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Define a project
A temporary endeavour undertaken to create a unique product or service
Differnet types of projects
Manufacturing projects,
Construction projects,
Management projects,
Research projects.
Define project management
A Process by which projects are defined, planned, monitored and delivered such that the agreed benefits are realised. projects bring about change and project management is recognised as the most effiecient way of managing such change.
Disciplines of project management
Integration management,
Cost management,
Communication management,
Scope management,
Quality management,
Risk management,
Time management,
HR management,
Procurement management.
CQT triangle
Cost, Quality, Time
Fundamental measure of the project menager's success?
The skill with which trade-offs between quality, cost and time are managed.
Other key variables?
Safety,
Sustainability,
Stakeholders
Key risks that arise in all projects:
Definition of a specific desired outcome from the project creates a failure risk,
Non-routine and one-off nature of project creates a high degree of uncertainty,
Long time scale and planning horizon of major projects make them subject to contingencies,
Complexity of projects,
Multiple stakeholders of projects creates a range of risks,
Projects typically have defined time, cost and quality targets,
Projects are often subject to changes to client spec and contracts over time.
Risks in projects:
People risks,
Resource constraints,
Product development and re-design,
Process and system development
Checklist on assignment of risk ownership:
Have owners been allocated to all the various parts of the complete risk process and have the future risks been catered for?,
Are the various roles and responsibilities associated with ownership well defined?,
Do the individuals who have been allocated ownership actually have authority?,
Have the various roles been communicated and understood?,
Are the nominated owners appropriate?,
Ind the event of change, can ownership be quickly and effectively reallocated?,
Are the differences between benefit and delivery risks understood?
Contractor relationship
An integrated project team approach is commonly used, bringng together multiple, integrated supply chains into one supply chain.
Contract strategies?
Full turnkey,
Partial turnkey,
Client-coordinated approach,
Management contracting.
Project partnering?
Joint ventures and consortia,
Private public partnerships,
Private financial initiative.
Project pricing agreements?
Fixed price agreement / lump sum contract
Fixed price but with provision for upward or downward revision