project management 英文版课件 香港城市大学
SEEM 6009
Project Management
What is a project and why project management
Chuah K B
project management 英文版课件 香港城市大学
Outline
Introduction
What is a project
Why project management
Project Characteristics
The hard & soft elements of project
management
Words of wisdom in project management Causes of project problems
Closing remarks
project management 英文版课件 香港城市大学
Projects have come a long way The great projects of human’s early history: Pyramids, Sphinx, Great Walls, Hanging Gardens, Taj Mahal …….
The wonders of the world of engineering: the canals, the bridges, the sky scrapping towers, the modern airports ……
The advanced, cutting-edge R&D or
sophisticated human-based systems projects of today
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Three “types” of projects
“Man” projects
“Machine” projects
“Mind” projects
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Recent managing changes
Less hierarchical
Systems approach
Project oriented
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Common PM Terminology
Program (group of projects)
Project & sub-project
Work package or work segment
Task and sub-tasks
Work unit
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What is a project?
Aprojectisagoalorientedactionrequiredtorealizeanidea,aproposal,adevelopmentorthelike
Itisaseriesofactivitiesortaskswhichaimsataspecificgoal
Aprojectistemporaryindurationandnon-repetitive
Itisundertakentoachieveaspecifiedresultoreffectwithinatimelimitandcostbudget
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Definitions of a project
A project is a specific, finite task to be accomplished(Meredith & Mantel)Project involves a single, definable purpose, end product or result, usually specified in terms of cost, schedule, and performance requirements(Nicholas)A project can be considered to be any series of activities and tasks that (Kerzner) Have a specified objective to be completed within certain specifications; Have a defined start and end dates Have funding limits Consume resources (money, people, equipment)A temporary endeavourundertaken to create a unique product or service (PMI)
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The triple constraints or
objectives of a project
Performance
ScheduleBudgetSuccessful project management is about accomplishing the performance specifications on (or
before !) the time
schedule and within the
budgeted cost
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What is project management The project management triad contains three basic concepts that underlie professional project management
Identified points of integrative project responsibility Integrative and predictive project planning and control systems and
The project team -identifying and managing the
project team to integrate the efforts of all contributors to the project. (Archibald)
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Why Project Management
Responsive to client and environmentFast problem resolutionQuick decision makingNo sub optimizationXXXOrganizational complexityPolicy violationsLower personnel utilization
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Typical management functions Planning
Organising
Staffing
Directing
ControllingTogether, these management functions add up to one thing i.e. to get things done through other people! A project manager is expected to do all these and more! But unlike a functional manager, he has to work within the so-called project’ s triple constraints all
the time; and most importantly, his
responsibility and authority is often
ambiguous
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Efficiency
versus
Effectiveness
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Project characteristics
Specific purpose (goal & objectives)Uniqueness (risk & uncertainty)Project life cycle (finite duration)Interdependency (coordination & integration)Conflicts (problems & opportunities)
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Specific purpose
(goal/objectives)
Well-definedsetofdesiredendresults Dividedintosubtasksthatmustbeaccomplishedinordertoachievetheprojectgoal;
The subtasks require coordination and control in terms of timing, precedence, cost and performance
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Uniqueness
Every project has some elements that are unique since a project is a one-off
undertaking