Project Planning of Project Management Software
What Should be in a Project Charter?
• Project Identification
• Project Stakeholders
• Project Description
• Measurable Organizational Value (MOV)
• Project Scope
• Project Schedule
• Project Budget
• Quality Issues
• Resources
• Assumptions and Risks
• Project Administration
• Acceptance and Approval
• References
• Terminology
Purpose of the Project Charter
• Document the project MOV
• Define project infrastructure
• Summarize details of project plan
• Define roles and responsibilities
• Show explicit commitment to project
• Set out project control mechanisms
• Project Management Process Groups
– Initiating
– Planning
– Executing
– Controlling
– Closing
STEP WISE approach to planning projects
1. Practicality
tries to answer the question ‘what do I do now?’
2. Scalability
useful for small project as well as large
3. Range of application
4. Accepted techniques and tools
5. Subdivide project into phases
Step 1: Establish project scope and objectives
Step 2: Establish project infrastructure
Step 3: Analysis of project characteristics
Step 4: Identify project products and activities
Step 5: Estimate effort for each activity
Step 6: Identify activity risks
Step 7: Allocate resources
Step 8: Review/publicise plan
What Should be in a Project Charter?
• Project Identification
• Project Stakeholders
• Project Description
• Measurable Organizational Value (MOV)
• Project Scope
• Project Schedule
• Project Budget
• Quality Issues
• Resources
• Assumptions and Risks
• Project Administration
• Acceptance and Approval
• References
• Terminology
Purpose of the Project Charter
• Document the project MOV
• Define project infrastructure
• Summarize details of project plan
• Define roles and responsibilities
• Show explicit commitment to project
• Set out project control mechanisms
• Project Management Process Groups
– Initiating
– Planning
– Executing
– Controlling
– Closing
STEP WISE approach to planning projects
1. Practicality
tries to answer the question ‘what do I do now?’
2. Scalability
useful for small project as well as large
3. Range of application
4. Accepted techniques and tools
5. Subdivide project into phases
Step 1: Establish project scope and objectives
Step 2: Establish project infrastructure
Step 3: Analysis of project characteristics
Step 4: Identify project products and activities
Step 5: Estimate effort for each activity
Step 6: Identify activity risks
Step 7: Allocate resources
Step 8: Review/publicise plan
