Project management

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Project management is the way how one organizes and manages resources that they deliver all the work that is necessary to complete a project.

That includes that one has to keep within the defined scope, time, and cost constraints. A project is something else than a process or an operation, which are log ongoing functional work to create the same product or service over and over again. The management of a project is very different and requires other technical skills.

Project Management is composed of several different types of activities such as:

  1. Planning the work or objectives
  2. Analysis & Design of objectives
  3. Assessing and controlling risk (or Risk Management)
  4. Estimating resources
  5. Allocation of resources
  6. Organizing the work
  7. Acquiring human and material resources
  8. Assigning tasks
  9. Directing activities
  10. Controlling project execution
  11. Tracking and Reporting progress
  12. Analyzing the results based on the facts achieved
  13. Defining the products of the project
  14. Forecasting future trends in the project
  15. Quality Management
  16. Issues Management
  17. Issues solving
  18. Defect prevention
  19. Project Closure meet

Contents

[edit] Project Management artifacts

Most projects, to be successful, must adequately document objectives and deliverables. These documents are a mechanism to align sponsors, clients, and project team's expectations.

  1. Project Charter
  2. Business case/Feasibility Study
  3. Scope Statement / Terms of reference
  4. Project Management Plan / Project Initiation Document
  5. Work Breakdown Structure
  6. Change Control Plan
  7. Risk Management Plan
  8. Communications Plan
  9. Governance Model
  10. Risk Register
  11. Issue Log
  12. Action Item List
  13. Resource Management Plan
  14. Project Schedule
  15. Status Report
  16. Responsibility assignment matrix
  17. Database of risks
  18. Database of lessons learned
  19. Stakeholder Analysis

These documents are normally hosted on a shared resource (i.e., Intranet web page) and are available for review by the project's stakeholders. Changes or updates to these documents are explicitly outlined in the project's configuration management (or change control plan).

[edit] Project Management Associations

Several national and professional associations exist which have as their aim the promotion and development of project management and the project management profession. The most prominent associations include:

  • The Association for Project Management (UK) (APM)
  • The Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM)
  • The International Project Management Association (IPMA)
  • The Project Management Institute (PMI)
  • The International Association of Project and Program Management (IAPPM)
  • The International Project Management Commission (IPMC)

[edit] International Standards

There have been several attempts to develop project management standards, such as:

  • Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK)
  • APM Body of Knowledge 5th ed. (APM - Association for Project Management (UK))
  • PRINCE2 (PRojects IN a Controlled Environment)
  • P2M (A guidebook of Project & Program Management for Enterprise Innovation, Japanese third-generation project management method)(Download page for P2M and related products)
  • V-Modell (German project management method)
  • HERMES (The Swiss general project management method, selected for use in Luxembourg and international organisations)
  • OPM3
  • ISO 10006:2003, Quality management systems - Guidelines for quality management in projects
  • JPACE (Justify, Plan, Activate, Control, and End - The James Martin Method for Managing Projects (1981-present))

So far, there is no known attempt to develop a project management standard available under the GNU Free Documentation License.

[edit] Professional Certifications

See also: An exhaustive list of standards (maturity models)

[edit] See also

  • Architecture
  • Architectural engineering
  • Association for Project Management
  • Building engineering
  • Building construction
  • Capability Maturity Model
  • Commonware
  • Construction engineering
  • Construction management
  • Construction software
  • Cost overrun
  • Critical chain
  • Critical path method
  • Dependency Structure Matrix
  • Earned value management
  • Estimation
  • Flexible project management
  • Functionality, mission and scope creep
  • Gantt chart
  • Governance
  • Human Interaction Management
  • Industrial Engineering
  • List of project management topics
  • Management
  • Megaprojects
  • Metrics
  • M.S.P.M.
  • Portfolio management
  • Project accounting
  • Program management
  • Project management software (List of project management software)
  • Project management in the building process chain
  • Project workforce management
  • Process architecture
  • RACI diagram
  • Six Sigma
  • Software project management
  • Terms of reference
  • The Mythical Man-Month
  • Timesheet
  • Work Breakdown Structure

[edit] Literature

[edit] External links

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