1. Effective Project Management: Traditional, Agile, Extreme Presented by Martin Schedlbauer, Ph.D. CBAP, CSM Managing Complexity in the Face of Uncertainty Ch01: What Is a Project?

2. Defining a project Defining a program Defining a portfolio Understanding the scope triangle Managing the “creeps” The importance of classifying projects Summary of Chapter 1 Ch01: What Is a Project?

3. A project is a sequence of unique, complex, and connected activities having one goal or purpose and that must be completed by a specific time, within budget, and according to specification. Defining a Project Activity A Activity C Activity B Activity D Activity E What’s missing from this definition? Ch01: What Is a Project?

4. A project is a sequence of finite dependent activities whose successful completion results in the delivery of the expected business value that validated doing the project. A Business-focused Definition of a Project Ch01: What Is a Project?

5. A program is a collection of related projects that share a common goal or purpose. Defining a Program Project A Project C Project B Project D Project E Program 1Program 2 Ch01: What Is a Project?

6.  Temporary Program Office  Permanent Program Office Program Offices Ch01: What Is a Project?

7. A portfolio is a collection of projects that share some common link to one another. For example,  Same business unit  New product development projects  R & D projects  Maintenance projects  Process improvement projects  Staffed from the same resource pool  Same budget Defining a Portfolio Ch01: What Is a Project?

8. Understanding the Scope Triangle Scope and Quality Time Cost Resource Availability Ch01: What Is a Project? Figure 01-01

9. Prioritizing the Scope Triangle Ch01: What Is a Project? Figure 1-2

10. Applying the Scope Triangle Ch01: What Is a Project?  The scope triangle is a system in balance.  The lengths of the three sides exactly bound scope and quality.  Change in the variables will cause the system to be out of balance  In such cases use the scope triangle to  Build a problem escalation strategy  To structure the Project Impact Statement

11. Scope Creep Hope Creep Effort Creep Feature Creep Creeps to Watch Out For Ch01: What Is a Project?

12. Project Classification To adopt a “one size fits all” approach to every project is just asking for trouble. Your approach to managing any project must adapt to the characteristics of the project. A classification rule can help you choose that approach Ch01: What Is a Project?

13. Risk Business Value Duration Complexity Technology used Number of departments affected Cost Classification by Project Characteristics Ch01: What Is a Project?

14. Table 1-1 Example Project Classes and Definitions CLASSDURATIONRISKCOMPLEXITYTECHNOLOGYLIKELIHOOD OF PROBLEMS Type A> 18 monthsHigh BreakthroughCertain Type B9-18 monthsMedium CurrentLikely Type C3-9 monthsLow Best of BreedUnlikely Type D<3 monthsVery Low PracticalFew Ch01: What Is a Project?

15. Installing software Recruiting and hiring Setting up a hardware system in a field office Soliciting, evaluating, and selecting vendors Updating a corporate procedure Developing application systems Classification by Project Type Ch01: What Is a Project?

16. Required and Optional Processes Project Management Process Project Classification IVIIIIII Define Conditions of SatisfactionRROO Project Overview StatementRRRR Approval of RequestRRRR Plan Conduct Planning SessionRROO Prepare Project ProposalRRRR Approval of ProposalRRRR Launch Kick-Off MeetingRROO Task ScheduleRRRR Resource AssignmentsRRRO Statements of WorkROOO Monitor/Control Status ReportingRRRR Project Team MeetingsRROO Approval of DeliverablesRRRR Close Post-implementation AuditRRRR Project NotebookRROO R = RequiredO = Optional Ch01: What Is a Project? Figure 1-3

17. Software installation Recruiting and hiring Set-up hardware in a field office Vendor solicitation, evaluation, and selection Updating a corporate procedure Application systems development Etc. Classification by Project Type Ch01: What Is a Project?

18. Class Exercise #1 Read the Case Study and Form Teams Pizza Delivered Quickly (PDQ) has fallen on hard times and needs your help to survive. Read the Case Study and be prepared to ask questions for clarification. Once the case study has been clarified, teams will be chosen. Teams will work on the same case study but independently of each other. Team size should be between 4-6. Ch01: What Is a Project?