...American University of Science & Technology Project Planning Management Naëma Slimani Project Planning Management for Sukleen in Lebanon Assignment 1 I) Presentation A) Company ............................................................................................................2 B) Missions and objectives......................................................................................2 C) Products and services..........................................................................................2 D) Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors.................................................3 II) Projects Project 1 .....................................................................................................................................4 Project 2 .....................................................................................................................................4 Project 3 .....................................................................................................................................5 Project 4 .....................................................................................................................................5 Project 5 .....................................................................................................................................6 I) Presentation A) Sukleen Since approximatively 15 years, Sukleen...
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...biggest challenge for the project manager is to develop an integrated planning and control tool. Critically discuss this statement with the aid of practical examples. To develop an integrated planning and control tool is the biggest challenge for a Project Manager because of many uncertainties in any project. One of the most vital issues is ensuring that all the planning steps are adhered to, namely, the Project Charter; Feasibility Study; Scope Management; Build Method; Execution Strategy; Work Breakdown Structure; Organisational Breakdown Structure; Critical Path Method; Schedule Barchart; Procurement Schedule; Resource Histogram; Budgets and Cash flow; Communication, Project Quality, Risk Management and Baseline Plan. Failure to do this could have a detrimental effect on the other role players of the project team and this could upset the course of action in the control phase of the project. The Project Manager has his hands full and has a major responsibility to ensure the project is a success, otherwise failure is eminent. Due to the limited answering space available, I will concentrate on the Baseline Plan because according to Rory Burke, “it may be considered as a portfolio of documents which outline how to achieve the project objectives... and guide the project through the execution and project control phase.” and according to Michele McDonough , “scheduling a baseline plan is something project managers should have in place before a project goes forward from the "drawing...
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...retained for other projects has been guaranteed. ODA的作用 The Olympic Delivery Authority’s (ODA) Learning Legacy website is packed with case studies and reports based around ten themes, promoting successes in areas including health and safety, sustainability, procurement, transport and project management. It comprises more than 300 papers put together by the ODA and its supply chain of companies from all over the UK, along with contributions from independent industry bodies and academics. When launched late last year, it marked the first time that a construction project in the UK had sought to capture knowledge on this scale. So far the website has been used by almost 43,000 people – with 35 per cent of visits coming from overseas. 网站赞助 Now the website will continue under the auspices of the Major Projects Authority (MPA), a partnership of the Cabinet Office, HM Treasury and other Departments with the aim of improving the delivery success rate of significant projects across central Government. 网站搬家 The relocation of the Learning Legacy website to a new permanent home from November fulfils a recommendation made by ODA Chairman Sir John Armitt in his report on London 2012’s business benefits, published before the Games began. 网站目的－保留经验 ODA director of venues and infrastructure, Simon Wright, who has been with the organisation since 2006, said: “The Learning Legacy initiative was created to ensure the lessons of delivering one of Europe’s largest construction projects were preserved...
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...2 3.0 PROJECT MANAGEMENT 2 4.0 PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROCESS 3 5.0 PROJECT LIFE CYCLE 3 6.0 FIRST PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROCESS- PROJECT INITIATION 5 6.1 BENEFIT AND LIMITATION IN PROJECT INITIATION PROCESS 7 7.0 SECOND PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROCESS- PROJECT PLANNING 11 7.1 BENEFIT AND LIMITATION IN PROJECT PLANNING PROCESS 13 8.0 THIRD PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROCESS- PROJECT EXECUTION 14 8.1 BENEFIT AND LIMITATION IN PROJECT EXECUTION PROCESS 16 9.0 FOURTH PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROCESS- CONTROLLING/MONITORING 18 9.1 BENEFIT AND LIMITATION IN PROJECT CONTROLLING/ 20 10.0 FINAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROCESS – CLOSING PROCESS 22 10.1 BENEFIT AND LIMITATION IN PROJECT CLOSING PROCESS 23 11.0 BIBLIOGRAPHY 25 12.0 APPENDICES 27 1.0 INTRODUCTION To know the benefit and limitation of using single process for managing projects, firstly we need to know what is project, project management and what is the process to manage projects. 2.0 PROJECT Project is viewed as a conversion or transformation of some form of input into an output. The inputs are some form of want or need which is satisfied through the process. (Harvey Maylor, 1996) 3.0 PROJECT MANAGEMENT According to Project Management Methodology guidebook, project Management is the process of achieving project objectives (schedule, budget and performance) through a set of activities that start and end at certain points in time and produce quantifiable and qualifiable deliverables. Project management...
