2021-02-17 GSOE9820 第一节课笔记

Glossary

• PMI = Project Management Institute
• PMBOK = Project Management Body of Knowledge
• WBS = Work Breakdown Structure

What is a Project?

A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service or result.
Project can be happend in every subject.

• Software Development
• Systems Engineering
• Aerospace, Defence
• Nuclear Engineering
• Civil Engineering, Construction
• Demolition
• Media, Film, Adverising
• New Business Systems And Processes
• Events
• Research And Development
• Company Restructuring
• Change Management

Projects	Unique	temporary
Which of these is not a. project?	yes	yes	Yes
Dismantling a nuclear laboratory	yes	yes	Yes
Merging the office space of two companies	yes	yes	Yes
Drilling a pilit bore hole to assess a mineral resource	yes	yes	Yes
Restocking the parts inventory of a manufacturing facility	No	yes	No
Building a nuclear laboratory	yes	yes	Yes

Restocking the parts inventory of a manufacturing facility is not a project, it is more like a product management.

Organization deals with change is by running projects. Managing change is one of the most challenging aspects of being project management.

The Project Lifecycle

PMBOK Guide Part 2, Section 1.5-1.9

Initiation

PMBOK Guide Part 2, Section 2
Deciding what you are going to do, showing why this is beneficial, and seeking authorization to get started.

• Defining a new project or phase of a project
• Translate organisational strategy to project deliveables
• Defining the project’s scope
• Developing the project objectives
• Aligning scope with stakeholders expectations
• Appointing a PM
• Developing the Project Charter
• Authorizing the project
• Committing resources

Planning

Deciding how you are going to achieve the objectives and designing the project that will do this for you.

PMBOK Guide Part 2, Section 3

• Carefully define the project’s objectives
• Solicit all requirements
• Gather information
• Formulate project scope
• Select project management methods
• Analyse uncertainly, risk and opportunity
• Analyse options and make decisions
• Make decisions about how to proceed
• Integrate and justify project plans
• Plan work, resources and communications
• Develop the Project Management Plan

Executing

Managing people and work, directly using up resources to create the product.

Monitoring & Controlling

Monitoring, Evaluating and Correcting project activities.

Closing

PMBOK Guide Part 1, Section 4.7
Finalizing project activities, but also evaluating success and celebrating achievements

PMBOK Vocabulary

1. Methodology
   A system of practices, techniques, procedures, and rules used by those who work in a discipline.
2. Technique
   A defined systematic procedure employed by a human resource to perform an activity to produce a product or result or deliver a service, and that may employ one or mpre tools.
3. Tool
   Something tangible, such as a template or software program, used in performing an activity to produce a product or result.

• Example of a techinique: Earned Value Analysis(EVA)
• Example of a tool: Multicriteria Decision Analysis

Our own methodology called Coursework Project Plan for Postgraduate Engineers (C3PE) Methodology.

C3PE Methodology

WBS = work breakdown structure

Team Development

storming, forming, norming, performing.

• Teamwork
  – Set shared goals
  – Make a plan
  – Agree on tools
  – Encourage innovation
  – Allow different roles
  – Picture success, and include a part for everyone.

• Assignment Part 1 - Project Charter Video. 10

• Assignment Part 2 - PMP project management plan. individual assignment. 30

• Assignment Part 3 - PMP v2. group assignment. 10

• Interview - individual assignment. 20

Learning Outcomes

• Translate from organisational strategy into projectt deliverables
• Formulate project scope
• Select project management methods
• Integrate and justify project plans
• Evaluate progress and interpret success in projects.

Project Charter

Strategic goals: Describe the direction of change of the organization.
Objectives: Specific achievements resulting from the project work, that can be measured.
Deliverables: The tangible results of doing project work, that can be verified.
Functional Requirements / Constraints: What the project deliverables must do for the stakeholders
Scope / Charter: A written desciption of the project boundaries in and major deliverables.
More Detailed Scope / PMP: A systematic, hierarchical decomposition of all the deliverables into constituent parts.
Benefits: The effects that occur when stakeholders interact with the deliverables.

Setting SMART objectives

Specific, Measurable, Action-Oriented, Realistic and Timely

Identify Project Stakeholders