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PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Introduction to Project management. What is a Project?Examples of ProjectsProject, Programme and PlansThe Project FormatPluses of Project FormatLimitations of Project FormatProject Management. What is a Project?. A project is a temporary endeavour undertaken to achieve a particular aim and t

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PROJECT MANAGEMENT

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    1. PROJECT MANAGEMENT BY JUSTICE DJOKOTO PH.D. (cand.) M. Phil., P.G.D.E., B.Sc

    2. Introduction to Project management What is a Project? Examples of Projects Project, Programme and Plans The Project Format Pluses of Project Format Limitations of Project Format Project Management

    3. What is a Project? ‘A project is a temporary endeavour undertaken to achieve a particular aim and to which project management can be applied, regardless of the project’s size, budget, or timeline’. http://www.pmi.org/info/PP_WhatIsAProject.asp

    4. ‘A Project is an investment activity that involves expending of financial resources to create capital assets that produce benefits over a period of time’ Gittinger (1996) A Project is a temporary organisation, either as a freestanding entity or now more commonly as an integrated component of a programme, set up to produce something or manage a particular change. http://www.dfes.gov.uk/ppm/index.cfm?fuseaction=content.view&CategoryID=30&ContentID=151&killcache=1&SiteID=1

    5. A project is a series of activities aimed at bringing about clearly specified objectives within a defined time-period and with a defined budget. Aid Delivery Methods, Project Cycle Management Guidelines Volume 1, March 2004.

    6. Defining Characteristics Temporary activity, Products are not temporary t Has beginning and end Made up of a series of activities Designed to meet an objective/aims/goals Response to a need Use of resources (monetised into budgets)

    7. Examples of Projects Creation story in the bible Road projects, housing projects, agricultural projects, health projects education projects etc

    8. Project, Programme and Plans A programme is a collection of closely connected projects. In the public sector, the following can be distinguished: change programme work programme policy programme

    9. The Project Format Objectives Periodic estimation of costs Systematic consideration of alternatives Organisational and managerial implications Preparation and review by specialists

    10. Pluses of Project Format facilitates gathering data and analysing it to generate results that are useful in setting objectives, formulating strategies, and achieving results. gives periodic costs estmates opportunity to identify and systematically analyse alternatives is most important. administrative and organisational issues are also considered.

    11. Limitations of Project Format decisions made based on a technology and projects implemented accordingly could run into difficulties, if the technology becomes obsolete. The future is largely unknown. In as much as the project format helps in analysing projects, it does not completely answer questions of risk. The closest the format comes to this is sensitivity analysis.

    12. Project Management contextual functional system based trade-off based

    13. Project Management Context Managers of projects engage in planning, organising, leading and controlling to satisfy project objectives. Decide on objectives

    14. Project Management Functional ‘the art of directing and coordinating human and material resources throughout the life of a project by using modern management techniques to achieve predetermined objectives of scope, cost, time, quality and participant satisfaction’

    15. Project Management System based focus on content and properties of the project management system and the interrelationship between the various components.

    16. Project Management Trade off Project Management is a set of principles, practices, and techniques applied to lead project teams and control project schedule, cost, and performance risks to result in delighted customers. cost, time and performance are the focus.

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