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...Operations Management Operations management focuses on carefully managing the processes to produce and distribute products and services. Usually, small businesses don't talk about "operations management", but they carry out the activities that management schools typically associate with the phrase "operations management." Major, overall activities often include product creation, development, production and distribution. (These activities are also associated with Product and Service Management. However product Development is usually in regard to one or more closely related product -- that is, a product line. Operations management is in regard to all operations within the organization.) Related activities include managing purchases, inventory control, quality control, storage, logistics and evaluations. A great deal of focus is on efficiency and effectiveness of processes. Therefore, operations management often includes substantial measurement and analysis of internal processes. Ultimately, the nature of how operations management is carried out in an organization depends very much on the nature of products or services in the organization, for example, retail, manufacturing, wholesale, etc Sections of This Topic Include: Procurement (Purchasing) Practices This topic reviews guidelines for buying various materials from suppliers and vendors -- materials, including computers, services from lawyers, insurance, etc. Procurement (Purchasing) Practices Management Control and...
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...The life span of a municipal project is 12 Month, in that case is the responsibility of the project manager in the municipality to make sure that for them to get cost effective time management they must apply project time management. A subset of project management that includes the processes required to ensure timely completion of the project. It consists of activity definition, activity sequencing, activity duration estimating, schedule development and schedule control Project time management with PMBOK consists of six main processes. The first of these processes is in the definition of activities and action items. Project managers must identify the tasks to be undertaken during the project life cycle. Without the definition of activities and action items, there is nothing to schedule. Methods used to define activities during this process include decomposition and utilization of templates. Decomposition is a breakdown of milestones into action items. The templates may come from previous activities or previous projects. The second process in time management is the sequencing of activities. This process involves the mapping of task dependencies. To do this, project managers will require preceding documents. Tools for this activity include the precedence diagramming method, the arrow diagramming method and other methods for diagramming dependencies. The output for this process is the network diagram. PROJECT COST MANAGEMENT The municipality must have a value for money to make...
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...com Seeking assignments in the overall project management of construction projects in an organization of high repute in India. SYNOPSIS Over 5 years of cross-cultural experience in managing projects right from development to delivery encompassing planning, monitoring and controlling in various phases of project lifecycle. Adopt project management tools and techniques like project planning & scheduling using project management tolls like Primavera 3.1, 5.0 & 6.0 and MS Project 2007 Professional. Overall planning and monitoring of resource, cost, material and machinery for various construction projects using project management tools. Updating and reviewing of the BSC (Balanced Score Card) for various projects. Creating & updating of logs for several departments through online documentation system ACCONEX. Have been a key member of PMO (Project Management Office) in the organization with the responsibility of conducting review meetings with the key project members from planning point of view. Deft in swiftly ramping up projects in close coordination with project managers, project directors, contractors, architects, consultants & other external agencies and ensuring on time deliverables. AREAS OF EXPERTISE Project Management Steering diverse initiatives towards accomplishment of organisational goals & vision pertaining to the overall execution of the Projects, Quality Management, Design & Development, and Technical Services. Managing project operations with a view to ensure timely...
