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Project Management Concepts
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PROJECT CONSTRAINTS
• There are 6 constraints:
1. Scope
2. Schedule “Triple Constraints”
3. Cost
4. Quality
5. Resources
6. Risk
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PROJECT ENVIRONMENT
• Projects exists and operate in
environments that have an
influence on them
1. Enterprise Environmental
Factors
2. OrganizaVonal Process Asset
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ORGANIZATIONAL PROCESS ASSET
• OPA’s are plans, policies, procedures and knowledge
bases specific to and used by the performing
organizaVon
• There are 2 types of OPA’s:
1. Process, policies and procedures
2. OrganizaVonal & project governance
• Lessons learned repository
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OPA – Process, Policies and Procedures
• Guidelines – criteria for tailoring
IniVaVng & • Policies – HR, procurement policies
Planning • Procedures – audits and checklist
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MANAGEMENT ELEMENT
• Components that comprise the key funcVons or “principles of
general management” in the organizaVon such as
– Authority given to perform work
– Discipline of acVon (e.g., respect for authority, people and rules)
– Unity of command (e.g., 1 person gives order)
– Unity of direcVon (e.g., 1 plan and 1 head for a group acVviVes)
– Paid fairly for work performed
– Fair and equal treatment of people in the workplace
• These management elements are assigned to selected individual
in the organizaVon to perform the noted funcVons
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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE TYPES
• DeterminaVon for appropriate organizaVon structure depend on
the “tradeoffs” of these 2 key variables:
1. The organizaVonal structure types available for use, and
2. How to opVmized them for a given organizaVon
• “No one-size-fits-all” structure à each organizaVon is unique
due to many variables to be considered.
• OrganizaVonal structure can take many forms and types.
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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE TYPES
Structure Project CharacterisKcs
Type Work PM Resource
PM Role Budget PM Staff
arrangement Authority Availability
Job being FuncVonal
FuncVonal Liole or none Part-Vme Liole or none Part-Vme
done manger
Low to Low to
Matrix – Balanced Job funcVon Part-Vme Mixed Part-Vme
moderate moderate
Moderate to Moderate to Project
Matrix – Strong Job funcVon Full-Vme Full-Vme
high hight manager
High to High to almost Project
Project-oriented Project Full-Vme Full-Vme
almost total total manager
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PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICE
• PMO is a funcVon that standardizes project governance and
facilitates sharing of resources, tools & techniques
• 3 types of PMO: (see secVon 2.4.4.3 page 48)
– SupporVve
– Controlling
– DirecVve
• As an “integral stakeholder”, PMO support all aspects of project
such as make recommendaVon, coaching, mentoring and
developing project template, policies and procedures
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PROJECT MANAGERS
• Project Manager is the person assigned by the performing
organizaVon to lead the team to deliver the project objecVve
(see analogy of PM vs Conductor on page 51)
• The role of project manager may vary from organizaVon to
organizaVon. However, ideally a project manager is involved in
a project from iniVaVng through closing.
• Project management role is tailored-fit to the performing
organizaVon processes.
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PM SPHERES OF INFLUENCE
• One of the criVcal role of PM is managing
his/her stakeholders.
• Example of PM’s spheres of influence
shown in figure 3-1
• PM spheres of Influences includes the
project, the organizaVon, the industry,
professional and across disciplines. Please
see pages 53 – 56 for complete
descripVons
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Figure 3-1, Page 53. 18
PM COMPETENCE
• The Project Manager Competency
Development (PMDC) Framework focuses
on triangle talent skill sets:
1. Technical project management
2. Leadership
3. Strategic and business management
• For more details, please refer to pages 56
to 68 of your PMBOK 6th ediVon
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