WHY PROJECT MANAGEMENT? Project Management has become increasingly important for any corporation, organization, government agency, and even small businesses in the last couple of decades. Project Management, as defined in the text, is the application of knowledge, skills, and techniques to accomplish projects successfully and proficiently. It is a tool utilized to keep projects and its tasks organized, but if not used correctly, can bring down the entire project operation. I have witnessed, first hand, a Project Manager (PM) accomplishing his goals and tasks successfully for a particular project. Everything was running like a well oiled machine, when what I can only explain as “a god complex” intervened and halted the project three …show more content…
The scope of a project cannot be elusive otherwise the project tasks will become poor in quality and lack substance to the end results. Being unclear with the project’s scope can cause scope creep. If the client expects certain results and feels they were delivered inadequately, then the scope contains, what I like to call, a “grey area”. Don’t leave anything within your scope open-ended. The life cycle with a finite due date attribute refers to all start ups, peaks, ups and downs, and completion due dates within a project. Times vary for completion of tasks and as explained prior, some tasks have to be completed so that other tasks can begin. Think of life cycle and due dates as a timeline or a histogram for the project. Calculating the unexpected is almost impossible, but any good Project Manager will learn to expect certain problems to arise and adapt accordingly. Whether a project starts hard and fast or begins slow, due dates have to be followed diligently. One project completion can also be the start up of the next follow on project. Having more than one project, working side by side at the same time, utilizing the same organizational resources is known as the inter dependencies attribute. Resources may be scarce in the organization due to the ongoing projects within it, so when defining the scope of the project, ensure that enough organizational resources (budget and tangibles) are
Project scope defines the goals of the project and the budget of both time and money that has been allocated to achieve the objectives. For the best results to be achieved, both the definition and the allocated budget must be precise and detailed. A good process scope document will define specifically the tasks to be completed or the delivered results. The project scope is important because it will define the specific date for which the deliverables
The project scope statement is a key element in any new project. It is used to outline the results that the project will produce and the terms and conditions under which the work will be performed. Upper management, the requestor of the project and the project team need to all agree on the
This is to ensure that the necessary raw materials and physical resources are available at each stage, and that the workforce on site has the right skills for the scheduled work. The project management team will need to produce a series of planning documents that can be accessed throughout the project. Each member of the project management team must know their role and responsibilities, including which sections of the workforce they will be directly managing.
When the PM is developing the project scope, he/she be aware that the project’s scope come from many sources; stakeholders, the entire team contributing ideas, SME’s giving their concepts, among others. It’s not the PM entire responsibility and he/she must involve all the players when is appropriate. When every single person directly related with the project collaborate to build the project scope, the PM could frame an accurate scope statement describing items that will be included and those that won’t be included in the project.
This project charter is planned to help O’Donnell & O’Donnell LLP who will lead the project management team take place the parade smoothly. This parade for welcoming home troops will be organized in Colorado Spring which has a long history of military. This project charter’s goal is making sure project management team and sponsors understand all details and tasks of this parade and getting an agreement between these two parties. Some important tasks can be directed with the project charter. For examples, raising fund, arranging thousands of soldiers and planning a lunch
staff, management, and goals are in place to include them in the grid. Future plans must
the projects were not clearly defined up front resulting in the expansion of the scope as
The project life cycle consists of the conceptualization phase, the planning phase, the execution phase, and the termination phase.
Prior to the onset of modern project management, the success criteria of a project lay solely on the technical success, or scope of the resulting product or service. Today, adherence to budget and schedule form a triangle of success factors alongside scope, with client satisfaction also developing as a key determinant of project success (Kerzner, 2004). However, the delivery of project scope will always take precedence over all other project factors, because if a project fails to deliver on its original intention, need or functionality, the project will always be considered as a failure. This essay will analyse the adequacy of the Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge’s (PMBOK) definition of Project Scope Management in relation
In today's business it is in the best interest of companies to have project managers. Common sense isn't always easily accomplished. Anyone who's ever worked on a project in a technical setting knows this. Indeed, much of working with others consists of solving unexpected problems and learning from mistakes along the way. Knowing this and having the proper tools a project manager will be able to manage and complete the most intense project out there.
The Boundaries of the project are measurable and auditable, and it is closely linked to project objectives. Defining Project boundaries should indentify the project ‘domains’ and provide a clear understanding of what belongs to the project and what doesn’t, for example, team, resources available, timeframes, departments involves, other projects involved, the area of the project and etc. Project Managers will then, have a clear definition of the project’ limits and a clear understanding of its interaction and relationship with other projects. (McDonnel 2010)
Defining the project scope sets the stage for developing a plan and its primary purpose is to define as clearly as possible the deliverables and to focus project plans (Gray & Larson, 2006). The team has
Project Scope – identifies goals, deliverables, tasks, costs, and deadlines. Project scope is part of project planning.
The concept of project scope may be one of the most ample in project management. It involves objectives, limits and intentions. Every requirement in a project as well as its characteristics must be dealt with when planning the scope. Even though it 's reasonable to say that every project is unique, the causes for which it fails are generally the same. And if you already know what these causes are, you can minimize the likelihood of problems being repeated and thus increase the chance of success.
In most projects, there are so many things that have to get done that it's hard to stay on top of everything and in control of everything. A project manager thinking differentially and see big picture and then manage according to work.