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...Project Control Management Assignment Abstract Introduction Section 1: The Trophy Project: Project Controls 1.1 Project Planning and Estimating 1.2 Requirements Definition 1.3 Risk & Issue Management 1.4 Reporting (Cost & Status) 1.5 Integrated Planning Section 2: The Importance of Integrated Planning as a Project Control 2.1 Integrated Planning 2.2 Integrated Planning in BAE Systems Section 3: The Consideration of Human Factors at WCE 3.1 The WCE Strategic Change Programme 3.2 Why Change Programmes Fail Conclusion Abstract Wynn Computer Equipment – a reasonably successful and good business to work for (benefits & salary wise), had been suffering with issues in productivity. These issues were mainly derived from a combination of poor communication, bad planning, a confusing organisation structure and a lack of direction & team morale/ teamwork. The company received a contract for the ‘Trophy Project’ – which was project managed by a previously junior member of staff – Reichart. The project was extremely problematic and was delivered very late and at great cost, mostly due to the poorly executed project control mechanisms within the business (during planning and project implementation). The business could have greatly benefitted from using a more integrated approach to project planning and control- something which BAE Systems finds of great importance to their project management activities. Introduction...
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...CDC UNIFIED PROCESS PRACTICES GUIDE PROJECT SCOPE PLANNING Purpose The purpose of this document is to provide guidance on the practice of Project Scope Planning and to describe the practice overview, requirements, best practices, activities, and key terms related to these requirements. In addition, templates relevant to this practice are provided at the end of this guide. Practice Overview Each project’s product and/or service is unique and requires its own careful balance of practices, processes, tools and techniques, etc. to ensure the required work is completed as agreed upon by key project stakeholders. The sum of these along with the product and/or service to be delivered by the project is known as the project’s scope. Getting key parties to agree upon what is the scope of the project’s work is known as project scope planning. The practice of project scope planning is a key management practice for planning and delivering projects successfully. Project scope includes high level features or capabilities that the business team has committed to delivering to a customer as well as those they have not committed to delivering. Project scope is often defined by executive sponsor, steering committee, project sponsor, and the project’s customer with input from other appropriate stakeholders. Understanding and analyzing who project stakeholders are is an important early step in the scope planning process. Project stakeholders are persons and/or organizations such...
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...INTRODUCTION TO PROJECT MANAGEMENT C H A P T E R 1 Introduction To Project Management Project management offers a structured approach to managing projects. The purpose of this book is to outline the latest planning and control techniques used by industry, commerce, sport and domestic projects, and particularly those used by the project planning software and referred to in the Project Management Institute's (PMI) project management body of knowledge (PMBOK), and the Association of Project Manager's (APM) body of knowledge (bok). As the use of projects becomes more pervasive, so more managers are entering the field of project management. Their success will be helped by their ability to develop a fully integrated information and control system to plan, instruct, monitor and control large amounts of data, quickly and accurately to facilitate the problem-solving and decision-making process. To achieve these goals the project manager needs a comprehensive toolkit - as a plumber works with a bag of tools, so the project manager works with a computer producing organisation charts, work breakdown structures, barcharts, resource histograms and cash-flow statements. Projects have traditionally been managed through a classic functional hierarchical type organisation structure, but with the increase of multi-disciplines, multi-departments, multi-companies and multi-national projects so there has been a move towards management-by-projects, project teams and matrix organisation structures...
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...bring together project management professionals and systematically capture project management knowledge is called: 1) _______ A) Project Management Institute. B) Project Management Professionals Association. C) PM Knowledge Organization. D) The Knowledge Association. 2) A planned undertaking of related activities to reach an objective that has a beginning and an end is called: 2) _______ A) a system. B) a campaign. C) a project. D) an undertaking. 3) Projects are: 3) _______ A) to be avoided. B) indefinite. C) temporary. D) never successful. 4) A ________ is a person who has an interest in a new or existing project. 4) _______ A) professional B) projector C) stakeholder D) federal investigator 5) A ________ provides high level support for a project. 5) _______ A) stakeholder B) project manager C) project sponsor D) projector 6) A project failure can be: 6) _______ A) a project that finishes but exceeds it budget. B) a project that does not finish on time. C) a project that finishes on time and budget but does not deliver a system that meets expectations. D) all of the above. 7) Which factor is among the primary reasons for project failure? 7) _______ A) Failed communication among parties B) Poor quality control C) Lack of planning D) All of the above 8) Failure can take place ________ of a project. 8) _______ A) during the initiation process B) during any process C) during the execution process D) during the planning process...
