PMBOK
Project Management Body of Knowledge
what is the PMBOK guide
The basis for the project management professional certification.
standard set of project management processes, knowledge areas and best practices
what is project excelence
Doing the right projects, the right way
what is a bad project
- No link between strategy and projects
- Too many projects
- Moderate projects
- Project-unfriendly environment
what are traits of an excelent project
- Clear link between strategy and project
- Focused set of projects
- Excellent projects
- Project-oriented organization
what are the deciding factors of a successful project management
- Context (project oriented environment)
- Effectiveness (working on the right projects)
- Efficiency (managing the selected projects well)
what is the strategy for a non unique, simple project
time management
what is the strategy for a non-unique, complex project
process management
what is the strategy for a unique, simple project
PDCA
what is the strategy for a unique, complex projetc
project management approach
when do you need to use time management
- What is clear (simple)
- How is clear (routine tasks)
- Job must be done
- Time management helps achieve a good planning
what do you need for process management
- What is not always clear
- How is clear (related to known things)
- Complex because of technical/human/managerial aspects
- Need leadership/managerial skills and ownership
PDCA
plan, do, check adjust
what are the characteristics of a PDCA project
- What is clear
- How is not clear
- small teams, single department, short timeframe
- Follow-up, review of planning is needed
- too complex for time management
what is project management
- what/how unclear
- one or more elements are new
- multidisciplinary teams
whats a project
- Defined start and end
- Multidisciplinary team
- Aimed at change, unique in content
- Has timing, deliverables and resources
- Needs leadership and ownership
what is the first step in the project management proces flow, which things are part of it
generation phase
- Social contracting
- Stakeholder analysis
what is the second phase of the project management process flow
Definition phase
- Devil’s triangle
- Risk analysis-management
- Project charter
what is the third phase of the project management process flow
Planning phase
- Milestone planning
- Activity planning
- Work breakdown structure
what is the fourth phase of the project management process flow
Execution phase
- Learning stop
- Follow-up and review
- Reporting
- Effective teamwork
what is the fifth phase of the project management process flow
Closing phase
- Handover
- Creating commitment
- Project aftercare
- Project evaluation
