Project management methodologies

Question 1

Project management methodologies - benefits

Answer 1

• Low overall project risks
• Improve decision processes
• Improve customer satisfaction
• Increase time for value-adding activities

Question 2

Integrate processes from

Answer 2

• Project management
• Engineering
• Total Quality Management
• Change management
• Risk management

Question 3

TOP 9 METHODLOGIES

Answer 3

1. AGILE
2. SCRUM
3. Waterfall
4. CPM
5. PERT
6. CRITICAL CHAIN
7. EXTREME PROJECT MANAGEMENT
8. SIX SIGMA
9. JOINT APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT

Question 4

Practical Project Steering

Answer 4

Developed by TietoEvry
• Based on the ”MCCM”
— Man (i.e. humanity)
— Commitment (Pledges)
— Commercial benefits (; evaluation of operational/ customer benefits)
— Memorandum of Understanding (win-win)

Question 5

Practical Project Steering - Project management processes

Answer 5

• Preparation: Expected results, as well as how the work is to be performed are
described and agreed.
• Conduct: The work is guided towards the project’s goals through feedback and
control
• Terminate: The project is delivered, handover of resources, project assessment.

Question 6

Decision points

Answer 6

• DP1 Project initiation; Project objectives, WBS, SOW, responsibility and assignment matrix, prel.
budget & project plan, agreed to DP2 and / or DP3.
• DP2 Preparations continue/ terminated; Project organization, roles, staffing, prel. project plan,
budget.
• DP3 Preparations terminated; Determination of Project plan.
• DP4 Conduct begins (based on DP3). Working procedures, schedule, budget, risk-taking - agreed for
completing the undertaken assignment.
• DP5 Conduct continues / changed / terminated;
- Follow-up, project and risk analysis.
- Verification of deliverables and results
(- Requirement-dialog, new or changed conditions).
• DP6 Delivery results, prel. project report
• DP7 Communication / presentation of results,
• DP8 The project is terminated, Final project report (= deliverable)

Question 7

Practical Project Steering - Benefits

Answer 7

• Agreed and controllable project time / overview
• Clear reconciliation occasions:
• Management of deviation / risks
• Benefit / business benefits
• Results, time, and budget spreadsheet
• Opportunities for the steering committee to delegate power.
• Temporal focus points
• Uniform decision procedure, different types of projects
• Adaptation to varying project needs