week 5 course element

Week 5 – Project Planning :

2/8/2011 IDC 6110 1 Week 5 – Project Planning John Weaver

Why is project planning important? :

2 Why is project planning important? “The plan is a roadmap for your project that helps you guide the work from start to finish” (Baker & Campbell, 2007, p. 93) “Like the rudder of a ship, information alone is not enough; but without it, the vessel and the project both recklessly wander out of control” ( Verzuh , 2008, p. 94). “ Plans are nothing; planning is everything” — Dwight D. Eisenhower

Projects through a microscope :

3 Projects through a microscope

The components of the Project Planning phase:

4 The components of the Project Planning phase Work Breakdown Structure Scheduling – Time Estimation Budget Estimation Risk Management Plan

TCS Newsletter Project:

5 TCS Newsletter Project Task Importance Work Breakdown Structure High Scheduling High Budget Estimation Low Risk Management Medium

What about your project? :

6 What about your project? Task Importance Work Breakdown Structure Why? Scheduling Why? Budget Estimation Why? Risk Management Why?

Work Breakdown Structure of Project Management:

7 Work Breakdown Structure of Project Management

Work Breakdown Structure Continued:

8 Work Breakdown Structure Continued

Work Breakdown Structure Continued:

9 Work Breakdown Structure Continued

Planning a Project: Online Collaboration:

10 Planning a Project: Online Collaboration How do we facilitate collaboration in electronic environments? How do we efficiently manage online? What problems might we run into? How can we leverage technology to help the planning process? Aside from PM-specific software, what are some tools that might be helpful in the planning process?

Planning a Project: Get Dr. Hopper Elected! :

11 Planning a Project: Get Dr. Hopper Elected! Project definition: The Spring 2011 students of IDC 6110 will plan and execute a campaign to get Dr. Hopper elected to the T-Commons Advisory Board. The project planning will be completed during Week 5 with a hypothetical budget of $1000.

Planning a Project: Get Dr. Hopper Elected! :

12 Planning a Project: Get Dr. Hopper Elected! What would a potential Work Breakdown Structure look like? What is the best way to organize it? How long do we anticipate the tasks taking? Given the budget, what are the resources needed? Is there a realistic way to allocate funds? What are the identified risks involved with getting Dr. Hopper elected?

Week 5 Presentation Conclusion:

13 Week 5 Presentation Conclusion Thank you for your time. See you on the boards!