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Chapter 1: practical theory
Improvised activities =
Not according to a laid down plan + usually when something unforeseen occurs that requires an
immediate response.
 Hard to predict the outcomes
 Flexible, but often chaotic (ad hoc)

Routine activities =
Activities that are repeated frequently and are relatively predictable. Work will be carried out
according to patterns
 Production line activities, sales procedures

Project-based activities =
Between improvised and routine activities. Have a limited duration and are predictable.
 Work divided in phases
 First project plan
 Information technology

Project =
A group of people, usually from various fields of expertise, collaborating temporarily with the aim of
reaching a predetermined project result within a predetermined budget and timeframe.
 Constructing projects (building bridge/factory)
 Developing new product
 Introducing learning environment at schools
 Organizing a festival

Project features
 Temporary (clear starting point, finishing date)
 Unique and clearly defined goal
 Has a clearly defined result
 Project sponsor (paying the project)
 Project organization (project manager & team)
 Project members different expertise
 What is the result

Type of projects
1. Technical projects (or hard projects)
- Change in technology or develop new product
 Construction of a building, a road

2. Social projects (or soft projects)
- Change organizational structure or culture of company (how people work together)
 Reorganization

3. Commercial projects
- Goal is to earn money
 Conducting market research, new product

4. Mixed projects
- Both technical and social projects

, - Difficult because team has wide variety expertise
 Design, programming and installation of a computer program

Top project failure reasons
1. Poor planning
2. Too optimistic planning
3. Failure to track progress
4. Starting an activity too late
5. Project members are not competent enough
6. Little delays all add up

Phases of a small project:
1. Preparation (think)
2. Realization (act)
3. Follow-up (maintain)

Phases of a large project:
1. Concept  the idea, project proposal
2. Definition  define result, project plan
3. Design  decide result, design report
4. Preparation  detailing how, building plan
5. Realization  doing it, project result
6. Follow-up  provide follow-up, resolving problems
 In phases because then the client can adjust in the project

Project should be SMART
 Specific: project result described in detail
 Measurable: result must be measurable
 Acceptable: group/person must be responsible for achieving the result
 Realistic: result must be realistic
 Time-bound: deadline

Chapter 2: people working on projects
Marshmallow challenge:
- Teams of 4
- Forces people to collaborate quickly
- Normally first orienting (talk)
- Planning
- Building
- Ta-da
 The ‘Ta-da’ is a ‘oh-oh’: fail

None of the kids spend any time to talk.
- Business students are trained to find the plan
- When it happens, they run out of time.

They manage the process
- Any team who does that, improve the team performance

Why conduct the marshmallow challenge:
- It helps the hidden assumptions
- The challenge is the shared experience

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