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Project Management Strategy

Project Management Strategy. William McMillan. Vision Statement. To provide a system and procedural guidelines for the best combination of fast, reliable management of projects, with strong central control, for the least cost and effort. Goals and Objectives.

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Project Management Strategy

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  1. Project Management Strategy William McMillan C 2003 W. McMillan

  2. Vision Statement • To provide a system and procedural guidelines for the best combination of fast, reliable management of projects, with strong central control, for the least cost and effort. C 2003 W. McMillan

  3. Goals and Objectives • To plan each project in just one day • To process and post the plan that day • Neutral Planning Elicitor (Facilitator) • Expert Planning Team Participants • Integrated Planning Session C 2003 W. McMillan

  4. Neutral Planning Facilitator • Needs Little Knowledge of Project • Should be Organized and Systematic • Able to Keep the Session on Track • Avoid Getting Bogged Down in Detail • Restrict and Direct the Discussion C 2003 W. McMillan

  5. Expert Planning Team • Strong Senior Management Support • All User and Tech Areas Represented • Use Only Best Qualified Participants • Prepared For Required Level of Detail C 2003 W. McMillan

  6. Integrated Planning Session • May Have A Rough Plan in Advance • Consider All Tasks in Sequence Order • Insert Additional Tasks As You Go • Create Task Dependencies As You Go • Specify Durations and Accountabilities • Assignments With Level of Commitment C 2003 W. McMillan

  7. Facilitator Leads All Discussion • Must Anything be done before this task? • What is the next task that must be done? • Are there any additional steps required? • Tasks Must be Identified, Not Explained • Material Costs Estimates May be Deferred C 2003 W. McMillan

  8. Value of Planning • Defines WHAT you will do • Defines WHEN you will do it • Defines WHO will do it • Defines the COST of doing it • Defines when it will be COMPLETE C 2003 W. McMillan

  9. Primary System Objectives • Provides ballpark cost estimates. • Defines what to do and when. • Identifies problem tasks early. • Highlights budget overrun areas. • Shows resource and cost distributions. • Gives clear report of project status. C 2003 W. McMillan

  10. Ideal Level of Indenture For easier management • Each Plan Should be 50 – 100 Tasks Average length of Tasks • 50 Days Duration (1-6 Day Tasks) • 50 Weeks Duration (1-6 Week Tasks) • 50 Months Duration (1-6 Month Tasks) C 2003 W. McMillan

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