Project
Initiation
Planning
Execution
& Control
Close Out
Players
Project Manager (PM)
Identifies resources and team members
Guides the team and project
Should not have assigned tasks
Stakeholder
Has positive or negative impact on the project and can influence expectations and deliverable.
Not tasked with work on the project
Sponsor
Team Member
Individuals who are appointed, selected or volunteered to work together on a project-- The people who do the tasks
Shark
A person who is not directly involved in a project but can com to meetings and disrupt the status quo by asking tough quetions
Business
Executive
What Product or Service are we developing?
Develop Project Charter
Clarify the project need
Who?
Why?
What?
Where?
When?
How?
Discovery
Define Scope
Sponsor Alignment
Sponsor Approval
Kick-off
Build Team
Create People Chart
Communication Plan
Work Plan
Deliverable A
Watch out for
Dependancies
Task1
Task2
Task3
Deliverable B
Watch out for
Dependancies
Task 1
Task 2
Task 3
Scope Statement
Clarifies and expands
the Project Charter
Constraints
Assumtions
Risks
Boundaries (scope)
User Acceptance
Someone must sign off on every deliverable
Type
Description
Frequency
Duration
Medium
Owner
Project Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
A prioritized checklist of all the work, deliverables and tasks.
Identify tasks or activities
Arrange in order of completion
Identify deliverables and milestones
Retro
Completing Tasks
Reporting Status
Resolving Issues
Monitoring Costs
Monitoring Risks
Issue Log
All issues and plans for how to resolve
Description
Severity
Solution
Owner
Due Date
Change Request Log
All changes made to the original project plan, along with who signed off on it.
Lessions Learned
Final Work
Contract Closeout
Love it or lose it
Give people note cards and identify good and bad parts of the project. Try to find themes and include these in the Closeout Report
Archived Objecctives
Final Deliverables
Satisfaction Surveys (internal)
Express Gratitude / Celebrate
Closeout Report