Project Management - Basic Questions

1. What is Project?

• A Project is a temporary endeavor to provide unique product or service.
• Project is a temporary effort of work, a one-time event that meets the following criteria:

• Has a start and an end date.
• Has schedule, cost, and quality constraints.
• Is a unique endeavor and contains risk.

2. What is Project Plan?

• The project plan is the fundamental document directing all activities in pursuit of the desired objective.
• The plan may change as time passes, but nevertheless, it represents the project manager's continuing view on what needs to be done by whom and when.

3. What is Project Management?

• It defines project management as "the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements."
• In the project management triangle we are concerned with the management of the project's time, cost, and scope.
• These concerns lead us to manage the project's quality, risk, communications, integration, schedule, performance, stakeholder needs, desires, requirements, and expectations.
• The project management processes—initiation, planning, execution, control, and closeout—take place in each of the project phases, and the phases of the project must use all of the project management processes.

4. What are Project Management Objectives?

Objectives	Responsibility	How
Obtain the user requirements	Analyst/PM, client	Interviews, URS
Define the project	PM, Client	Definition report, Business case, Feasibility study
Plan the project	PM	PBS/WBS, Gantt
Negotiate for resources	PM, Sponsor	Resource plan
Create the project team to perform the work	PM	Team contract, R&R
Execute the project, including changes	PM	Implementation plan, Change requests
Control and monitor the actual versus planned	PM	Status reports, Issue and Risk logs
Close the project and release the resources	PM, Client	Closure report
Review project and support postproject	PM, Client	Questionnaire review

 

5. What makes a good Project Manager?

• A Project Manager is active doer, not bystander.