PROJECT MANAGEMENT ESSENTIALS
MODULE 1 – THE PROJECT
WHAT IS PROJECT MANAGEMENT (BEGRIPPEN VERKLAREN)
PROJECT MANAGEMENT:
ð “A project can be defined as a group of people, usually from various fields of
expertise, collaborating temporarily with the aim of reaching a predetermined project
result within a predetermined budget within a predetermined time frame”
TYPES OF ACTIVITIES:
WHAT IS VUCA:
1
,If the procedures of an activity are chaotic, which approach are you using? (EXAMENVRAAG)
ð Standard
ð Improvised
ð Project-based
ð Routine
WHAT IS A PROJECT?
• Organizing a major event (exhibition, sports event or music festival)
• Building a new shopping centre, bridge, housing estate, nursing home, factory,….
• Relocating a large company to a new location
• Implementing new software at a company
• Introducing a new electronic leaning environment
• Developing and launching a new product
• Setting up a website
• Merging two businesses
• …..
PROJECT FEATURES:
• Temporary
- Clear starting point (start-up or kick-off)
- Finishing date
• Unique and clearly defined goal
• Sponsor who has commissioned the project
• A project had a budget
• Project members with different expertise
• Own organizational set-up
• A project must be initiated
2
,3 SPECIFIC PROJECT FEATURES <-> PROCESS
1. FINISH:
• Completion date/deadline
• Desired outcome/goal
• Finished prototype/product
Delivering a specific outcome, within a certain budget by a set deadline
2. A PROJECT INVOLVES SOMETHING NEW:
• Bringing change by creating or doing something new
• Can be challenging!
• A project can become a process!
3. A PROJECT DELIVERS A BENEFIT, BUT NOT STRAIGHT AWAY:
Short term pain for long term results
• Projects seek to change and/or improve the world
• Added value and progress
3
, WHEN DO WE NEED A PROJECT?
FROM IMPROVISATION TO ROUTINE:
A vacation can be approached in a routine, improvised or project-based manner, give an
example of each (EXAMENVRAAG!)
TYPES OF PROJECTS:
1. TECHNICAL PROJECTS:
ú Effect changes in technology or come up with a new product
ú E.g. construction of a bridge, railway line or computer network
2. SOCIAL PROJECTS:
ú Change the corporate culture or organizational structure of a company
ú E.g. adapting working procedures, reorganization of a company
ú Also known as ‘soft’ projects à most difficult projects
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MODULE 1 – THE PROJECT
WHAT IS PROJECT MANAGEMENT (BEGRIPPEN VERKLAREN)
PROJECT MANAGEMENT:
ð “A project can be defined as a group of people, usually from various fields of
expertise, collaborating temporarily with the aim of reaching a predetermined project
result within a predetermined budget within a predetermined time frame”
TYPES OF ACTIVITIES:
WHAT IS VUCA:
1
,If the procedures of an activity are chaotic, which approach are you using? (EXAMENVRAAG)
ð Standard
ð Improvised
ð Project-based
ð Routine
WHAT IS A PROJECT?
• Organizing a major event (exhibition, sports event or music festival)
• Building a new shopping centre, bridge, housing estate, nursing home, factory,….
• Relocating a large company to a new location
• Implementing new software at a company
• Introducing a new electronic leaning environment
• Developing and launching a new product
• Setting up a website
• Merging two businesses
• …..
PROJECT FEATURES:
• Temporary
- Clear starting point (start-up or kick-off)
- Finishing date
• Unique and clearly defined goal
• Sponsor who has commissioned the project
• A project had a budget
• Project members with different expertise
• Own organizational set-up
• A project must be initiated
2
,3 SPECIFIC PROJECT FEATURES <-> PROCESS
1. FINISH:
• Completion date/deadline
• Desired outcome/goal
• Finished prototype/product
Delivering a specific outcome, within a certain budget by a set deadline
2. A PROJECT INVOLVES SOMETHING NEW:
• Bringing change by creating or doing something new
• Can be challenging!
• A project can become a process!
3. A PROJECT DELIVERS A BENEFIT, BUT NOT STRAIGHT AWAY:
Short term pain for long term results
• Projects seek to change and/or improve the world
• Added value and progress
3
, WHEN DO WE NEED A PROJECT?
FROM IMPROVISATION TO ROUTINE:
A vacation can be approached in a routine, improvised or project-based manner, give an
example of each (EXAMENVRAAG!)
TYPES OF PROJECTS:
1. TECHNICAL PROJECTS:
ú Effect changes in technology or come up with a new product
ú E.g. construction of a bridge, railway line or computer network
2. SOCIAL PROJECTS:
ú Change the corporate culture or organizational structure of a company
ú E.g. adapting working procedures, reorganization of a company
ú Also known as ‘soft’ projects à most difficult projects
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