Editing User:Jukeboksi/BBA studies/Project Management in Multicultural Environment

Teacher: Pekka Käyhkö

Type of course: [[:Category:Free choice studies|Free choice studies]], [[:Category:toolbox courses|toolbox courses]] in [[:Category:ICT|ICT]]

Code: TOO8LF001

Tools covered: [[w:Microsoft Project]] and using [[w:Microsoft Excel]] for project management purposes

== Project Management in Multicultural Environment - Session 1 ==

* A '''[[w:project|project]]''' is a temporary endeavor designed to produce a unique product, service or result  with a defined beginning and end (usually time-constrained, and often constrained by funding or [[w:deliverables|deliverables]]),  undertaken to meet unique goals and objectives, typically to bring about beneficial change or added value. ( Wikipedia on '''[[w:project management|project management]]''' )

::* In contemporary [[w:business|business]] and [[w:science|science]] a '''[[w:project|project]]''' is defined as a collaborative enterprise, involving research or design, that is carefully [[w:plan|plan]]ned to achieve a particular aim ( Wikipedia on projects )

* '''[[w:Project Management|Project Management]]''' is the process and activity of planning, organizing, motivating, and controlling resources, procedures and protocols to achieve specific goals in [[w:scientific|scientific]] or daily problems. ( Wikipedia )
:::* '''[[w:Project planning|Project planning]]''' is part of [[w:project management|project management]], which relates to the use of [[w:Schedule (project management)|schedules]] such as [[w:Gantt chart|Gantt chart]]s to plan and subsequently report progress within the project environment.<ref>{{cite book  | author = [[Harold Kerzner]] | year = 2003 | title = Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling | edition = 8th Ed. | publisher = Wiley | isbn = 0-471-22577-0}}</ref>
::::::* A '''[[w:project plan|project plan]]''', according to the [[w:Project Management Body of Knowledge|Project Management Body of Knowledge]], is:
:::::::::"...a formal, approved document used to guide both ''project execution'' and ''project control''. The primary uses of the project plan are to document planning  assumptions and decisions, facilitate  communication among ''stakeholders'', and document approved scope, cost, and schedule ''baselines''.  A project plan may be summarized or detailed.".<ref>PMBOK, 2000 Edition</ref> ( Wikipedia )

* Usual project progression: '''Preparing -> Planning -> Implementing -> Closing''' ( Teacher's PPs )

* Preparation and planning is often the most crucial phase in a project ( Teacher's PPs )

There are lot of competitors in the area of [[w:project management software|project management software]]. '''See [[w:Comparison of project management software|Wikipedia list of project management software]]'''.

== Project Management in Multicultural Environment - Session 2 ==
'''Six Phases of a Project'''
# Enthusiasm
# Disillusionment
# Panic
# Search for the guilty
# Punishment of the innocent
# Praise and honors for the non-participants ( Teacher )


'''Instructions for making the project plan for the case company''':
* Understand the case
* Think of the whole 
* Know the environment
* Structure should be clear and cover all required areas ( Teacher )

'''Steps in a project''':

: 0. Decision - Understand the field. Do we need a project or not ?

# [[w:Goal|Goal]]s - Set project goals ( customers, users, project mgr )
# Deliverables - Based on goals, create a list (when/how) project should deliver things
# [[w:Schedule|Schedule]] - Based on deliverables, create a list of tasks (days, resources)
# [[w:HR|HR]] plan
# [[w:Communication|Communication]] plan
# [[w:Risk management|Risk management]] plan
# Ending

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Tasks during lessons:
# Get a good understanding of case 1
# What is the purpose of a project plan?
# Evaluate a project plan taken from the Internet - Can you use it as a plan template?
# Find some templates you can use
# Define 
## A process
## A change


== Project Management in Multicultural Environment - Session 3 ==

* A '''[[w:work breakdown structure|work breakdown structure]] (WBS)''', in [[w:project management|project management]] and [[w:systems engineering|systems engineering]], is a deliverable-oriented decomposition  of a project into smaller components. 
::: A work breakdown structure element may be a [[w:Product (business)|product]], [[w:data|data]], [[w:Service (economics)|service]], or any combination thereof. A WBS also provides the necessary framework for detailed cost estimating and control along with providing guidance for schedule development and control.<ref name="BAH">Booz, Allen & Hamilton [http://science.energy.gov/~/media/opa/powerpoint/Final_Module_2.ppt Earned Value Management Tutorial Module 2: Work Breakdown Structure], [http://science.energy.gov/opa/project-management/tools-and-resources/ Office of Science, Tools & Resources for Project Management], science.energy.gov. Accessed 27. Dec 2011.</ref> ( Wikipedia )

* A '''[[w:statement of work|statement of work]]''' ('''SOW''') is a formal document that captures and defines the work activities, [[w:deliverable|deliverable]]s, and timeline a vendor must execute in performance of specified work for a client. 
::: The SOW usually includes detailed requirements and pricing, with standard regulatory and governance terms and conditions. It thus overlaps in concept with a [[w:contract|contract]], and indeed SOWs are often legally equivalent to contracts. ( Wikipedia )

== Project management softwares ==
'''[[w:Microsoft Project|Microsoft Project]]''' is a [[w:project management software|project management software]] program, developed and sold by [[w:Microsoft|Microsoft]], which is designed to assist a [[w:project manager|project manager]] in developing a [[w:plan|plan]], assigning [[w:Resource (project management)|resources]] to tasks, tracking progress, managing the [[w:budget|budget]], and analyzing workloads. ( Wikipedia )

== References ==
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