Post on 27-Dec-2015
Project Management
Tools and Techniques(presentation & discussion)
“discussion”
What is your interpretation of
Project
What is your interpretation of
Project Management
Elements of Project Management
• Skill and Art transferable to any job
• pro-active and organized
• a way to know what is and is-not possible
• a credibility booster.
Project Management is NOT
• a way to squeeze more performance
• time management
• a way to eliminate risk
• a replacement for authority.
Necessary Tools
• Defined Goal
• Brainstormed Tasks
• Estimates
• Sequence and Timing
• Calendar issues
• Appropriate Team
• Appropriate Budget
• Risk Analysis
• Tracking and Reporting
• Project Wrap-Up
Define the following...
According to theProject Management Institute:
By clearly writing down the goal of the project,
you are 100%
more likely to have a
successful project.
Defining the Project
• What is the Goal
• What is the priority (today) (this hour)
• What is the project not
• Success and Completion criteria
• Assumptions.
Not crucial
• Project Management software
• a “project office”
• methodology
• precise estimates.
AvoidAvoid at all costs!
• Relying on software
• Ignoring project plans or data
• Doing everything as a project
• Trying to do too much, too fast.
Encouraging Success
• Have a visible project-management success
• Require data to explain/prove claims
• Look for pay-offs for every action
• Recognize the time required
• …do that California thing….
Leading by negative example...
Negative examples
• This will stink…
• Survey…
• Rhyme…
• Brainstorm….
Why Project Management Works
• With a defined Goal, expectations are managed
• Project team responsibilities are clearly defined
• If something is unreasonable, there is data to explain
• People are kept informed of project status
• The opposite of Project Management is….
Project ManagementT-Shirt Slogans
If you can not prove
you are using the information,
you are not allowed to ask for it.
Project ManagementT-Shirt Slogans
Do not collect information, just
because it is easy to collect.
Project ManagementT-Shirt Slogans
Availability is not a skill-set.
Project ManagementT-Shirt Slogans
Nothing is impossible…
some things are just highly
improbable.
Project ManagementT-Shirt Slogans
A project manager
without authority
is practically useless.
Project ManagementT-Shirt Slogans
Do not wear lip-liner
at any age.-- Oprah, 1997
Project ManagementT-Shirt Slogans
Simply listening doesn’t
constitute accountability.--The Ottawa Citizen, yesterday