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Introduction to

Project Management

Prof.K.K.Shajahan

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What is Project Management?

a method for organizing tasks

a structured framework to help a group

work productively

tools to aid in task sequencing,

dependency analysis, resourceallocation, scheduling, etc.

tools to track progress relative to plan

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Why Need Project Management?

Complex project needs coordination of:

Multiple people

Multiple resources (labs, equipment, etc.)

Multiple taskssome must precede others

Multiple decision pointsapprovals

Phased expenditure of funds

Matching of people/resources to tasks

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Task Dependencies and the

Critical Path

Sometimes task B cannot be started beforetask A is completed

Other types of constraintscalendar, lags,etc.

Critical pathany slippage slips wholeproject

Helpful to know what tasks are on the criticalpath

Useful to try to shorten the critical path

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Suggested Steps in

Project Management

Generate a formal definition of the project, withgoals, constraints, assumptions

Identify project start/end dates, any mandatorymilestones, including reports, signoffs,deliverables, etc.

List constraintsmoney, equipment availability,

holidays, etc. Identify tasks to be accomplishedhigh level

(i.e., by categories), then details within each,using brainstorming methodgreen light

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Suggested Steps, cont.

Organize task groups roughly by starting date

List dependencies that should or MUST hold

Use MS Project to make a GANTT chart

First capture tasks and task groups, milestones

Identify critical path, see if it can be shortened

(get more slack) Assign person-hours and specific team

member(s) to each taskidentify task leads

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Suggested Steps, cont.

As project progresses:

Monitor, record progress on all tasks, at

least weeklyuse Tracking Gantt Chart

Pay particular attention to those on critical

path

Revise plan as needed to take into account

changes, adapt to meet milestones

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Project Management Using

Microsoft Project

Allows many different ways of entering and

observing information

includes many features to help identify

problems with a plan

regular use can help a group refine plans

to make meeting targets more realistic

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Our Flyover of Project 98

Adding tasks, durations

Setting dependencies

Seeing critical path, etc.

Rolling up subtasks

Assigning resources Adjusting durations, time assignments, etc.

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Rolling up subtasks


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WATCH YOUR DEPENDENCY

CHOICES!!!

If you choose something other than the default

finish/start constraints, you will probably LOSE

your ability to track the critical path So AVOID finish by or start by with particular

calendar dates, or other types of constraints.

Break tasks apart as needed, in order to make

finish/start constraints realistic!

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Rolling up subtasks

Assigning resources

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Rolling up subtasks

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YOUR MS Project has a Deadline box

on this page! Use it to let you get warned

when something gets pushed back too far,but STILL not assigning a start no earlier

than or finish no later than constraint to

itstill using As soon as possible.

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Management of YOUR Project

With your team members

Create a plan for the entire project

Set milestones for tracking progress Provide more detail for near-term tasks

Use with your facilitator to report progress andrevise/add detail to plan

Assign specific tasks to team members

Revise plan and activities as required to achieveobjectives

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