 Monitor
 Monitor the progress of the project
 Modify plans and also modify execution
 Close
 Close with project when the goal is achieved

9. PROJECT KNOWLEDGE AREA
 Each project needs to use
 some knowledge
 and skills
 to attain it's goals
 Projects use processes
 to get the result
 Each process may address one aspect of the project
 Each process
 Requires raw input, tool and techniques
 and produces some output
 Each of the processes may require knowledge in one
area

10. PROJECT KNOWLEDGE AREA
 Common project knowledge areas are:
 1. Project scope management
 2. Project time management
 3. Project cost management
 4. Project human resource management
 5. Project procurement management
 6. Project risk management
 7. Project quality management
 8. Project integration management
 9. Project communication management

11. PROJECTS AND STYLE OF THE ORGANIZATION
 Organization Types
 Functional Organization
 Projected Organization
 Matrix Organization

12. PROJECTS AND STYLE OF THE ORGANIZATION
 Functional Organization
 Each functional department is a separate entity
 Projects are done usually
 within a functional unit
 that is independent of other units
 If the help of other units is required
 it is done through the hierarchy of the functional managers
 Usually an unit has a manager
 Based on the size
 each unit may have multiple managers with hierarchy
 Such organization may not carry out many projects
 Project managers may not be so important
 Project managers may be
 just part-time with little or no authority

13. PROJECTS AND STYLE OF THE ORGANIZATION
 Projected Organization
 Organized around projects
 They mostly do projects
 Most resources are invested for projects
 Here, project managers have the supreme authority
 and usually are full time.

14. PROJECTS AND STYLE OF THE ORGANIZATION
 Matrix Organization
 Just a mix of the
 functional and projected organizations
 The matrix
 may be strong in projected area and weak in functional area
 or vice versa

15. SOME BASIC PROJECT MANAGEMENT TERMS
 Project scope management
 Scope Plan
 Scope definition
 Work breakdown structure
 Scope control
 Scope verification
 Project time management
 Activity definition
 Activity sequencing
 Activity resource estimating
 Activity duration
 Schedule development
 Schedule control

16. SOME BASIC PROJECT MANAGEMENT TERMS
 Project cost management
 Cost estimate
 Cost budgeting
 Cost control
 Project human resource management
 Planning human resources
 Acquiring the project team
 Developing the project team
 Managing the project team

17. SOME BASIC PROJECT MANAGEMENT TERMS
 Project procurement management
 Manage acquiring products
 Project risk management
 Plan the risk management
 Identify the risks
 Perform risk analysis
 Develop a risk resource plan
 Monitor and control risks
 Project quality management
 Quality planning
 Quality assurance
 Quality control

18. SOME BASIC PROJECT MANAGEMENT TERMS
 Project integration management
 Developing the project management plan
 Directing and managing project execution
 Monitoring and controlling the project work
 closing the project
 Project communication management
 Plan communication
 Distribute needed information to the stakeholders
 Report project performance and status
 Communicate to resolve issues among the stakeholders