Introduction to Project Management

Certificate IV Sharon Boyle

Lesson Plan 23 October ◦ Introduction to PM video ◦ A brush up on Excel◦ Gantt chart – introduction & cake project

Morning Tea◦ Project Vs Operational work Video◦ Relationship between ◦ Organisation & project;◦ Operational work & project work◦ LMS

Lunch◦ Project management Plan ◦ Project Charter◦ WBS with Steve Casely - video

Open excel spreadsheet Enter in Task list yesterday’s list re Cake

making List must be vertical Check for sensible order Copy & paste into M/S project

Brush up on Excel & intro M/S Project

Ensure task list in 2nd column 1st right hand column should be task

number Check for units across the top choose hours

if possible Find duration column Enter numbers = time taken per task Now the dependencies For task 2 enter 1 in predecessors column Similar for all other tasks

M/S Project

Key characteristics which separate Operations from project work

Operations Vs project work

Project Sponsor Project Stakeholders Project manager Cost Controller Scheduler Specialist subject or knowledge experts Project Administrator

Who’s who in the project team

Scope/charterMilestonesDeliverables

Scope & more new terms

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4VoIkrny3w

Project Charter is…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkymWoHY48Y

Project management plan

Read Don’t bother with Activities Quiz will be handed out – next week

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHSjpFUKQR4 US Army

A walk around the LMS – next week

Scope Unit Contribute to scope definition Apply project scope controls

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeFwaa7XBSo Scope nugget

1.1. Contribute to the identification of project deliverables

1.2.Contribute to the identification of measurable outcomes to enable evaluation of project performance

1.3. Contribute to the development of the scope management plan

1. Contribute to scope definition

2. Apply project scope controls

2.1. Undertake work in accordance with agreed project management plan and by using established change control procedures and performance measurement procedures

2.2. Monitor and control aspects of project scope and communicate instances of non-compliance with overall scope to the project manager and other team members

2. Apply project scope controls

2.3. Measure progress to determine potential, perceived and actual scope changes

2.4. Appropriately report scope changes 2.5. Provide assistance in the review of

project outcomes to determine the effectiveness of initial and subsequent scope management approaches

This time with better understanding of Scope & questions to answer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHSjpFUKQR4 US Army

A scope issue???

Work breakdown structurehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPQHucV_Urk&feature=relmfu

Workbreak down Structure