PROJECT MANAGEMENT

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PROJECT MANAGEMENT
edlund.carl_at_epa.gov
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BASIC DEFINITIONS

• PROJECT
• PROJECT MANAGEMENT
• PROJECT MANAGER
• QUESTION HOW IS A PROJECT MANAGER DIFFERENT
  FROM A LINE MANAGER??

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ENVIRONMENTALPROJECT ARENA
REGULATED COMMUNITY
PUBLIC
ACADEMIA
RULES REGS
CONSULTANTS
REGULATORS
COURTS LEGISLATORS
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ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

• Air Quality
• Water Quality surface/subsurface
• Waste
• Development/Re-development
• Due Diligence
• Resource Conservation
• Litigation

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PROJECT MANAGERS CONSTRAINTS
TIME
COST
PEOPLE EQPT FACIL. MTL INFO TECH
RESOURCES
PERFORMANCE / TECHNOLOGY
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PROJECT MANAGERSIN PRIVATE SECTOR REGULATED
BUSINESSES

• Free Market Forces
• Corporate Liability
• Measures of Success
• Profitability,
• Corporate Strengthening,
• Return on Investment
• Continuum of Activity
• Systems Reviews
• Continuous Compliance
• Response to Govt.

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PROJECT MANAGERSIN PRIVATE SECTOR CONSULTANTS

• Free Market Forces
• Entrepreneurial Spirit
• Measures of Success
• Profitability,
• Corporate Strengthening,
• Return on Investment
• Continuum of Activity
• Looking,
• Winning,
• Doing

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PROJECT MANAGERSIN PUBLIC SECTOR

• Funding Allocation vs Profit
• Public Service
• Measurements of Success meet
• Plans,
• Allocations,
• Statute
• Continuum of Activity
• Screening
• Doing
• Repeating

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EVOLUTION OF WORK
QUESTION
WHAT WAS WORK LIKE
- 12,000 YEARS AGO?
- 2, 000 YEARS AGO?
- 200 YEARS AGO?
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EVOLUTION OF WORK
1800 CRAFTS MODEL WORK IS HOLISTIC
M
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EVOLUTION OF WORK1900 INDUSTRIAL MODEL
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FOREMEN
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EVOLUTION OF WORK
- QUANTITY - QUALITY - COST
1900 PICK ONE
1960 PICK TWO
TODAY ALL THREE
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EVOLUTION OF WORK
2000 TALENTED TEAM MODEL WORK IS HOLISTIC
K. S. As - MGMT - TASK - TEAM - L- SHIP
PROJECT TEAMS
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CLASSICAL FUNCTIONS OF MANAGEMENT

• PLANNING
• ORGANIZING
• STAFFING
• DIRECTING
• CONTROLLING

QUESTION
WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN LINE AND PROJECT
MANAGERS?
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PROJECT MANAGEMENT

• RESPONSIBILITY
• AUTHORITY
• ACCOUNTABILITY

QUESTION
WHERE AND HOW DOES A PROJECT MANAGER
OBTAIN THESE??
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SOURCES OF AUTHORITY

• LINE MANAGER
• FROM ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE
• IMPLICATIONS
• PROJECT MANAGER
• FROM THE CONTRACT
• IMPLICATIONS

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EXEMPLARY PROJECT MANAGERTECHNICAL SKILLS

• QUALIFIED IN THE THE FIELD
• Appropriate Degree, Training
• Certification
• CAN USE PROCUREMENT SYSTEMS
• CAN USE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
• SYSTEMS FOR wORK PROCESSES
• Note system
• Tech Review System

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EXEMPLARY PROJECT MANAGERMANAGEMENT SKILLS

• PROJECTS COMPLETED
• ON TIME
• IN SCOPE
• IN BUDGET
• QUALITY PRODUCT
• PERSONAL PRODUCTIVITY EXPECTATION
• DEBOTTLENECKER

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EXEMPLARY PROJECT MANAGERMANAGEMENT SKILLS

• Focused on all variables
• Planner contingencies included
• Organizer
• Administrative savant
• Negotiator

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EXEMPLARY PROJECT MANAGERLEADERSHIP SKILLS

• Ethical standards
• Communicator
• Visionary
• Sells project to organization/customer
• Accountable
• Goal oriented
• Views job as an owner

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EXEMPLARY PROJECT MANAGERTEAM SKILLS

• TEAM-MEMBERS KSAS MAXIMIZED
• EMPATHETIC TO OTHER MEMBERS
• EFFECTIVE MEETINGS
• JUGGLER
• MENTOR
• NEGOTIATOR

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THREE COMMANDMENTS

• Thou shalt not exceed scopes of work!
• Thou shalt not miss deadlines!
• Thou shalt not blow budgets!

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