Project Management: a Best Practice

Defined…

Project management is the application of processes, methods, knowledge, skills and experience to achieve the project objectives. 

-The Association of Project Management

Project management typically involves:

Project management typically involves:

• A short-term project
• A specific outcome
• Resources – human and capital

The Process

• Define goal/outcome
• Plan
• Time
• Cost
• Scope
• Implement
• Evaluate

1. Define

The outcome/goal(s)

typically predetermined, and initiates and drives the project.

2. Plan

Planning is the most important step in the process – and most complicated. Planning involves assessing 3 key elements:

Time – deadline, milestones, allocation of work between team members and business as usual.

• Time – deadline, milestones, allocation of work between team members and business as usual.
• Cost – the project budget, additional/unexpected costs, staff time, comparable value.
• Scope – directly effected by time and cost, and vice versa.

• Project Manager
• Product Owner
• Team Members
• Stakeholders
• Users

Implementation

• Strategy
• Milestones
• Resource allocation
• Adjustments
• Documentation
• Communication

Evaluation

• Result
• Process
• Budget
• Lessons learned
• Documentation

Project management as a [best] practice is a method of planning and guiding a project from start to finish.

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