Project Management

ME-420
Lecture 03
Muhammad Fahad Athar
 Introduction to Project Management

Agenda

• Last Class Overview

• Environments in which Projects Operate

• Role of a Project Manager

• Project Lifecycle

• Project Process Groups

• Project Knowledge Areas

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Portfolio, Program & Project

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Project Management

• Project management is the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and

techniques to project activities in order to meet or exceed stakeholder
objectives and expectations from a project (from PMI).

• Project management is the practice of initiating, planning, executing,

controlling, and closing the work of a team to achieve specific goals
and meet specific success criteria at the specified time.

• Bonus Question: Most important trait of a Project Manager?

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PM Triple Constraint

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Operations Management

• Operations management is concerned with the ongoing production of

goods and/or services. It ensures that business operations continue
efficiently by using the optimal resources needed to meet customer
demands. It is concerned with managing processes that transform
inputs (e.g., materials, components, energy, and labor) into outputs
(e.g., products, goods, and/or services).

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Operations Management Vs Project Management

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Summary

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Environments in which
Projects Operate
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Project Environment

• Projects exist and operate in an environment which may have an

influence on them.

• These influences can have a favorable or unfavorable impact on the

project.

• Two major categories of influences are:

• Enterprise Environmental Factors (EEFs)
• Organizational Process Assets (OPAs)

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Enterprise Environmental Factors

EEFs refer to conditions, not under the control of project teams, that
influence, constraint, or direct the project.

Internal External

• Organizational culture, structure and • Marketplace conditions

governance
• Social and cultural influences and issues
• Geographic distribution of facilities and
resources • Legal restrictions

• Infrastructure • Government or industry standards

• Resource availability • Financial considerations

• Employee capability • Physical environment elements

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Organizational Process Assets

• OPAs include are the plans, processes, policies, procedures and

knowledge bases specific to and used by performing organization.

• Since OPAs are internal to the organization, the project team

members may be able to update and add to the organizational
process assets as necessary throughout the project.

• Two categories of OPAs are:

• Processes, policies, and procedures
• Organizational knowledge bases

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Project Environment

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Summary

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The Project Manager
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Definition

• The project manager is the person assigned by the performing

organization to lead the team that is responsible for achieving the
project objectives.

• Functional Manager?

• Operations Manager?

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Project Manager’s Sphere of Influence: Overview

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Project Manager’s Sphere of Influence

• The Project

• The Organization

• The Industry

• Professional Discipline

• Across Disciplines

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Project Manager Competencies

Read about Types of Power,

Leadership and Personality.

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Performing Integration

• Performing Integration at Process Level

• Performing Integration at Cognitive Level

• Performing Integration at Context Level

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Project Lifecycle
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Project Lifecycle

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Project Process
Groups
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Process Groups

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Process Groups

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Project Knowledge
Areas
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Knowledge Areas

• The Project Management Knowledge Areas are fields or areas of

specialization that are commonly employed when managing projects.

• A Knowledge Area is a set of processes associated with a particular

topic in project management.

• These 10 Knowledge Areas are used on most projects most of the

time.

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10 Knowledge Areas
1. Project Integration Management

2. Project Scope Management

3. Project Schedule Management

4. Project Cost Management

5. Project Quality Management

6. Project Resource Management

7. Project Communications Management

8. Project Risk Management

9. Project Procurement Management

10. Project Stakeholder Management

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Thank You!

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