Summary Project management in perspective: summaries and class notes
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Course
Project Management 314 (PM314)
Institution
Stellenbosch University (SUN)
Book
Project Management in Perspective
This doc includes summaries of all chapters covered in class, as well as additional class notes and useful tips. I did get a distinction in this class with the help of theses notes.
RELATED ACTIVITIES............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 3
How to do a network diagram ...........................................................................................................................................................4
CHAPTER 7: CRASHING A PROJECT .............................................................................................................................................. 6
Reasons to crash...............................................................................................................................................................................................6
Alternatives to crashing .............................................................................................................................................................................6
1. Determine the slope and max crash ............................................................................................................................ 7
2. Determine all paths and their lengths ........................................................................................................................ 7
Status report ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................9
PROJECT MONITORING AND CONTROL................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Project control process............................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Earned Value Management (EVM) ................................................................................................................................................ 11
EVM process .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
CHANGE CONTROL ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
The need for a clear end ........................................................................................................................................................................ 16
STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT PROCESS ............................................................................................................................................................... 24
Salience model of classification .................................................................................................................................................. 24
CONFLICT BETWEEN STAKEHOLDERS ...................................................................................................................................................................... 26
CHAPTER 12: PROJECT COMMUNICATION ............................................................................................................................ 27
STRUCTURE OF PROJECT COMMUNICATION....................................................................................................................................................... 27
IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNICATION ........................................................................................................................................................................ 27
7-38-55 rule of personal communication ........................................................................................................................ 28
Communication mediums ................................................................................................................................................................. 28
Purpose of meetings ................................................................................................................................................................................. 29
Types of meetings........................................................................................................................................................................................ 29
CHANGE MANAGEMENT PROCESS ...........................................................................................................................................................................32
ROLE PLAYERS IN CHANGE ............................................................................................................................................................................................32
Reactions to change ................................................................................................................................................................................. 33
Resistance to change .............................................................................................................................................................................. 34
CHANGE COMMUNICATION ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 34
Key elements in leadership................................................................................................................................................................ 36
Management vs. leadership ............................................................................................................................................................. 36
THE PROJECT MANAGER ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 36
PROJECT MANAGER VS. PROJECT LEADER........................................................................................................................................................... 39
PROJECT TEAM LEADERSHIP ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 39
Relationship or dependency ............................................................................................................................................................ 40
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