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Simple Project Management Explanation	First published Apr 07
Neville Turbit - Project Perfect	Rating

Overview

I was asked recently by a personal friend to help them with some Project Management. They had been thrust into a project management role in a medical organisation but had no idea what it actually meant, and what they should be doing. Their prior experience had been in nursing so it was quite a leap to become a project manager.

I spent a few hours with the person and tried to do a sketch of what was involved, and it occurred to me that many people get into this situation. No experience of project management and suddenly they are in a PM role. Putting aside the rights and wrongs of such a move, the person still needs to survive.

That prompted me to put together a brief explanation covering the scope of project management. It is a bit simplistic, but will provide a new Project Manager with a map of what they need to at least be aware of. It might also be useful for a Project Manager to take to a key stakeholder to explain what this “project management thing” is all about.

Key Points:

• Framework

• 1. Scope Management

• Initiating Activities

• Ongoing Activities

• 2. Time Management

• Initiating Activities

• Ongoing Activities

• 3. Cost Management

• Initiating Activities

• Ongoing Activities

• 4. Resource Management

• Initiating Activities

• Ongoing Activities

• 5. Communication Management

• Initiating Activities

• Ongoing Activities

• 6. Risks Management

• Initiating Activities

• Ongoing Activities

• 7. Procurement Management

• Initiating Activities

• Ongoing Activities

• 8. Quality Management

• Initiating Activities

• Ongoing Activities

• 9. Integration Management

• Initiating Activities

• Ongoing Activities

• Summary

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