1. Project Execution

2. Project Execution
The phase of a project in which work towards direct achievement of the project’s objectives and the production of the project’s deliverables occurs – the execution of the project plan

3. A Component of PMBOK’s Project Integration Management
Develop project charter
Develop preliminary project scope statement
Develop project management plan
Direct and manage project execution
Monitor and control project work
Integrated change control
Close project

4. Project Execution Processes
Direct and manage project execution
Perform quality assurance
Acquire project team
Develop project team
Information distribution
Request seller responses
Select sellers

5. Direct And Manage Project Execution
Managing the technical and organizational processes and interfaces that are necessary for completing the project work specified in the project management plan

6. Perform Quality Assurance
Evaluating project progress on a regular basis in order to determine if the project will satisfy established quality standards
(Project Quality Management)

7. Acquire and Develop Project Team
Acquisition of team members
Strategies/actions to improve individual and group competencies and interactions
(Human Resource Management)

8. Information Distribution
Providing stakeholders appropriate information on a timely basis

9. Request Seller Responses and Select Sellers
Submission of proposals by vendors for specified project plan activities
Evaluation and selection of vendor bids
(Project Procurement)

10. Project Plan Execution – Inputs
Project management plan
Approved corrective actions
Approved preventive actions
Approved change requests
Approved defect repair
Validated defect repair
Administrative closure procedure

11. Project Plan Execution - Inputs (cont.)
Approved corrective actions
Authorized actions to bring the project performance back in line with the project plan
Approved preventive actions
Authorized actions to minimize the probability of negative consequences associated with project risks
Approved change requests
Documented and authorized changes to project scope

12. Project Plan Execution – Inputs (cont.)
Approved defect repair
Authorized actions to correct defects found during audits
Validated defect repair
Notification of either approved or denied repair actions
Administrative closure procedure
Procedures to officially close the project

13. Project Plan Execution – Tools & Techniques
Project management methodology
Specific procedures and processes to be used in executing the project management plan
Project management information system
Any tools that assist the project team to perform the specified work in the project plan

14. Project Plan Execution – Outputs
Deliverables
Requested changes
Implemented change requests
Implemented corrective actions
Implemented preventive actions
Implemented defect repair
Work performance information

15. Project Plan Execution – Outputs (cont.)
Deliverables
Projects and/or services specified in the project plan necessary to make or provide in order for the project to be completed
Requested changes
Approved change requests that are implemented to reflect modifications to the project plan
Implemented change requests
Successfully implemented change requests
Implemented corrective actions
Successfully implemented corrective actions

16. Project Plan Execution – Outputs (cont.)
Implemented preventive actions
Successfully implemented preventive actions
Implemented defect repair
Successfully implemented defect repairs
Work performance information
Information that reflects the current status of project plan activities

17. Project Manager’s Simultaneous Monitoring & Managing Actions
Allocating and distributing work to team members at the right time while also managing task dependencies
Updating progress of each task
Determining consequences and predicting their effects on future tasks and milestones
Managing
Managing changing team membership
Managing role of third parties, like vendors and suppliers
Enforcing ownership of tasks

18. Project Execution Activities
Hold kickoff meeting
Establish and manage channels of communication
Manage procurement activities

19. Potential Execution Problems
Lack of good data on activity progress
Inadequate definition of requirements
Frequent and uncontrolled changes to the baseline requirements
Poor time and cost estimates
Difficulties in concluding the project because of a lack of completion criteria
Frequent replacement of developmental personnel
Inadequate tracking and directing of project activities

20. Common Project Problems

21. Managing Change Project changes Team changes
Change request processes must be in place
Not all accepted
Accepted changes can affect schedule/ budget and deliverable
Team changes
Project members will come and go
Plan for member turnover

22. Communication and Documentation
Meetings
Topics drift; lack of contribution by member; attitude of “let me get back to my real work”; or are they organized, focused, well-executed?
Written reports
Scheduled, accurate, up-to-date information
Project management information systems
Provides current project status information
Electronic communication
Flexible, virtual
Web-based solutions
Increase accessibility and related information
Documentation
Provides a record of event for review, audit or lessons learned

23. Questions?