Лекция № 3

Project Management Methodology

What is a project?

Temporary initiative to create a new product or a unique result

Project requires its own

Strategical importance

Workload

External payment

Duration

Number of impacted systems

Decision gates specifies key points of project lifecycle where specific decisions concerning project are made by appropriate levels of management.

DG:

1. Customer request is identified as a project

2. Project is launched GO/ No GO decision confirmed by sponsor and portfolio committee

3. BR & PMP approved

4. Product developed, internal tests

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6. /

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To structure methodically and gradually the activities with

Governance

Budget

Change management

Schedule

To formalize, validate and follow each project step

How to initiate a project?

• Business coordinator

• Sponsor

• Business coordinator

• DPO

• Portfolio operational committee

• Portfolio management committee

Sponsor must appoint one single point of contract to coordinate all activities

Objectives and scope

Why defining objectives?

To objective is the destination of the project

…..But also it is the starting point.

Objectives must be

Specific

Measurable

Relevant

Time-bound

Achievable

Scope

Clear limits of the scope help you to

PMM phase 1: INITIATION

• Entry criteria

• Activities

• Exit criteria

ROLES and responsibilities assignment

Responsible for realization of activities

Accountable for the achievement of the phase

Consulted

Informed about realization

Object framework

Share common goal

Agree the rules of the game

Speak tha same language

Have a shared understanding of the organization

The kick – off

A kick - -off favour a good understanding of the organization

Set up to a real team with a project state of mind

Detect and remove obstacles

Share with all stakeholders the organization

Expected results : stakeholders

Have a clear vision on the organization and accept the project director

Project organization

• DPC

• Project sponsor

• Steering committee

• Project director

• Project committee

• Project coordinator

• IT project manager

• Business analyst

• Experts

• Business PM

• Business team

• It team

Project sponsor is a real owner to project

In charge of the commercial success of the project

Responsible for solving critical issues concerning resources costs and deadlines

Validation of changes in projects

In charge of critical project

PM

Person assumes total responsibility of entry point all questions regarding the project

Escalates project change requests to the sponsors level

Business PM

Organize to expertise on business side

Role can be played by project director in small size project

Approves detailed schedule and follow up for the business based tasks

IT manager

Committees

• Portfolio management committee

• Portfolio operational committee

• Project steering committee

• Project committee

Phase 2 analysis

Assess project benefits

Phase 3 design & development

Phase 4 acceptance

Phase 5 go – live

Phase 6 Project management & Follow-up

Phase 7 closing