Project Management

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Project Management

• Integration
• Scope
• Time
• Cost
• Quality
• Human Resource
• Risk
• Procurement
• Communication

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Robert Reed

• President, Chicagoland Chapter
• PMP Certified
• Project Manager, 10 yrs
• Specialize in requirement definition, costing,
  planning

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New Project Case Study

• Build new application to support marketing
  department
• Need database software, middleware software,
  server hardware, network connectivity
• Need support from application programmers,
  database admins, network admins, system admins,
  business analysts, testing analysts

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Requirements

• Extract data from billing database
• Combine with data from customer database
• Develop new programs database
• Provide ability to analyze output
• Provide ability to create marketing letters to
  customers

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Estimating

• Divide the work into logical components
• Use experience as basis if possible
• Get quotes including maintenance
• Validate time estimates with delivery teams
  adjust for optimism
• Add contingency for unknowns
• Be aware of margins and overhead

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Proposal

• Confirm scope
• Define solution
• Functional
• Technical
• Include assumptions
• Add high level timeline
• Identify resources
• Provide costs and bill of materials

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Budget

• Based on the proposal estimates
• Adjust based on negotiated changes
• Approval process
• Communicate to appropriate teams
• Track and Measure

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Schedule

• Base on high level plan from proposal
• Identify third party or customer participation
• Set expectations
• Communicate plan to all teams

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Reality

• Completion date may be decided before estimates
  requested
• Multiple projects compete for the same resources
• Scope Creep

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PMI Chicagoland Chapter

• Networking
• Dinner and Breakfast Meetings
• Mentoring Program
• Volunteer Opportunities
• Information
• Newsletter, Website, Journals
• Professional Certification
• Scholarships

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PMI Chicagoland Chapter

• Students
• 40 plus 30 for Midwest Chapter
• Professionals (Non Students)
• 119 plus 30 for Midwest Chapter
• Copy of PMBOK 2000 Included

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Project Management InstituteChicagoland Chapter

• Internet www.pmi-chicagoland.org
• www.pmi.org
• E-Mail univoutreach_at_pmi-midwest.org