Introduction to project management

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+General Introduction


+What‘s a project ?

« A project is a temporary endeavor

undertaken to create unique product or

service



Phases


Initiation Feasibility Organisation Execution Transfer

DeliverableLessons learnedRisk

• Project Charter

• Stakeholder

Analysis

• Requirements

• Service/Produc

t

• Risque

Analysis

• WBS

• PERT

• GANTT

• Project Plan

• Kanban Chart

• Dashboard

• Reporting

• Test

• Lessons

learned

• Work break-

down structure

• Estimation

• Sequencing

• Project Plan

• Project Control

Meeting

• Project Status

• Scope Change

• Test

• Requirements

Risk • Project

initiation

• Scope

• Stakeholder

• Transfer

• Lessons learned

Gate Review Gate Review Gate Review Gate ReviewGate Review

Topics

? What’s the project ?

What are the

needs ? What’s the

best solution ?

How do we organise

the project ?

How can i keep

the project on track ?

How can i make sure

that the client will take

over the project ?


+Project Selection

All projects must be subject to a

rigorous selection process

Because it is a means of achieving

the company’s strategy,

Because it is registered in the

process of management of

innovation,

Because it must be attached to a

strategic axis

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Strategic Plan

Project propositions

Project ideas, improvements

RFP, Etc.

Selection

Committee

Project

initiation

Pre-

feasibility Strategic Plan

Yes No

Yes, but laterYes,

if…


Your project should be strategic !

Strategic

Vision

Strategic

Axes

Strategic

Projects

Axe 1 :

Objective

Vision statement

Axe 2 :

Objective

Axe 3 :

Objective

Project 1Project 2

Project …



Portfolio / Program / Project

Project

Workpackage

Workpackage

Program

Portfolio Project

ProgramProject



Ability to decide versus knowledge

Time

Ability to decide

and to act

Level of

knowledge



+How to ask questions?

A Project

What ?

When ?

How ?

Where ?

Why ?


+

Scope

Time Cost

Quality

What’s really important for this project ?



What’s the impact of risks on your project ?

Cost

TimeQuality

Uniqueness Risk !

Risk !

Risk ! Risk !

ScopeRisk !

generate



+Cost, Time, Quality and Scope

•Projects must be delivered on time.

•Projects must be within cost.

•Projects must be within scope.

Projects must meet customer

requirements with the appropriate

quality level

Cost

Quality

Scope

Time



+Projects and Organisations

Organisations involved in a projectOrganisation has projects



What’s the priority for the stakeholders ?

Cost

QualityTime

Scope



What’s the scope ?

Scope Cost, Time, Qualityimpacts

Cost

TimeQuality

Scope

Cost

TimeQuality

Scope



+How complex is your project ?

Technical

complexity

Social

complexity

Strong

Strong

Weak

Weak



+Matrix Organisation



+Actors on the project

Takes the decisions

Manages the project

Uses the outcomeDoes the jobwww.relaxedprojectmanager.com


+The project organisation

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Customer

(owner)

Project

Manager

(Engineering

company

(MOE)

Internal TeamSub-contractor

1st rankSuppliers

Sub-contractor

2nd rank

Sub-contractor

2rd rank

Customer role

Express needs & requirements

Set objectives

Finance the project

Choose the Engineering (MOE)

Decide & accept the intermediate

and final deliverables of the

project

Project Manager role

Specify the needs

Set the organisation to

Control the execution of the project from A to Z

Report to the customer and assist him in taking

decisions

The Project Manager give advices and make

proposals


+Project versus routine Work

>1960s Low Tech

Routine

Project

>2000 High Tech

Routine

Project



+Project manager in a matrix organisation

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Project Objectives

Project Manager

Work packageResponsible

LineManager



+ Positioning the Project Manager

Project

Manage

r

Client /

Customer

Hierarchy

Steering

Committee

Partners

Project Team

Experts

Subcontracto

rs

Co

contractors


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