{"id":20321,"date":"2024-07-01T23:08:39","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T05:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.designandexecute.com\/designs\/?p=20321"},"modified":"2024-07-02T05:55:29","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T11:55:29","slug":"project-management-101","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.designandexecute.com\/designs\/project-management-101\/","title":{"rendered":"Project Management Simplified"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Project Management involves the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Project Initiation<\/li><li>Project Planning<\/li><li>Project Monitoring\/Tracking<\/li><li>Project Closure <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>The following diagram shows the overall Project Management Process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"748\" height=\"561\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designandexecute.com\/designs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designandexecute.com\/designs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image.png 748w, https:\/\/www.designandexecute.com\/designs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.designandexecute.com\/designs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-80x60.png 80w, https:\/\/www.designandexecute.com\/designs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-265x198.png 265w, https:\/\/www.designandexecute.com\/designs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-696x522.png 696w, https:\/\/www.designandexecute.com\/designs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-560x420.png 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 748px) 100vw, 748px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Project Initiation<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the <strong>process<\/strong> by which a project is formally initiated with management approval. This activity controls the project start-up and announces the names of the Project Manager and the SQA. The Project Manager is responsible for the successful execution of the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Project Planning<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p> &#8220;In preparing for battle I have always found that\u00a0<strong>plans<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>are<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>useless<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>but<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>planning<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>is<\/strong>\u00a0indispensable.&#8221;<\/p><cite>  &#8211; Dwight D. Eisenhower  <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>This <strong>process<\/strong> involves developing estimates for the work, establishing the necessary commitments, and defining the plan to perform the work. It begins when a project is initiated with a statement of the work to be performed and the constraints and goals identified as part of the initiation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The process includes steps to estimate the project size, required resources, scheduling, assumptions, and constraints, assess risks and costs (direct and indirect), and negotiate commitments. Iteration of these steps may be necessary to finalize the project plan, and revisions should be made at project <strong>milestones<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"748\" height=\"561\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designandexecute.com\/designs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designandexecute.com\/designs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-1.png 748w, https:\/\/www.designandexecute.com\/designs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-1-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.designandexecute.com\/designs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-1-80x60.png 80w, https:\/\/www.designandexecute.com\/designs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-1-265x198.png 265w, https:\/\/www.designandexecute.com\/designs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-1-696x522.png 696w, https:\/\/www.designandexecute.com\/designs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-1-560x420.png 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 748px) 100vw, 748px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Project Tracking<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p> This <strong>process<\/strong> describes how the project&#8217;s progress will be measured and how the project&#8217;s performance will be monitored. The purpose is to provide adequate visibility into the progress of the project so  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>you dont get what you expect but what you inspect, that is how you drive  changes<\/p><cite>Louis V Gerstner Jr<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Milestone Revision of Plans<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Predictive planning <\/strong>assumes that we know all that will happen, but this is impossible, especially in bigger projects, so we have to do adaptive planning. This <strong>process<\/strong> is to be followed when an event leads to a change in the Project Plan. During the Project Planning stage, revision activities should be planned as part of the schedule. The revision criteria and approval required should be documented in the Project Plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Project Closure<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the project closure criteria are met, the project has to be closed officially with management approval. As an output of this process, a Closure Report should be prepared. The organizational-level reusable items, lessons learned, etc., should be shared and published. The non-sensitive data from the project will be made available to everyone through a common repository. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designandexecute.com\/designs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designandexecute.com\/designs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-3.png 750w, https:\/\/www.designandexecute.com\/designs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-3-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.designandexecute.com\/designs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-3-80x60.png 80w, https:\/\/www.designandexecute.com\/designs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-3-265x198.png 265w, https:\/\/www.designandexecute.com\/designs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-3-696x522.png 696w, https:\/\/www.designandexecute.com\/designs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-3-560x420.png 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Project Management involves the following: Project Initiation Project Planning Project Monitoring\/Tracking Project Closure The following diagram shows the overall Project Management Process. Project Initiation This is the process by which a project is formally initiated with management approval. This activity controls the project start-up and announces the names of the Project Manager and the SQA. 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