1.1 Core principles of any project
Mantel S. (2005) states, “a project is a temporary endeavour, undertaken to create unique product or service“. It is specific, timely, usually multidisciplinary and always conflict ridden. According to the researchers, the projects are parts of overall programmes and may be broken down into tasks, subtask and further if desired.
Success has always been the ultimate goal of every type of project. According to Pinto & Slevin (1986) in their research after sampling over 650 project managers concluded that “Project success” is something different that just meeting cost, time and performance specifications. As a manner of fact, client contentment with the final result has a great deal to do with perceived …show more content…
A work breakdown structure which would be helpful to control costs and work packages are also very important for ensuring the successes of the project (Field & Keller, 1998) Furthermore, a network diagram and Gantt chart is a helpful quality method to show current and future actions, audits, periodical reports, milestones, the update of planning and change control management.
2 Task 2: Concrete Masonry Corporation
Kevin Lewis has been assigned as the project manager of the Concrete Masonry Corporation. In Task 2 a report will be prepared in order to analyse the project management process including risks, leadership, administration and control problems associated with managing the lifecycle.
2.1 Introduction and Methodology
“A project is a piece of work that is designed to bring about an agreed beneficial change within a fixed timeframe using specified resources. Projects usually require the coordinated activity of a number of people to achieve that outcome, and often incorporate an element of risk.” (Hobbs, …show more content…
(Field and Keller, 1998)
Additionally to these four main characteristics, a project manager should have people skills, a critical way of thinking, a clear vision, skills of team management and conflict resolution. Moreover the project manager has to have authority during the whole process. The communication with the team about milestones of the project is an important factor, too.
Summarizing, it can be said that there is a tremendous number of skills the project manager has to accomplish. In general, he is responsible for planning, integration, controlling, leading, communicating and building a positive and supportive climate for the project and his team.
2.4 Detailed Project Planning
The foundation for this phase is build during the project initiation and now it´s time to undertake detailed planning to secure that the activities are properly sequenced, resourced and executed and controlled. (Westland,
Mantel S. (2005) states, “a project is a temporary endeavour, undertaken to create unique product or service“. It is specific, timely, usually multidisciplinary and always conflict ridden. According to the researchers, the projects are parts of overall programmes and may be broken down into tasks, subtask and further if desired.
Success has always been the ultimate goal of every type of project. According to Pinto & Slevin (1986) in their research after sampling over 650 project managers concluded that “Project success” is something different that just meeting cost, time and performance specifications. As a manner of fact, client contentment with the final result has a great deal to do with perceived …show more content…
A work breakdown structure which would be helpful to control costs and work packages are also very important for ensuring the successes of the project (Field & Keller, 1998) Furthermore, a network diagram and Gantt chart is a helpful quality method to show current and future actions, audits, periodical reports, milestones, the update of planning and change control management.
2 Task 2: Concrete Masonry Corporation
Kevin Lewis has been assigned as the project manager of the Concrete Masonry Corporation. In Task 2 a report will be prepared in order to analyse the project management process including risks, leadership, administration and control problems associated with managing the lifecycle.
2.1 Introduction and Methodology
“A project is a piece of work that is designed to bring about an agreed beneficial change within a fixed timeframe using specified resources. Projects usually require the coordinated activity of a number of people to achieve that outcome, and often incorporate an element of risk.” (Hobbs, …show more content…
(Field and Keller, 1998)
Additionally to these four main characteristics, a project manager should have people skills, a critical way of thinking, a clear vision, skills of team management and conflict resolution. Moreover the project manager has to have authority during the whole process. The communication with the team about milestones of the project is an important factor, too.
Summarizing, it can be said that there is a tremendous number of skills the project manager has to accomplish. In general, he is responsible for planning, integration, controlling, leading, communicating and building a positive and supportive climate for the project and his team.
2.4 Detailed Project Planning
The foundation for this phase is build during the project initiation and now it´s time to undertake detailed planning to secure that the activities are properly sequenced, resourced and executed and controlled. (Westland,