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Office of the Senior
Associate Vice President
for Finance
Project Issues
Project Management Fundamentals
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Associate Vice President
for Finance
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Project Characteristics
Project Management Fundamentals
Office of the Senior
Associate Vice President
for Finance
Definition of a Project
Project Management Fundamentals
Project - A temporary endeavor undertaken to
create a unique product, service, or result.

Temporary / Not Ongoing
- Definite beginning and end
- Does not mean a short duration
-
Does not necessarily apply to product,
service, or result created by a project
Unique
- Outcome is a unique deliverable
- Could come in the form of either
products, services or results

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Office of the Senior
Associate Vice President
for Finance
Projects vs. Operations
Project Management Fundamentals
The primary differences are…
Projects Operations
Purpose of the project is to attain its
objective and ends
Purpose of an ongoing operation is to
sustain the business
Ends with transition to operations
Only ends with product, process or
service no longer needed
Project team comes together at
beginning and disbands at end
Team continues to perform tasks
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Both Projects and Operations are…
• Performed by teams of people
• Achieved by means of work
• Constrained by limited resources
• Planned, executed, and controlled
Office of the Senior
Associate Vice President
for Finance
Key Elements of Project Management
Project Management Fundamentals
Communicate
Keep stakeholders informed
Plan
Develop the specific project
management approach
Define
Establish clear and
achievable objectives
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Manage
Schedule/time, cost/resource &
quality/scope control
Triple
Constraints
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Associate Vice President
for Finance
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At the start of the project:
• The level of uncertainty is highest
• Stakeholders’ influence is highest
• Risk of failing to achieve the
objectives is greatest


Effect of Stakeholders & Changes
Project Management Fundamentals
Towards the end of the project:
• Cost of changes increases
• Stakeholder influence decreases
• Risk of failing to achieve
objectives is reduced


Stakeholder Influence
Cost of Changes
Project Time
High
Low
Office of the Senior
Associate Vice President
for Finance
Project Life Cycle
Project Management Fundamentals
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The
Five
Project
Phases
Monitoring & Controlling
Planning
Executing
Initiating
Closing
Office of the Senior
Associate Vice President
for Finance
Project Management Functions
Project Management Fundamentals
PMI refers to these as Knowledge Areas.
These are the actual functions performed within the life cycle phases.
Scope Management
Time Management
Cost Management
Quality Management
HR Management
Communications Mgt
Risk Management
Procurement Mgt
Project Integration
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Office of the Senior
Associate Vice President
for Finance
Monitoring & Controlling
Planning
Executing
Initiating
Closing
Project Life Cycle
Project Management Fundamentals
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Bridge Team Reunion
 Discuss and list examples of where
these processes were used in the
bridge project.
 What additional activities could
have been performed?
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Associate Vice President
for Finance
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Project Participants
Project Management Fundamentals