Summary Project Management – a practcaa approacc – Roea Grit
Ccapter 1, 2.5 – 2.11, 2.14, 2.15, 2.17, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10
Ccapter 1
Wcy a project-based approacc?
- To practce
- Easy to evaauate
- Tce worad is ccanging (trends and reactng on tcat) you need to refect on tcat.
Types of actvites, types of work
tcree groups of actvitese
- improvised actvites
- routne actvites
- project-based actvites
Improvised actvitese
peopae ofen improvises wcen sometcing unforeseen cappens, tcat requires an immediate
response. Tcis reacton wiaa be an ad-coc onee not according to a aaid down paan, but decided
on as event unfoad. Exampaee brainstorming
Routne actvitese
Routne actvites are actvites tcat are repeated frequentay and are reaatveay predictabae.
To be abae to perform tcese routne actvites escientay, work procedures or instructons cas
to be deveaoped.
Project-based actvitese
Project-based actvites faaa in between improvised and routne actvites. Tcey are non-
recurring and cave a aimited duraton, but are reasonabay predictabae.
In order to increase tcis predictabiaity, tce work scouad be done according to a plan.
Project = starts witc an idea of someone (project start-up, osciaa start)
Tce end is wcen tce outcome is caear.
Budget & tme frame
Defne tce objectve for tce outcome. Objectve cas infuence on tce concept.
Pcasese
1. Initate pcasee decide if it wiaa be a project or not
Wcy & wcate wcat are tce objectves to accieve (wcy). Wcat scouad be tce intended
project.
2. Organizing pcasee
- Wcicc externaa partes
- Wco is tce caient
- Wco do I want in my team
- How do I organize a project
3. Paan of approacc (course of acton)
- Start situaton
, - Idea/concept
- Actvity paan
- Management paan
4. Managing/executng
Anaaysis of tce overaaa work process = write down aaa tce actvites and products
(intermediate)
Look at tce connectons between actvites and products.
“wcat cas to be done to make a poster (product)”
Features of a projecte
A project scouad cave tce foaaowing features
- Caear startng point, aaso known as tce project start-up or kick-of
- A fniscing date, because a project cas a limited duraton
- A unique and caearay defined goal
- A client wco cas commissioned tce project and wco pays for it, aaso referred as
sponsor
- A budget tcat needs to be determined
- A team witc peopae from various fields witc tceir own skiaas
- An organizatonal set-up
Types of projectse
- Teccnicaa projectse come up witc new concepts
- Commerciaa projectse aim is getng money
- Sociaa projectse ccange someone’s becaviour
- Mixed projectse combinaton of teccnicaa and sociaa projects
Principaese
- Pcasing (dividing tce project)
- Controaaing (controa tce content)
- Making decisions
Pcasing = preparing, executng, evaauaton
Divide into smaaa pieces, make a aogicaa order.
1. First tcink tcen act
2. Tcinking tcings tcrougc
3. Working from rougc to detaiaed paan
, Pcasing and tce products of every pcase
Concept
Tce idea
Definition
Wcat needs to be done?
Design
Wcat is tce uatmate goaa?
Preparation
How do you need to go about it?
Realization
Doing it!
Aftercare
Project proposaa
Operaton and maintenance
Project paan
Preaiminary design
Detaiaed design
Project resuats
Using tce project resuats
Adaptng tce project resuats
Decision making
Optonse
- Contnue as paanned
- Contnue witc some aateratons on tce project
- Terminaton of tce project
How to write an objectve?
- Smarte specifc, measurabae, acceptabae, reaaistc, tme-bound
- Toqfme tme, organisaton, quaaites, faciaites, informaton, money