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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.
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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 SPM Environment 1
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 SPM Environment 2
Project Stakeholders(continued) • Stakeholders must • be clearly identified, • have their needs/expectations evaluated, • have their expectations managed. Strategic Project Management SPM Environment 3
Key Project Stakeholders • Project Manager • Customer • Performing Organization(s) • Sponsor • What about others ? Strategic Project Management SPM Environment 4
Project Influences • Organizational • Organizational Structure • Organizational Culture • Organizational Systems • Societal • Standards and Regulations • Megatrends • Culture Strategic Project Management SPM Environment 5
Key Management Skills for Project Management • Leadership • Communication • Negotiation • Problem Solving / Decision Making • Art of Persuasion Strategic Project Management SPM Environment 6