Adanda for today: Project establisment. PS4. Short review Project establisment Your study report project establisment template

Situation and action PS2. Situation and uncertainty The project and its environment User participation To change working practices

The project and the enviroment Important conditions –The assignment –Other objectives –Interested parties –Relations to the user organisation –Standards, regulations, and agreements –Equipment –Staff assigned to the project

The project and the enviroment Project contracts 1.Product contracts 2.Process contracts 3.Internal contracts –Identify the contracts and the parties involved –Negotiate the contract –Control whether the contractual partner observes the contract –Maintain the contract

The project and the enviroment Consultant Supplier

Projects must be establihed First: What is a project? Second: How does a project start? Sales  Initial discussions  State of Work (SOW)  Staffing  Project establishment  The project is running

Projects must be establihed Why is project establishment important? To clarify: –objectives for the project –condition under which the project is running –the surroundings for the project –expectations in the project group Fig. 4.1

Project establishment group meeting Set up an agenda (Fig 4.12) Write down the project charter (Fig. 4.13)

Project establishment problems What can course problems during project establishment ? The project is staffed gradually It is unclear when the project will start The project group is hard to delimit There is a lack of commitment There is many competing activities The project leader is in any case solely responsible