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Project management in OSCM
Project structure
Functional project
Advantage
Functional area is “home” after project completed
Critical mass of specialized knowledge
Technical expertise maintained in functional area
A team member can work on several projects
Disadvantage
Aspects of the project that are not directly related to the functional area get short-changed
Motivation of team members is often weak
Needs of the client are secondary and are responded to slowly
Matrix project
Advantage
Project manager held responsible for success
Better communications between functional areas
Duplication of resources is minimized
Functional “home” for team members
Policies of the parent organization are followed
Disadvantage
Depends on project manager’s negotiating skills
Potential for sub-optimization
Too many bosses
Pure project
Disadvantage
Duplication of resources
Organizational goals and policies are ignored
Lack of technology transfer
Team members have no functional area "home"
Advantage
Shortened communication lines
Team pride, motivation, and commitment are high
Team members report to one boss
The project manager has fully authority
Defining the project
Statement of Work
Work Breakdown Structure
Work Package
Project Milestone
Task
Activities
Project definition: A series of related jobs, usually directed toward some major output and requiring a significant period of time to perform.
Project management: Planning, directing, and controlling resources to meet the technical, cost, and time constraints of the project.
Development projects
Type of change
Process change
Research & Development
Product change
Alliance & Partnership
Degree of change
Breakthrough Projects
Platform Projects
Derivative Projects
Network-Planning Models
A project is made up of a sequence of activities that form a network representing a project.
Critical path method (CPM) helps to identify the critical path(s) in the project networks.
Simple project
Identify each activity and estimate time
Determine the critical path.
Determine the required sequence and construct a network diagram.
Determine the early start/finish and late start/finish schedule.
CPM with Activity Time Estimates
estimate
Maximum
Most likely
Minimum
Time-cost model
Project crashing
Managing project: Evaluate projects using earned value management.
Earned Value Management (EVM): Earned Value Management (EVM)
Project Tracking without EVM
Project Tracking with EVM
Project Management: Information System
Website of the Project Management Institute (www.pmi.org)
The leading companies
The Microsoft Project program
Primavera Project Planner