PROJECT MANAGEMENT

MGMT
Lecture 1
Introduction to
Project Management

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Objectives

• Purpose of the course

• Definition of a project
• What is management?
• What is project management?
• Project manager

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 Course Objectives
1. Realize the overall meanings of five phases of
project management.
2. Apply processes of project management in
different phases.
3. Create the baseline time management plan,
cost management plan, resource management
plan, risk management plan, quality
management plan and be able to follow up,
control and solve project management
problems.
4. Use software used for project management
5. Develop ideas and sharing them with others 3
 Course Cataloged Discretion
 Basic Management Process approach,
Strategies and planning methods,
 Project planning and scheduling, Bar-charts,
critical path methods, PERT method, resource
leveling and allocation, time-cost trade off.
 Construction and organizational approaches,
leadership elements and decision making, time
and cost control, computer applications

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Course Structure and Evaluations

 Lectures and Tutorials (four sessions

weekly)
 Assignments
 Quizzes
 Midterm exam
 Final exam

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 Textbook and References
1. Erik W. Larson, Clifford F. Gray, Project Management:
The Managerial Process, McGraw-Hill Education,
Seventh Edition, 2018.
2. Culture and Project Management, Omar Zein, First
edition, Gower Publishing Inc., 2015.
3. Project Management for Supplier Organization, Adrian
Taggart, First edition, Gower Publishing Inc., 2015.
4. Management Science, Operations Research and Project
Management, Jose Ramon Mateo, First edition, Gower
Publishing Inc., 2015.
5. The Essentials of Project Management, Dennis Lock,
Fourth edition, Gower Publishing Inc., 2014.
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 TOPIC 01
Introduction to Project Management

1. Definition of a Project
2. What is Managemnet?
3. What is Project Management?
4. Project Manager

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1. DEFINITION OF A PROJECT
ISO 9000:2005
Unique process, consisting of a set of coordinated and
controlled activities with start and finish dates,
undertaken to achieve an objective conforming to
specific requirements, including the constraints of time,
cost and resources.
 NOTE 1 An individual project can form part of a larger project
structure.
 NOTE 2 In some projects the objectives are refined and the
product characteristics defined progressively as the project
proceeds.
 NOTE 3 The outcome of a project can be one or several units8
of product .
1. DEFINITION OF A PROJECT

• A project is a finite endeavor (having specific

start and completion dates) undertaken to
create a unique product or service which
brings about beneficial change or added value.
• This finite characteristic of projects stands in
sharp contrast to processes, or operations,
which are permanent or semi-permanent
functional work to repetitively produce the
same product or service.

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1. DEFINITION OF A PROJECT
• Although many projects may be similar, each
project is unique. Project differences may
occur in the following:
 deliverables provided;
 stakeholders influencing;
 resources used;
 constraints;
 the way processes are tailored to provide
the deliverables.
• Every project has a definite start and end, and
is usually divided into phases
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1.1 Project Examples

 Construction Projects :
• Residential building projects such as villas
and town houses.
• Non residential building projects such as
retail stores, malls, administration buildings
and hospitals.
• Heavy engineering projects such as dams,
roads, tunnels, and bridges.
• Industrial projects such as factories, power
plants and refineries.
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1.1 Project Examples

 Engineering/Industrial Projects:
• Product development, manufacturing,
construction, design projects, consultation
projects, adding new technology, modification
of production line or processes, .. etc
 Research and development projects
• Research projects for making using of
renewable energy sources : solar or wind
energies.
• Research projects for new products or
technology.
• Software Development projects such as the
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university registration computer program.
1.1 Project Examples

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1.1 Project Examples

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1.1 Project Examples

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2. WHAT IS MANAGEMNET?

 Coordinated activities to direct and control an

organization (ISO 9000/2005).

 Management is the process of Planning,

Organizing, Directing/Leading, Communicating,
Motivating and Controlling the efforts of the
organizational members and resources in order
to achieve organizational goals.

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2.1 Levels of Management

Organization / Project
Top Level

Management
Medium Level

Low Level

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2.1 Levels of Management
Different management levels require skills (conceptual
vs. technical) tend to vary as well.

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2.2 Functions of Management

They include several interrelated functions

which are:
1) Planning
2) Organizing
3) Coordinating / Directing
4) Communicating
5) Motivating
6) Controlling

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3. WHAT IS PROJECT MANAGEMNET?

 Coordinated activities to direct and control a

project organization to realize a set of defined
deliverables up to quality standards and
requirements.
 Project management is the art of directing and
coordinating human and material resources
throughout the life of a project by using
modern management techniques to achieve
predetermined objectives of scope, cost, time,
quality and participation satisfaction.
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 3.1 Project Managemnet in ISO 21500:2012
 Project management is the application of methods,
tools, techniques and competencies to a project.
 Project management includes the integration of the
various phases of the project life cycle, as described .
 Project management is performed through processes.
The processes selected for performing a project should
be aligned in a systemic view.
 Each phase of the project life cycle should have
specific deliverables. These deliverables should be
regularly reviewed during the project to meet the
requirements of the sponsor, customers and other
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3.1 Project Managemnet Background

Sources from which the project management framework

evolves :
 Working knowledge of general management
 Familiarity with the special knowledge domain
related to the project are indispensable.
 Supporting disciplines such as computer science
and decision science may also play an important
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role.
3.2 Why Project Management ?!!

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3.2 Why Project Management ?!!

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3.2 Why Project Management ?!!

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4. PROJECT MANAGER

The Project manager is the professional specialist

who plans and controls a project. He is the person who
acts in a transparent manner for the sake of the whole
project to satisfy the expectations of the customers, the
partners delivering goods and services for the project
and the other interested parties.

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4.1 Project Manager Responsilbilities

 The Project manager primary challenge is to keep

the interest and satisfaction of stakeholders while
satisfying the triple constraints.

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 4.1 Project Manager Responsilbilities
The Project manager responsibilities include:
1. Manage stakeholders relationship
2. Manage development of the plan for the
project
3. Manage project progress
4. Manage product acceptance
5. Manage project transition
6. Highly visible Responsible for making sure
that:
 All necessary activities are finished in order and on time
 The project comes in within budget
 The project meets quality goals
 The people assigned to the project receive motivation, 28
direction, and information
4.2 Project Manager Skills
1. Effective communication : the exchange of
information
2. Influence the organization : the ability to get job
done.
3. Leadership : developing a vision and strategy, and
motivating people to achieve the vision.
4. Motivation : energizing people to overcome barriers
to change.
5. Negotiation and conflict management: to reach an
agreement.
6. Problem solving: the combination of problem
definition, alternatives identification and analysis,
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and decision making.
Summary

• Purpose of the course

• Definition of a project
• What is management?
• What is project management?
• Project manager

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