5. • A project is “a unique endeavor to produce a set of
deliverables within a clearly specified time, cost and
quality constraints.
• A project is a series of tasks, arranged in a defined
sequence or relationship that produces a pre-defined
output or effect. A project always has a start, middle
and an end.
6. • Management in businesses and organizations is the
function that coordinates the efforts of people to
accomplish goals and objectives by using available
resources efficiently and effectively.
7. • Project management is about managing work.
• A set of skills, specialist knowledge and experience
are required to reduce the level of risk within a project
and thereby enhance its likelihood of success.
8. A set of skills and Various types of tools are used by
project managers to improve the projects chances of
success. Examples include:
• Document templates
• Registers
• Planning software
• Modeling software
• Audit checklist and review forms
12. • Planning thoroughly through all the aspects of the
project.
• Controlling the manpower of the organization.
• Optimize the technical versus cost trade offs in
specific areas where optimization is required.
• Monitor performance , costs and efficiency of all
elements of the project.
• Completing the project on schedule and within costs
13. • In general, project managers have the responsibility to satisfy
the needs:
• Knowledge—Refers to what the project manager knows about
project management
• Performance—Refers to what the project manager is able to do
or accomplish while applying his or her project management
knowledge.
• Personal—Refers to how the project manager behaves when
performing the project or related activity. Personal
effectiveness encompasses attitudes, core personality
characteristics, and leadership, which provides the ability to
guide the project team while achieving project objectives and
balancing the project constraints.
14. • Leadership
• Team building
• Motivation
• Communication
• Influencing
• Decision making
• Political and cultural awareness
• Negotiation
• Trust building
• Conflict management and Coaching.
15. • Project Initiation
• Project planning
• Project scheduling and execution
• Monitoring and control
• Close Out of the project.
16. • The Project Initiation Phase is the 1st phase in
the Project Management Life Cycle, as it involves
starting up a new project.
• A PM can start a new project by defining its
objectives, scope, purpose and deliverables to be
produced.
• PM will also hire your project team, setup the Project
Office and review the project, to gain approval to
begin the next phase.
18. • The Project Planning Phase is the second phase in
the Construction project life cycle. It involves creating
of a set of plans to help guide project team through the
execution and closure phases of the project.
• The plans created during this phase will help
management to manage time, cost, quality, change,
risk and issues.
• They will also help PM to manage staff and external
suppliers, to ensure that you deliver the project on
time and within budget.
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20. • Dividing complex to simpler and manageable tasks in
the process identified as Work Breakdown Structure.
(WBS)
• Usually, the project managers use this method for
simplifying the project execution. In WBS much
larger tasks are broken down to small manageable
parts or chunks.
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22. • The Organizational Breakdown Structure (OBS) is a
project organization framework for identification of
responsibility, accountability, management, and
approvals of all authorized work scope.
• Project Managers are responsible for the creation of
an OBS for their assigned projects.
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24. • This phase is usually the longest and involves the
execution of all activities and tasks as detailed in the
Project Plan. During there execution a series of
management tools and processes are undertaken to
monitor, control and communicate the status of the
deliverables.