Types of projects, reports to be filled out, types of project meetings to be held,

project management methodologies, and much more!

Naturally, projects are not only limited to project managers, everybody executes
projects daily in their sojourn through life. However, the nature of the project carried
out by each individual is different from one another.
In Project Management, a project is a planned set of interrelated and sometimes
dependent tasks that must be executed over a certain period of time taking into
consideration certain costs, resources and other limitations. The task must be
completed in order to reach a specific goal that will ultimately satisfy the need of a
customer.
It can also be defined as a set of inputs and outputs needed to reach a specific outcome.
However, your success as a project manager is dependent on how you can optimize the
resources of a project and have it completed on time.
There are many different types of projects, reports to be filled out, different types of
project meetings to be held, project management methodologies, they can be simple or
complex and can be managed in various ways, all of which you will read about in this
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TYPES OF PROJECTS IN PROJECT

MANAGEMENT

You may be wondering what are the different types of projects? Or what is a Project
in Project Management? What is Project Planning? Project management covers the
management of projects and their running. Not all projects are the same and they vary
on a number of different elements that make each project individually unique. These
factors differ in projects and must be taken into consideration so that projects can be
managed efficiently and effectively regarding each project type because of the variations
in their sizes and structure.
Project scope: This describes the reach and scale of the project; it sets the tone of the
success of a project. Also, it specifies the details of the work to be carried out in a
project.
Project scope varies depending on the number of people involved and the scale of the
impact of its outcomes. Projects can be big or small depending on the scope.
Timeframe: A project’s timeframe is defined from its initiation or conception until
result evaluation. It is the period that a project is anticipated to be completed. A
project’s timeframe can also be divided into smaller blocks which in themselves have
their own timeframe.
Organisation: This is a key feature of effective project planning; ; the organisation of a
project refers to how tasks and activities are organised and prioritised. The project
workflow is calculated in each project to reach the desired objectives. Sinnaps project
management and planning tool uses technologies such as PERT and CPM to calculate the
workflow of each project and find its most optimised work path along with various
types of project management tools to ease the process of project execution.
Cost: Projects can be expensive or relatively cheap depending on their overall cost. The
Sinnaps app allows you to plan your project costs along with any cost updates input by
your team in real-time thereby allowing you to leave out no cost.
Communication: What are the types of projects that require communication?
Communication is the cornerstone of every project. Among different types of projects,
communication, its frequency and its format can vary. However, without effective
communication, a project will fail. Effective communication is an essential tool that
propels the success of any project irrespective of its size. Sinnaps allows the
optimisation of communication through online real-time chat between team members
and project managers thereby creating the right synergy between them.
Stakeholder Management: Projects can vary depending on the number of
stakeholders involved. Sometimes, the only stakeholders involved in a project are the
team and project manager, but more often than not, there are wider group of
stakeholders involved. The more stakeholders, the more complex is the management of
their expectations and communication. You can choose between these types of
leadership.
Task assignation: Within the different types of projects in project management, there
are many different tasks and activities. Projects can vary depending on how these tasks
are assigned to team members- whether they will be completed by individual members
or groups and how responsibilities will be defined. The onus is on the project manager
to ensure that the tasks of the project are properly assigned to the right team members.
Quality of results: Results of projects vary among the different types of projects. They
can vary depending on each client’s requests. No doubt, you should strive to deliver the
right quality that meets or exceeds the expectations of the clients.

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CLASSIFICATION OF PROJECT

Every Project is different from one another. Projects can be classified based on several
different points. The classification of projects in project management varies according
to a number of different factors such as complexity, source of capital, its content, those
involved and its purpose. Projects can be classified based on the following factors.

According to complexity:
• Easy: A project is classified as easy when the relationships between tasks are basic
and detailed planning or organisations are not required. A small work team and a
few external stakeholders and collaborators are common in this case. The tasks of
the projects can be undertaken by a small team.
• Complicated: The project network is broad and complicated. There are many task
interdependencies. With these projects, simplification where possible is
everything. The task of executing this type of project requires proper planning.
Cloud-based apps such as Sinnaps will immensely help to simplify complicated
projects by automatically calculating the project’s best work path and updating
any changes introduced through its use of different types of project management
tools. Here, the importance of project management and how an effective tool could
help you!

According to the source of capital:

• Public: Financing comes from Governmental institutions.
• Private: Financing comes from businesses or private incentives.
• Mixed: Financing comes from a mixed source of both public and private funding.
According to Project content:
• Construction: These are projects that have anything to do with the construction
of civil or architectural work. Predictive methods are used along with agile
techniques which will be explained later on. Furthermore, construction is an
engineering project and the process of planning its execution must be
painstakingly done to achieve the desired outcome.
• IT: Any project that has to do with software development, IT system, etc. The
types of project management information systems vary across the board, but in
today’s world are very common.
• Business: These projects are involved with the development of a business idea,
management of a work team, cost management, etc., and they usually follow a
commercial strategy.
• Service or product production: These are projects that involve the development
of an innovative product or service, design of a new product, etc. They are often
used in the R & D department.

