Protokoll: PM - Di, 9.10.2001

1. Protokoll: PM - Di, 9.10.2001 By Pamela Brühl and Stefan Broda Project Management

2. Summary • How is a company traditionally organized? • The history of Project Management • What is a project / project criterias? • Examples • Managing Projects Project Management

3. How is a company traditionally organized? • General tasks: • to produce and distribute goods • to make profit Project Management

4. Traditional Workflow Research Design Production • Disadvantages: • Inefficient communication • Problems are solved step by step • Costs too much time Marketing Sales Project Management

5. The History of PM • Developed by military during WWII • Manhattan Project (Chemistrists, Physics, Military Staff) • Adopted by government authorities • NASA (Apollo, Gemini) • Taken over by industry Project Management

6. What is a Project? • Project criterias: • Single, non-routine task with certain risks • Divided into separate part-tasks • Different Know-How necessary • Time limit (start and finish) • Cost limit / limited resources • Separated targets and responsibility Project Management

7. Examples for Projects • Organizing an event • New market • Merger • New currency • New software (SAP) • Introduction of a service program Project Management

8. Focus: New Currency • Single, non-routine task: YES • Risks: YES • Divided into separate part-tasks: YES • Different Know-How necessary: YES • Time limit: YES (given by the gov.) • Cost limit: YES • Separated targets and responsibility: YES Project Management

9. Project Management • Interdependence • Triangle has to be balanced Object Target Budget Target Time Target Project Management

10. Example: Purification Plant Object: Purification Rate: 95% Budget: 20Mio Deadline: 2004 Project Management