Project Management Manual
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Project Management Manual Project Management Manual This KnowledgeCity.com training manual is designed to be used as a reference to the online video training. This manual contains descriptions and images from your training course. Have this manual handy as a supplement when viewing the training video. All trademarks mentioned herein belong to their respective owners. Unless identified with the designation "COPY FREE," the contents of this manual are copyrighted by KnowledgeCity.com. KnowledgeCity.com hereby authorizes you to copy documents published by KnowledgeCity.com on the World Wide Web for non-commercial use within your organization only. In consideration of this authorization, you agree that any copy of these documents you make shall retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained herein. You may not otherwise copy or transmit the contents of this manual either electronically or in hard copies. You may not alter the content of this manual in any manner. 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This course teaches students to better understand how to balance the constraints of time, cost, and resources through the five stages of successful project management. Project Management Manual Table of Contents Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 5 Objectives ............................................................................................................................................... 5 Query .......................................................................................................................................................... 6 The Basics ................................................................................................................................................... 8 What is Project Management? ............................................................................................................... 9 Project Management Institute (PMI) .................................................................................................... 10 A Little Bit of History ............................................................................................................................. 12 More Recent History ............................................................................................................................. 14 The Project Management Institute ................................................................................................... 15 Project Management Techniques ......................................................................................................... 16 Traditional Project Management .......................................................................................................... 17 Six Phases of a Project—Tongue in Cheek! ........................................................................................... 18 Agile Unified Process ............................................................................................................................ 19 Event Chain Methodology ..................................................................................................................... 21 Process-Based Management ................................................................................................................. 23 Project Managers Depth of Knowledge and Experience in: .................................................................. 24 The Challenges .......................................................................................................................................... 26 Query .................................................................................................................................................... 26 Think about the challenges you’ve had on projects .......................................................................... 26 20 Project Management Activities ........................................................................................................ 28 “Official” Constraints ............................................................................................................................ 30 Common Challenges ............................................................................................................................. 31 Best Practices ............................................................................................................................................ 32 Project Managers .............................................................................................................................. 32 Traditional Stages Revisited .............................................................................................................. 32 Initiating .................................................................................................................................................... 34 Initiating Successful Projects ................................................................................................................. 35 Successful Project Manager .................................................................................................................. 36 Kick-off .................................................................................................................................................. 37 Project Management Manual Scope Inputs ......................................................................................................................................... 37 Exercise ................................................................................................................................................. 39 Think of an upcoming project: .......................................................................................................... 39 Planning and Executing Successful Projects .............................................................................................. 41 Plan Components .................................................................................................................................. 42 Project Plan Questions: ......................................................................................................................... 43 Estimating, Planning and Scheduling Questions ................................................................................... 44 Coordinating, Communicating, Teambuilding, and Facilitating Results ................................................ 46 Assess Risk and Procure Resources ....................................................................................................... 47 Monitoring and Controlling Successful Projects ....................................................................................... 49 Project Control ...................................................................................................................................... 50 A Time Management Prayer ................................................................................................................. 51 Quality and Communication ................................................................................................................. 52 Troubleshooting and Problem Solving .................................................................................................. 53 Closing ...................................................................................................................................................... 54 Final Tips and Techniques to Ensure Success ........................................................................................ 55 Objectives ............................................................................................................................................. 57 How did we do? ................................................................................................................................ 57 Project Management Manual Introduction This manual contains tips and techniques to help you better manage your time and projects. Our goal is to help you learn new ways to apply your own style and ideas to become a better project manager. Objectives Define the basics of project management Determine the challenges Share “best practices” Let’s begin with your objectives. You are spending valuable time taking this course. Why? What are your intentions? Please indicate your intentions here: ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________