According to those involved:

• Departmental: When a certain department or area of an organisation is involved.
• Internal: When a whole company itself is involved in the project’s development.
• Matriarchal: When there is a combination of departments involved.
• External: When a company outsources external project manager or teams to
execute the project. This is common in digital transformations, process
improvements and strategy changes, for example.

According to its objective:

• Production: Oriented at the production of a product or service taking into
consideration a certain determined objective to be met by an organization.
• Social: Oriented at the improvement of the quality of life of people. This can be in
the form of rendering corporate social responsibility (CSR) to the people.
• Educational: Oriented at the education of others. This is always done to make
them better.
• Community: Oriented at people too, however with their involvement.
• Research: Oriented at innovation and the gaining of knowledge to enhance the
operational efficiency of an organization.

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TYPES OF PROJECT MANAGERS IN
DIFFERENT TYPES OF PROJECTS

What is a project manager? Now that we know what a project is, the different types and
its different classifications, we must consider the person responsible for bringing the
goals of a project from the beginning to the end and that is the project manager. All
types of projects in project management need a project manager. Like projects, there
are different types of project managers. The burning question on everyone’s mind
is how best to grow your organisation and how best to execute a project? Depending
on the type of project a certain style of project manager will be best suited to execute
the project properly.
The Prophet: This type of project manager focuses on grand opportunities. This
manager relies on passionate team members that are extremely determined to comply
with the vision of the project. Prophets are good for challenging an existing, possibly
out-of-date strategy and seeking out new opportunities for growth that previously
may have been overlooked.
The Gambler: This type of project manager actively pursues business opportunities
that exist within the existing strategic boundaries of the business but are not being
exploited to their full potential due to a lack of trustworthy data. Essentially, this project
manager takes bets on growth opportunities. In a certain light, these managers can
seem risky as the likelihood of success cannot be predicted. However, they
are necessary to project management as they pursue certain overlooked
opportunities that have potential that can enhance the growth of an organization.
The Expert: This type of project manager actively pursues business opportunities that
lie outside the existing strategic boundaries, but contrary to the gambler and the
prophet, opportunities for which there exists trustworthy data that carves a solid case.
They love solid evidence that backs up their initiative to go with certain overlooked
business growth opportunities. Their main challenge is to explain their vision and get
everyone on the team on board while pursuing the goal.
The Executor: This project manager energetically pursues business opportunities that
lie within the existing strategic boundaries and have a great case to be pursued. The
sureness and confidence of this type of project manager are what gains trust from the
other team members and followers of the project. Quantitative evidence is key for the
executor and helps back up the pursuit of an opportunity.
Risk, uncertainty, and challenge are null. They simply excel at pinpointing
opportunities that need to be sought after which are not currently. It is the most certain
path to success. However, the executor lacks the ability to pinpoint more obscure and
maybe riskier opportunities that could potentially be exploited.

TYPES OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT

All types of project in project management follow a certain approach. There exist
various methodologies through which project management can be carried out. Online
software such as Sinnaps, an effective Wrike Alternative, employs some of these
methodologies to ensure that your project is managed as efficiently and effectively
as possible. Here are some of the types of project management approaches.
Critical Path Method (CPM): This method was developed in the 1950s and is based on
the idea that some tasks cannot be started until others are completed. This
highlights task interdependencies. The critical path method identifies the most
optimised work path to follow taking these dependencies into consideration so that you
can finish your project in the least time possible.
This method usually saves project managers a lot of time in the course of their project
execution. For example, Sinnaps can determine the critical path of your project by laying
on the dependencies between the tasks.

Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM): this methodology focuses primarily on

the resources needed to complete a project and its tasks. The critical chain is identified
which pinpoints the project’s most critical tasks. In turn, the resources are reserved for
these high-priority tasks.
The PMI/PMBOK “Method”: this methodology encompasses the breakdown of
different types of projects into five project groups agreed upon by the Project
Management Institute (PMI). Essentially it refers to the following the project
management life cycle and each phase’s demands.
Agile: This methodology was developed in 2001. It focuses on effective response to
change, comprehensive documentation and individuals interacting over processes and
tools. Continuous collaboration is a key feature between both team members and other
project stakeholders.
Scrum: is a variation from the Agile methodology and is its most popular framework. It
is simple to implement and solves many problems that software developers have faced
such as convoluted development cycles, delayed production and inflexible project plans.
A small team is typically led by what is called a Scrum Master who clears all obstacles
that prevent efficient work. Teams work in ‘sprints’ which are short cycles comprised of
two weeks normally and typically meet daily to discuss the progress of the tasks of their
project.
Kanban: Kanban is a methodology based on a team’s capacity to do work. It originated
from Toyota in the 1940s. It is a visual approach to project management and is useful
for work that requires steady output. Here, teams move through the progress of their
project visually and thus allows for clearer identification of any roadblocks or
bottlenecks that may occur along the way.