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Project Management: Tutor: Wasif Malik

The document discusses project management concepts from the Project Management Institute (PMI). It outlines PMI's 10 knowledge areas, common project management tools, and software used for project management. It also describes the typical phases of a project life cycle and how multiple projects relate to product life cycles. Finally, it lists several classic mistakes in the areas of product, process, people, and technology that can negatively impact projects.

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Project Management: Tutor: Wasif Malik

The document discusses project management concepts from the Project Management Institute (PMI). It outlines PMI's 10 knowledge areas, common project management tools, and software used for project management. It also describes the typical phases of a project life cycle and how multiple projects relate to product life cycles. Finally, it lists several classic mistakes in the areas of product, process, people, and technology that can negatively impact projects.

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Project Management

PM-02

Tutor: Wasif Malik

Project Management Institute


• An International Professional
Society for Project Managers.
• Founded in 1969.
• More than 462,406 members
worldwide & 712,948 PMP.
• Discussion community.
• Provides education, knowledge,
certifications such as:
– Certified Associate in Project
Management.
– Project Management Professional.
– Program Management Professional.

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PMI’s Knowledge Areas
• Integration Management.
• Scope Management.
• Time Management.
• Cost Management.
• Quality Management.
• Human Resource Management.
• Communication Management.
• Risk Management.
• Procurement Management.
• Stakeholder Management.

PMI’s Knowledge Areas

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Introduction of PM Tools
•
• Tools and Techniques are to assist project
managers and their team in carrying out work in
all 10 knowledge areas. For example:
– Gantt Charts.
– Project Network Diagrams.
– Critical Path Analysis.
– Task Scheduling.
– Scope Statement.
– Requirements Analysis.
– Lessons-learned Reports.

PM Software
• Microsoft Project is the most popular project
management software today.

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Technical Fundamentals in SPM
• Requirements?
• Analysis?
• Design?
• Construction?
• Quality Assurance?
• Deployment?

Project Life Cycle


• The Project Life Cycle:
– Projects are divided into
phases.
– Collectively all phases of a
project are a life cycle.
– Each phase is marked by • Characteristics of Project
deliverables. Life Cycle:
– What technical work to
do in each phase.
– When the deliverables are
to be generated in each
phase.
– Who is involved in each
phase.
– How to control and
approve each phase.

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Life Cycle Phases
• In Begin:
– Low cost, less
resources are
required.
– Uncertainty level, risk
are higher.

– Ability of stakeholders
to influence final
outcome and final
cost of project is
highest in begin.

Life Cycle Phases


• Phases of Traditional Project Life Cycle:

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Software Project Management
Management

Project
Management

Software
Project
Management

Product Life Cycles


• Project:
– A project is a
temporary endeavour
undertaken to create
a unique product.

• Product:
– Developing a product often involves many projects.
– A systems development life cycle (SDLC) is a framework
for describing the phases of developing information
systems.

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Project Life Cycle & Product Life
Cycle Relationships
• Many project are linked to the ongoing work.
• Transitional actions at the end of projects might be
included to relate multiple project.
• Example: when a software product is turned over to
marketing.

Classic Mistakes (Product-


Process-
Peoples Technology Mistakes)
• Product:
– Requirements gold-plating
• Gilding the lily – Feature creep
– Developer gold-plating
• Beware the pet project
– Push-me, pull-me negotiation
– Research-oriented development

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Peoples Technology Mistakes)
• Process:
– Optimistic schedules
– Insufficient risk management
– Contractor failure
– Insufficient planning
– Abandonment of plan under pressure

Classic Mistakes (Product-Process-


Peoples Technology Mistakes)
• Process:
– Wasted time during fuzzy front end
– Shortchanged upstream activities
– Shortchanged Inadequate design
– Shortchanged quality assurance

Peoples Technology Mistakes)


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• Process:
– Insufficient management controls
– Frequent convergence
– Omitting necessary tasks from estimates
– Planning to catch-up later
– Code-like-hell programming

Classic Mistakes (Product-Process-


Peoples Technology Mistakes)
• People:
– Undermined motivation
– Weak personnel
• Weak vs. Junior
– Uncontrolled problem employees
– Heroics
– Adding people to a late project

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Classic Mistakes (Product-Process-
Peoples Technology Mistakes)
• People:
– Noisy, crowded offices
– Customer-Developer friction
– Unrealistic expectations
– Politics over substance
– Wishful thinking

Classic Mistakes (Product-Process-


Peoples Technology Mistakes)
• People:
– Lack of effective project sponsorship
– Lack of stakeholder buy-in
– Lack of user input

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Peoples Technology Mistakes)
• Technology:
– Silver-bullet syndrome
– Overestimated savings from new tools and
methods
• Fad warning
– Switching tools in mid-project
– Lack of automated source-code control

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