Strategic Project Management 1SPM Environment

Project Management Environment

Because projects are evolutionary and involve uncertainty, projects are usually divided into phases for better control.

Phases should have specific deliverables.Collectively these phases are known as

the project life cycle.See PMI BOK Figures 2-1 and 2-3.

Additional examples in Figures 2-2, 2-4, 2-5.

Strategic Project Management 2SPM Environment

Project Stakeholders

Stakeholders are individuals and organizations who are actively involved in the project, or whose interests may be positively or negatively affected as a result of the project execution or completion.

Strategic Project Management 3SPM Environment

Project Stakeholders(continued)

Stakeholders must be clearly identified, have their needs/expectations

evaluated, have their expectations managed.

Strategic Project Management 4SPM Environment

Key Project Stakeholders

Project ManagerCustomerPerforming Organization(s)SponsorWhat about others ?

Strategic Project Management 5SPM Environment

Project Influences

Organizational Organizational Structure Organizational Culture Organizational Systems

Societal Standards and Regulations Megatrends Culture

Strategic Project Management 6SPM Environment

Key Management Skills for Project Management

LeadershipCommunicationNegotiationProblem Solving / Decision MakingArt of Persuasion