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EAT340 - Professional Engineering

Management Techniques

Lectorial 1 Session 1c:


Project Management

Module Leader: Dr Ken Robson


Indicative Content
 Introduction to Project Management :
This session will consider:

 Definitions of Project Management and the


origins of Project Management as a discipline.
 Sources of information and professional bodies
in the field of Project Management
 General reasons why some projects fail
 What is project management?

Define
PMBOK Project Management (1)

 Project Management is the application of


knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to
project activities to meet the project
requirement.

 PM is accomplished through appropriate


application and integration of 49 logically
grouped processes, categorised into 5
process groups:
PMBOK Project Management (2)

 PMBOK –Project Management Bodies of


Knowledge (6th Edition/ 7th due 2020/21)
 Several professional bodies have proposed
knowledge frameworks:
 PMI – Project Management Institute (USA)
 APM - Association of Project Managers (UK)

 Some differences, but general agreement on


key elements within P.M.
 PMBOK provided by the PMI is a good example
PMBOK (6th Edition) Areas of Knowledge

1. Project integration management


2. Project scope management
3. Project time schedule management
4. Project quality management
5. Project human resources resource management
6. Project communication management
7. Project risk management
8. Project procurement management
9. Project cost management
10.Project stakeholder management
PMBOK

BOK elements determining the deliverable


objectives of the project:
 scope
 time
 cost
 quality
Triple Constraints of Projects
PMBOK (6th Edition) The Project Manager

Project Manager Talent Triangle


The Project Lifecycle (1)

 Generally considered to be four stages


within the life cycle (e.g. Burke) (Smith)
1. Concept and Initiation – establishes need or opportunity,
feasibility of project is investigated (two separate stages)
2. Design & Development – uses guidelines to design product,
service etc. and develop detailed plans for implementing the
project
3. Implementation (Execution) – implements plan as in baseline
plan developed in previous phase (procurement &
construction)
4. Commissioning and Handover (Transfer) – confirms the
project has been implemented and the project is terminated
(commission & operate)
The Project Lifecycle (2)

 Key points:

 Potential to influence the project is highest


during the concept and design phases.
 Rate of effort and expenditure is higher during
the implementation phase.
 Normally some knowledge transfer occurs
between phases
 Each of the four main phases can be managed
as a separate project.
The Project Lifecycle (3)
Project Management

 Project Management – ‘Not Rocket Science’

 It’s common sense, isn’t it?


A Classic Project Failure

 Wind aerolasics effect on the Tacoma Narrows


Suspension Bridge (1940)
 Faulty calculations, things deemed to be
unimportant
 Aeroelastic flutter
A Classic Project Failure

 Watch the video @


 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXTSnZgrf
xM&ab_channel=PracticalEngineering
Failed Projects Grab Headlines

Samsung Galaxy Note 7


(Recall and a major impact on business 2016)

Read more @
https://www.wired.com/2017/01/why-the-samsung-galaxy-note-
7-kept-exploding/
1. Next Steps
 Familiarise yourself with the timetable
(VIR Live-on-line) (On-campus)

 Secure copies of the recommended module


texts

 Read Lesson 1 & 2 of the study guide and


read around the subject using the core
recommended text/s.
Preparation for next weeks tutorial

 Research and identify a project that is


considered to have failed

 Identify the reasons why it failed

 Take notes on the above items and bring


them along to the next tutorial to aid
discussion

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