Project management overview Project Management Overview Agenda.Project Management facts/clarificationsDefinitionsForces behind the need to change in the business environmentStrategic Management overview/end-to-end process to implement changeProject Management: implementing change at the tactical levelStrategic Implementation ClarificationsFocus on practitioner needsPM for Manufacturingyes, but principles are universalTwo perspectivesyou are the PM within your mfg. organizationyou oversee PM activityinternal staffcontract staffTwo types of deliverablesProject deliverablesPM deliverables What is a project?Undertaking to create/build/produce somethingSomething the requiresspecific expertise/knowledgemanpower/peopletimemoneyguidance/management expertise What is common in these accomplishments? time money quality planning manpower management/enforcement performance metrics Three important facts to remember. (1) What Project Management is.(2) The 4 cornerstones of Project Management.(3) Components/phases of a Program. (1) What is Project Management?Project Management is a specific discipline which creates value through planned change. (2) The 4 cornerstones of Project Management. 3 areas of management expertise 9 areas of Project Management knowledge 5 processes in Project Management 10 project deliverables General ManagementPM Areas of KnowledgeTechnical ExpertisePM Core ProcessesSupporting ProcessesWork ProductsDeliverablesControl DocsPlan DocsReportsSchedulesMap of the Project Management discipline. Cornerstone 1: management expertise. Technical Managementmanufacturing, construction, system development, SW development... Business Managementnegotiating, finance, organizational development, communication... Project Management9 areas of knowledge, startup, planning, executing, control and monitoring... Cornerstone 2: Project Management areas of knowledge. project integration management project scope management project time management project cost management project quality management project human resource management project communications management project risk managementproject procurement management Cornerstone 3: project management processes start-up/initiating planning executing controlling close-out/closing Cornerstone 4: Project Management deliverables Statement of Work (SOW) Master Project plan Detailed project plans Quality plan Risk management plan Configuration management plan Acceptance procedures Issue resolution procedures Status reports Close down plan Project phases and project management processesProject phases: specifying and creating the project product (HW system, SW system, new product launch, factory automation system)analysis, design, development, test...Project Management processes deal with the describing and organizing the work of a projectinitiating, planning, controlling…Project management processes and project phases overlap and interact throughout the project Program components/phases of a programProgram/SystemProjects Phases*ActivitiesTasksDeliverablesMilestones*Phases relate to development periods Program decomposition... Phases within each projectAnalysisDesignDevelopmentTestingSystem IntegrationSystem deployment Project Management processes Five processes of Project Management Relationship between phases and processesDesign Phase Processes are reapplied during each phase. Operational Definitions Project Program Project Management Program Management Project Deliverables Project Management Deliverables Earned value methodology Variance Operational definitionsProject: a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product or service.specific productspecific performance periodfinite resourcesProgram: a group of related projects managed in a coordinated way. Operational definitions.Project Management: application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to project activities in order to meet stakeholder needs and expectations from a project.Program Management: the management and coordination of a series of related projects; provides oversight over multiple projects. Operational definitions. Project Deliverable: a measurable, tangible outcome or item that is produced to complete a project or part of a project; subject to the approval of the project sponsor/customer.e.g. Avionics system of the Shuttle Project Management Deliverable: measure of project management performance in bringing a project to completion; deals with timeliness, cost, quality performance metrics.e.g. status report of week 64 of the Avionics system development of the Shuttle Operational definitions. Earned value methodology: a method for measuring project performance; a set of parameters which compare the work that was planned with what was actually accomplished. Variance: the difference between the budgeted and the actual results. Change is the fuel of progress.“Nothing endures but change”-Heraclitus, Greek philosopher, 6th century BC Forces behind the need to change in the business environment. competition globalization technology information technology efficiency bottom line/profitability turbulence product life cycle change The typical product life cycle has undergone.. …drastic change. Mapping Project Management into Strategic Management. NeedVisionStrategic AnalysisStrategic PlanningStrategic ImplementationProject n+1Project nProgram ManagementChange Management Strategic change summary.External/internal environmental forces force the enterprise to changeSenior management creates a “vision” of where they want the company to beA strategic analysis is conducted (gap)A strategic plan is developed/approvedThe strategic plan is reduced to a program plan (set of projects)Strategic implementation is enforced for senior and middle management (change management) Strategic change summary, RFP is generated (external/internal support) proposals are submitted negotiations/evaluations selection project start up project planning project execution project control and monitor project close-out Change in the business environment and its impact to an enterprise, manufacturingSupport fctnsInternetDistributorsCustomersInternetSuppliersproducts$$$CRMERP/MRP II/MRP/MESSCMThe Enterprise EndProject Management Overview 。