Project Management

This is something I found in my work confluence space. It was dated: Sep 11, 2019. I don’t remember why I put this in there. All I know is that it good information

I think of all the sections, project failure is the one to watch out for. As a government worker, the ones in bold are the big ones.

• What is project?

  • Temporary in Nature, endeavor to create a unique product, capability or result.

  • Project has start/end date, expected output

• Project Failure

  • Lack of Leadership, no one in charge or everyone

  • Lack of Stakeholder buy-in

    • Stakeholder is anyone who is affected by the project. Includes those who may stop it.

  • Poor scope definition

  • Project strays from its original goals

  • Unclear outcomes/expectations

  • Changing standards

  • Insufficient or mismanaged resources (budget/labor)

  • Poorly defined or unrealistic timeline

  • The project plan lacks structure and detail

  • The project is not tracked against the plan

  • Inadequate or non-existent testing with end user

  • Project team is not communicating

  • Political infighting.

• Project Management Life cycle

  • Initiate

    • State the problem/need

    • Determine the scope/goals

    • Identity stakeholders (Decisions. Authority.Needs.Connections.Energy)

    • Determine what is success

    • Identify assumptions/risk

  • Plan

    • The how to complete the project

    • Risk Management

    • Resources

    • Communications

    • Scheduling (WorkBreakdownStucture)

    • Dependencies

    • Cost management

  • Execute

    • Roles

  • Monitor/Control

  • Close