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

    Revision as of 16:15, 4 February 2015

    Teacher: Pekka Käyhkö

    Type of course: Free choice studies, toolbox courses in 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 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 deliverables), undertaken to meet unique goals and objectives, typically to bring about beneficial change or added value. ( Wikipedia on project management )
    • In contemporary business and science a project is defined as a collaborative enterprise, involving research or design, that is carefully planned to achieve a particular aim ( Wikipedia on projects )
    • Project Management is the process and activity of planning, organizing, motivating, and controlling resources, procedures and protocols to achieve specific goals in scientific or daily problems. ( Wikipedia )
    "...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.".[2] ( 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 )

    Project management softwares

    Microsoft Project is a project management software program, developed and sold by Microsoft, which is designed to assist a project manager in developing a plan, assigning resources to tasks, tracking progress, managing the budget, and analyzing workloads. ( Wikipedia )

    There are lot of competitors in the area of project management software. See Wikipedia list of project management software.

    Project Management in Multicultural Environment - Session 2

    References

    1. Harold Kerzner (2003). Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling (8th Ed. ed.). Wiley. ISBN 0-471-22577-0.CS1 maint: extra text (link)
    2. PMBOK, 2000 Edition