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PROJECT MANAGEMENT
PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES
PROJECT MANAGEMENT TEAM

COMMON ACRONYMS
PM, PMT, PMC, PMS, PMP

SOURCES OF INFORMATION/ COMMON STANDARDS OF PRACTICE
  1. Project Management Body of Knowledge PMBOK by Project Management Institute (PMI)
  2. PRojects IN Controlled Environments (PRINCE2), ILX Group
  3. Global Association for Quality Management (GAQM)
  4. Business value-oriented principles (BVOP)
  5. International Association of Project Managers (IAPM)
  6. The Scrum Alliance
  7. American Academy of Project Management (AAPM)
  8. EC-Council, Project Management in IT Security (PMITS)
  9. Construction Management Association of America (CMAA)

DEFINITION
It is a professional service that provides a combination of specific knowledge, various skills, relevant experience, and efficient tools required to complete the delivery of a specific project (or a program) to the end user, according to agreed key objectives, scope deliverables, time schedule, budgeted cost, and desired quality. Some important skills required for project management are listed below;
  1. Leadership
  2. Confidentiality Management
  3. Risk Management
  4. Time Management
  5. Trends Management
  6. Performance Excellence
  7. Organisational Development
  8. Scope Management and Control
  9. Baseline and Schedule Management
  10. Mobilisation Management
  11. Procurement Management
  12. Resource Management
  13. Contract Administration
  14. Cost Management and Cost Control
  15. Project Management and Projects Control
  16. Program Management
  17. Scalability analysis and Phasing Management
  18. Quality Management
  19. Health and Safety Management
  20. Environmental Conservation and Sustainability
  21. Constructability Studies
  22. Value Engineering
  23. Studies and Design Management
  24. Construction/ Execution Management
  25. Permits Management
  26. Asset Management
  27. Change Management
  28. Warranties, Guarantees and Bonds Administration and Management
  29. Delays and Recovery Management
  30. Claims and Impacts Management
  31. Project/ Program Reporting and Management
  32. Critical Thinking
  33. Subject Matter Expertise
  34. Documentation Management
  35. Communications Management
  36. Lessons Learned Management
  37. Negotiations Management
  38. Vendor Management and Supplier Relationship Management
  39. Stakeholder Management
  40. Interface Management
  41. Logistics Management
  42. Disaster Management
  43. Project Management Information Systems Management
  44. Security Management
  45. Standardisation
  46. Procedures and Guidelines Development
  47. BIM/ GIS Implementation and Managment
  48. Precommissioning, Testing, Startup and Commissioning Management
  49. Delivery Management/ Project Closeout
  50. Operations Management
  51. Training and Knowledge Transfer

CLASSIFICATION
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WHY
Project management is important because it brings leadership, control, accountability, and purpose to projects.
  1. Leadership: Project Manager provides leadership and vision, motivation, removing roadblocks, coaching, and inspiring the team to do their best work.
  2. Control: Project Manager provides continous oversight and ensures that project progress (deliverables, schedule and budget) is tracked and reported properly.
  3. Accountability: Project manager ensures clear lines of accountability.
  4. Purpose: Project Manager ensures that right people do the right things, at the right time and ensures proper project management process is followed throughout the project life cycle.

WHEN
To understand when Project Management is required, we need to understand the Project lifecycle which is generally divided in to 4 phases;
  1. Project initiation
  2. Planning
  3. Execution
  4. Project Closing
It is important that the Project Manager or the Project Management Team is in place during the planning phase, but depending on the size and complexity of the Project, the Project Management roles may also be required during the initiation phase. Initiation phase has the following sub-phases;
  1. Business Case
  2. Feasibility Studies
  3. Project Charter or Project Initiation Document (PID)
  4. Project approval/ Kick-off
  5. Preliminary Project Execution Plan
The Preliminary Project Execution Plan (PEP) is developed to summarise how, when and by whom the targets will be achieved. These targets will include the project’s objectives, deliverables, stakeholders, timescales, costs, constraints, risks, desired quality, opportunities and benefits. The Project Execution Plan is prepared by a Project Manager and hence engaging with a Project Manager as a consultant or as a direct hire is essential. The PEP is a dynamic document which goes through various revisions during the proejct life cycle.

HOW
Project Management is composed of 5 process groups;
  1. Project initiation
  2. Planning
  3. Execution
  4. Monitoring and Controlling
  5. Project Closing

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