What is a project ?
list Characteristics of Projects
1. Time limitation
• Fixed start and end time
• Not always clearly discernible when a project ends and
(routine) operations begin
2. Novelty
• New challenge, not repeated routine procedure
• Obtaining information about the project is therefore difficult
• The high degree of innovation results in a high risk
3. Uniqueness
• Unique project in contrast to routine tasks
• But: Individual components can be routine, and it is possible to
learn from past projects
4. Size
• Scope must justify setting up a project and project organization
5. Complexity and cooperation
• Different interdependent subtasks
• Transfer tasks to different persons from different specialist
areas for a limited period of time
• High coordination requirement
• High degree of difficulty
What is project management ? (Definition)
DIN-Norm 69901 „Project Management":
"The totality of leadership tasks, -organization, -techniques and
-resources for the execution of a project."
PMBOK "Project Management":
"The application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project
activities to meet the project requirements. Proiect management is
accomplished through the appropriate application and integration of [...]
processes, which are categorized into five Process Groups [..J:
Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring and Controlling, and Closing."
Name reasons for project managment
Name criteria on which Projects can be categorized
What are the main task of project management
List/Name types of project organizations
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On which criteria do the types of project organization differ and how ?
Name the Phases of PM
What is Project Planning ?
Project planning is the systematic gathering of information about the future course of
the project and the mental anticipation of the necessary action.
Project Planning: Which Dimension can be planned and why ?
What are Workpackages and which rules do they follow ?
Work package: a coherent task to be performed by a unit (smallest element in the work breakdown structure
—> Basis for project milestone plans
Rules for work packages:
• Each work package has a responsible person.
• Scope of a work package depends on risk and complexity.
• A catalogue of deliverables that is as closed and delimitable as possible
•Clearly formulated specification, the fulfilment of which is also verifiable
• The cost plan value for a work package must not be too small, otherwise
the project-accompanying cost monitoring becomes too costly.
How to develope the Work Sequence?
With what type of Chart can the resource planning be carried out and visualized ?
Gantt charts:
What is the Critical Path Methode ?
Why is it useful to know the critical path of a project?
What are limitations of the critical path method?
What:
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Why:
Identifies the sequence of tasks that determine the minimum completion time of the project
Helps to focus efforts on keeping tasks on the critical path on schedule
Provides a visual representation of the project timeline and interdependencies between tasks
Identifies potential bottlenecks and allows for informed decisions about resource allocation and risk management.
Limits:
Assumes that task durations are known with certainty and do not change, which may not always be the case in real-world projects.
Does not consider resource constraints, such as the availability of manpower or equipment.
Ignores the impact of delays to non-critical tasks, which can have a cascading effect on the overall project schedule.
Does not account for the potential impact of multiple critical paths on the project schedule.
Does not consider the level of risk associated with each task.
Does not account for changes to the project scope, which can impact task dependencies and durations.
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