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...Project Management Student Name Project Management MGT/437 Date Instructor Project Management According to "Project Management" (2004), Project Management is “a methodical approach to planning and guiding project processes from start to finish.” By following an established project management life-cycle businesses can ensure the established goals and objectives of the organization are realized in a consistent and uniform manner within a defined timeframe and within budget. A brief definition of a project with key characteristics is presented within this paper. Each phase of the project life-cycle, including the definition phase, planning phase, implementation phase, and closure phase are also identified and discussed. In addition, key reasons to underline why it is important for businesses to apply project management techniques to accomplish tasks required to achieve the established goals and objectives are provided. A project is set of related tasks executed to achieve a set of objectives and goals within an established timeline and an approved budget. Projects are temporary and can be short-term (a few days, few weeks, or a few months) or long-term (multiple months or years). Each project is unique in scope, schedule, and budget. Projects consist of a Definition Phase, a Planning Phase, an Implementation...
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...Brief Overview on Project Time Management Processes Posted on September 3, 2008 by Babou Srinivasan 2 Votes In Project Management, Time Management comes in first place with the project definition. If you see the definition of the project - A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result. [1] “Temporary” is the key word used to show the importance of Time Management in Project Management. Developing & managing schedule is always challenging for a Project Manager. All activities should be completed within stipulated time to come up with unique result or service. This is what PMBOK says - “Project Time Management includes the processes required to accomplish timely completion of the project” Let us review the Time Management processes briefly: Project Time Management consists of 6 major processes. 5 of them are under Planning Process Group & 1 process comes under Monitoring & Control Process Group. Activity Definition: Identifying & Defining all specific activities that is needed to produce project deliverables (Planning Process Group) Activity Sequencing: Identifying dependencies between project activities and documenting the sequence in which they need to be executed to achieve the project output in time (Planning Process Group) Activity Resource Estimating: Resources are men, materials and machines that are required to execute different project activities. Determining what different type of resource required...
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...What is one characteristic of a project, program and portfolio? A. Development of a new product or service B. Logical they all have a time frame and life-cycle C. Conduction of task without schedule D. Implementing a new business process The reason I chose the answer number (B) projects are always in a form of a life cycle and changes happen frequently due to new ideas and technology the other answers are relevantly. Define the characteristics of a portfolio Manager? A. Process improvement, visibility, measurement, accountability, focus B. Standardization C. Change D. Associated processing Standardization and change are still characteristics of a good PPM but associated processing is not among traits Define the characteristics of a program? A. Deliverables with a strategic intent B. Risk Management C. Controlling project D. Schedule and resources The other three options are characteristics of a project manager. What are the project management processes? A. Initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling and closure B. Integration, human resources, rick management C. Cost, stakeholder management, scope D. Quality, communications, procurement The other options are project management knowledge areas. What is a project management plan? A. Document capturing the entire project end –to-end, covering all project phases, from initiation through planning execution and closure. B. Costs, quality, schedule C. Scope, business needs...
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...huge vision for a project, but had little capital to invest into the vision? Or have you worked with a client who gasped when you revealed how much it would cost to complete their desired scope of work? Or have you been fortunate and had a customer who accepted the costs for the project at face value, made certain the funds were available, and sent you on your way to complete the work? As a general rule, management and customers are always concerned with how much a project is going to cost in relation to how much a project is going to earn. Most likely there is more negotiating, questioning, and evaluating for larger projects than for smaller ones. The relation between the project cost and the project scope should be direct: you get what you pay for. Think it’s possible to buy a mansion at ranch home prices? Not likely. Think it’s possible to run a worldwide marketing campaign at the cost of a postcard mailer? Not likely. A realistic expectation of what a project will cost will give great weight to the project’s scope. As the business need undergoes analysis, progressive elaboration and estimates are completed based on varying levels of detail, and eventually the cost of project will emerge. Often, however, the predicted costs and the actual costs vary. Poor planning, skewed assumptions, and overly optimistic estimates all contribute to this. A successful project manager must be able to plan, predict, budget, and control the costs of a project. Costs associated...
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