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Engineering Project Management (EPM) : DR Yasir Ahmad

The document discusses project phases, phase gates, and process groups in project management. It defines a project phase as a collection of logically related project activities that culminates in deliverables. Phase gates occur at the end of phases and involve go/no-go decisions to continue, modify, or end the project. Process groups in project management include initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing. The document also discusses project management offices and their role in providing support, control, or direct management of projects.

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Engineering Project Management (EPM) : DR Yasir Ahmad

The document discusses project phases, phase gates, and process groups in project management. It defines a project phase as a collection of logically related project activities that culminates in deliverables. Phase gates occur at the end of phases and involve go/no-go decisions to continue, modify, or end the project. Process groups in project management include initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing. The document also discusses project management offices and their role in providing support, control, or direct management of projects.

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Engineering Project

Management (EPM)
Lecture 3

Dr Yasir Ahmad
Project Phase
Attributes may include but are not limited to:

Name (e.g., Phase A, Phase B, Phase 1, Phase 2, proposal phase)

Number (e.g., three phases in the project, five phases in the project)

Duration (e.g., 1 week, 1 month, 1 quarter)

Resource requirements (e.g., people, buildings, equipment)

Entrance criteria for a project to move into that phase (e.g.,


specified approvals documented, specified documents
completed)

Exit criteria for a project to complete a phase (e.g., documented


approvals, completed documents, completed deliverables).
Project Phase
A collection of logically related project activities that culminates
in the completion of one or more deliverables. Examples of
phase names include but are not limited to:
Concept development
Design
Prototype
Build
Test
Transition
Commissioning
Milestone review
Lessons learned
Phase Gate
A phase gate, is held at the end of a phase. A decision
(e.g., go/no-go decision) is made as a result of this
comparison to:
Continue to the next phase
Continue to the next phase with modification
End the project
Remain in the phase
Repeat the phase or elements of it
LETS TRY ANOTHER LANGUAGE…..
LETS TALK IN TERMS OF A
REFERENCE
PROCESS GROUPS IN PM

1. Initiating
2. Planning
3. Executing
4. Monitoring and Controlling
5. Closing
PM PROCESS GROUPS

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2
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3
P RO C ES S G RO U P S I N T E R A C T I O N
5 Process Groups
10 Knowledge Areas
49 Processes
PROJECT MANAGER
Project Business Case
The project business case is a documented
economic feasibility study used to
establish the validity of the benefits of a selected
component lacking sufficient definition and that is
used as a basis for the authorization
of further project management
activities
A needs assessment often
precedes the business case
Project Business Case
A Business Case requires estimates of project requirements for

Timescales

Costings

Resources

Return on
Investment
PMO
A project management office (PMO) is a
management structure that standardizes the
project-related governance processes and facilitates
the sharing of resources, methodologies, tools, and
techniques.
The responsibilities of a PMO can range from
providing project management support functions to
actually being responsible for the direct
management of one or more projects.
Types of PMO

Supportive
Supportive PMOs provide a consultative role
to projects by supplying templates, best
practices, training, access to information and
lessons learned from other projects. This type
of PMO serves as a project repository. The
degree of control provided by the PMO is low.
Types of PMO

Controlling
Controlling PMOs provide support and require
compliance through various means. Compliance
may involve adopting project management
frameworks or methodologies, using specific
templates, forms and tools, or conformance to
governance. The degree of control provided by
the PMO is moderate.
Types of PMO

Directive
Directive PMOs take control of the projects by
directly managing the projects. The degree of
control provided by the PMO is high.
PMO Supports Project Managers
Managing shared resources across all projects administered by
the PMO
Identifying and developing project management methodology,
best practices, and standards
Coaching, mentoring, training, and oversight
Monitoring compliance with project management standards,
policies, procedures, and templates by means of project audits
Developing and managing project policies, procedures, templates,
and other shared documentation (organizational process assets)

Coordinating communication across projects

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