Project Management Training

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Project Management : 

Project Management Jenny ShawFidelta Consulting on behalf of University of Hull

About You... : 

Name Organisation Experience of managing projects Are you working on any projects at the moment? (A bit about your work) What do you want to learn today? About You...

Characteristics of a project : 

Series of linked activities Limited time Limited budget or resources Clear goal or outcome Unique in some way Characteristics of a project

What is a project? : 

What is a project? Time Cost Outcome

Project Initiation : 

Project Initiation

Getting Started : 

Mandate Aims and Objectives Scope Outcomes / Outputs Timescales Job Descriptions Partnership Agreements ... Getting Started

Aims & Objectives : 

AimWhat we want to achieve ObjectivesWhat we set out to do in order to achieve our Aim Aims & Objectives

Scope : 

What the project will do What the project will not do Scope

Outputs : 

Also called outcomes, deliverables or targets May be “hard” or “soft” Should always be measurable Can be scheduled Outputs

Project Planning : 

Project Planning

The Project Plan : 

A project plan is a formal way of organising tasks, timings, dependencies, resources, milestones and outputs in a project It may include: Work Breakdown or Product Breakdown Schedule PERT Chart Gantt Chart The Project Plan

Product Based Planning : 

Product Breakdown Schedule Product Descriptions Product Flow Diagram Product Based Planning

Dependencies : 

Logical links between tasks Some tasks can’t start until others finish Some tasks can take place in parallel First step towards creating a time-bound schedule Dependencies

Mrs Beeton’s Guide to Dependencies : 

Pre-heat oven Prepare chicken and place in ovenoven is heating whilst chicken is being preparedcannot put chicken in oven until oven has reached required temperature Prepare vegetablesvegetables are being prepared whilst chicken is cookingcannot start to cook vegetables until chicken has reached a particular stage in its cooking Mrs Beeton’s Guide to Dependencies

PERT Chart : 

PERT Chart Identify SMEs Research training Send reports Write up reports Research sector 01 5 days 3 days 3 days 8 days 8 days 05 08 06 07 9/8/05 21/9/05 16/9/05 6/9/05 25/8/05 5/9/05 15/9/05 20/9/05 23/9/05 15/8/05 Carry out audits 04 20 days 19/8/05 15/09/05 Check for eligibility 02 1 day 16/8/05 16/8/05 Set up appointments 03 2 days 17/8/05 18/8/05

Project Management : 

Project Management

Periodic review : 

Monthly (or quarterly) schedule of Expenditure Milestones Outcomes What did you plan for the month/quarter? What did you actually achieve? Periodic review

Tolerance : 

The amount of change you can cope with. (e.g. 15%) If within tolerance limit we will catch up If outside tolerance limit we will revise the plan Otherwise the project will fail Tolerance

Managing Change : 

Keeping an issue log Unexpected happenings New thoughts and ideas External changes Request for change Changing what is delivered Suggestions for improvement Record of actual or forecast failure Managing Change

Slide 22: 

What will you do differently as a result of this training day?