Project Management – a facilitated discussion Craig Johnson IS Business Systems Analyst Connexus Energy / Information Systems

Project Implementation Lessons Learned Utilize Project Management Principles Vendor Selection - Intimate Partner Implementation User Driven Re-Engineer Business Processes to Fully Utilize Capabilities of Technology Network for Ideas – Do Not Re-Invent the Wheel Continually Challenge the Normal Question Conventional Wisdom

Project Management Basics Project Initiation Project Planning Project Plan Execution Project Control Project Closeout

Project Initiation State the Problem / Opportunity –Project Objective Statement Find Stakeholders & Executive Sponsor Define/Commit the Team Define Preliminary Requirements –Requirements, Cost, Schedule

Project Planning Scope Definition Activity Definition Resource Planning Scheduling & Budget Facilitating Processes: –Quality Plan - Communications Plan –Organizational Plan – Staff Acquisition –Risk Plan- Procurement Plan

Project Plan Execution Manage Plan Facilitating Processes: –Information Distribution- Team Building –Quality Assurance- Scope Verification –Source Selection- Contract Mgmt

Project Control Performance Reporting Change Control Facilitating Processes: –Scope Change Control- Schedule Control –Cost Control- Quality Control –Risk Mitigation

Project Closeout Contract Closeout Lessons Learned Celebrate!! / Communicate Facilitating Processes: –Continuous Process Improvement –Training Plan

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