Project Management
Project Management
One of the most important things to know about the day to day of a project manager:
We will use different tools, techniques and methodologies every single day. There is no dull
moment
Project managers work in many industries. The skills project managers learn in one industry
can be applied in others. Project managers tackle a variety of projects from start to finish.
Prioritization – Project managers add value to their teams and organizations through effective
prioritization of tasks required to complete a project. Sometimes project managers can’t
determine which ones are the most critical to the success of the project. They will connect with
their teams and with stakeholder to gather information and make a plan.
Stakeholders – are the people who are interested in and affected by the project’s completion and
success. (Like the leader of the organization)
Delegation - Project managers use delegation to add value to their teams and organizations by
matching tasks to individuals who can best complete the work.
Effective communication – Project managers deliver value through effective communication
both with their team and with key stakeholder
Planning and organizing
Controlling change
The American novelist Louis L’Amour wrote, “The only thing that never changes is that
everything changes.” This applies to projects as well. Projects change as you continue to
understand the expectations and the needs of your stakeholders. As a project manager, you need
to remain flexible and adjust to the stakeholders’ needs. However, it is also important to protect
your team from constant change and rework. A good way to do this is by documenting the initial
expectations of the project and clearly identifying the changes being requested. It is also helpful
to understand the budget and schedule impact of the changes and make sure that the stakeholders
understand those impacts. As the project manager, you are responsible for protecting your team.
Key takeaway
You have learned that project managers may be responsible for teaching and mentoring project
team members, building relationships with the team and various stakeholders, controlling change
and the impact to the project, empowering team members to make decisions, and communicating
status and potential concerns. These interpersonal responsibilities can be just as important to the
success of your projects as your more concrete responsibilities, like scheduling and budgeting.
As you continue through this course, you will learn more about how these project manager
responsibilities are embedded into the different phases of a project.
A manager’s role within a team
A Project manager is not often the direct manager of the people working on a project team.
Each person will be an expert on their portion of the project, but no one will be an expert on
every aspect of the project
Project manager’s roles:
- Hold all team members accountable for their assigned tasks
- Ensure that issues and risk are tracked and visible and establish escalation paths
- Understand and help teammates to adopt the right workflows and project management
styles
- Collaborate with other teams at the organization to deliver solutions that meet the
requirements based on project scope, schedule and budget
week 3
Make a plan
Make a plan
In this phase, make a plan to get your project from start to finish.
Create a detailed project plan. What are the major milestones? What tasks or
deliverables make up each milestone?
Build out the schedule so you can properly manage the resources, budget, materials,
and timeline. Here, you will create an itemized budget.
Identify that your team has completed all of the requested outcomes.
Release your team so they can support other projects within the company.
Take time with your team to celebrate your successes!
Pass off all remaining deliverables and get stakeholder approval.
Document the lessons you and your team learned during the project.
Reflect on ways to improve in the future.
Key takeaway
Each phase of the project life cycle has its own significance and reason for existing. By
following the project life cycle, you’re ensuring that you are:
Agile(Çevik)
Define
Measure
Analyze DMAIC
Improve
Control
Six-sigma- proseslərin hər dəfə izlənilməsini təmin etməklə, variasiyaları azaltmaq üçün
istifadə olunan bir metodologiyadır.
Əsas 7 prinsipi var:
Məhsulun və ya prosesin xərc və ya kəmiyyət kimi ölçülə bilən aspektlərini tapmaq üçün
bu metodologiyadan istifadə olunur.
Popular project management approaches
Below is a brief recap of some of the project management approaches you’ve been
introduced to so far:
Agile involves short phases of collaborative, iterative work with frequent testing and
regularly-implemented improvements. Some phases and tasks happen at the same time
as others. In Agile projects, teams share responsibility for managing their own work.
Scrum and Kanban are examples of Agile frameworks, which are specific development
approaches based on the Agile philosophy.
Kanban is a tool used in both Agile and Lean approaches that provides visual feedback
about the status of the work in progress through the use of Kanban boards or charts.
With Kanban, project managers use sticky notes or note cards on a physical or digital
Kanban board to represent the team’s tasks with categories like “To do,” “In progress,”
and “Done.”
Lean uses the 5S quality tool to eliminate eight areas of waste, save money, improve
quality, and streamline processes. Lean’s principles state that you can do more with
less by addressing dysfunctions that create waste. Lean implements a Kanban
scheduling system to manage production.
Six Sigma involves reducing variations by ensuring that quality processes are followed
every time. The Six Sigma method follows a process-improvement approach called
DMAIC, which stands for define, measure, analyze, improve, and control.
Lean Six Sigma is a combination of Lean and Six Sigma approaches. It is often used in
projects that aim to save money, improve quality, and move through processes quickly.
Lean Six Sigma is also ideal for solving complex or high-risk problems. The 5S
organization framework, the DMAIC process, and the use of Kanban boards are all
components of this approach.
- The values employees share, as well as the organization’s values, missions and history
- Company’s personality
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