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Project management

Project management. What is a project. A Project is a temporary activity undertaken to create a unique product, process, service etc. Temporary Unique Time limited. Project generall. What do you think is necessary to conduct a successful project

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Project management

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  1. Project management

  2. What is a project • A Project is a temporary activity undertaken to create a unique product, process, service etc. • Temporary • Unique • Time limited

  3. Project generall • What do you think is necessary to conduct a successful project • What do you think are the main reasons project fails or work less well

  4. What are the resources needed in a project • Personnel (internal) • External experts (CROs) • Equipment, raw material, computer programs etc • Facilities • Time (Both personnel time and slack time) ALL THIS COSTS MONEY and ALL THIS NEEDS TO BE MANAGED BY THE PROJECT LEADER

  5. The tasks to consider in projects • Tasks • Plan • Organize • Perform • Report • Document • Rethink and re-plan

  6. Plan • Two ways of setting time frames • A set time frame (back scheduling) • A estimated end point (forward scheduling) • Process management • Parallel or Serial processes • Milestones • Documentation

  7. Plan –different levelse Bild: Project work WenellManagement AB

  8. Ways to evaluate and plan projects • PERT • CPM • Gannt chart • Action item report

  9. Not only time but also recourse control

  10. Organize- the project managers key objectives • To set up a project team • To follow up the resources and time plans • To manage the team during the project • To manage management/clients etc during the project • To assure documentation

  11. A project team - your task for next time we meet • What do you think is your own main strength that you bring into a project team • How should the team be organized to bring about different persons strength • How should a team work to do there best

  12. Teams in the real world • Depend on the organization of the company • Usually matrix organisation • Project group with people representing different department • Persons often involved in more than one project • Line and project organization have different priorities • The members in the group has different ambitions

  13. Different types of Project groups Bild: Project work WenellManagement AB

  14. Teams in the real world cont • Typical mistakes from a project manager • Thinks that you have to no it all • Thinks that every one has the same ambitions that you have • Thinks that every body is updated • Does not delegate • Does not check that tasks are don or checks to often that tasks are not don • Do not address problems at the right level of the organization

  15. Teams in real wold • Typical problems and mistakes by project members • Thinks that you have all information • Do others work but does not focus on your own task • Do not respect times for meetings deadlines etc • Do not object to suggestions at the meeting but do complain after wards • Do not document what you have don in a way so that others understand it

  16. Next time you meet me • Remember your task I want the written reflection by Friday • I will talk more about groups and about risk management • I will talk about literature search and library recourses

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