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Project Management

Lars Peter JensenAssociated Professor at Aalborg University

Department of Control Engineering

Fredrik Bajers Vej 7C, DK - 9220 Aalborg East

Phone: + 45 96358740, e-mail: lpj@control.auc.dk

URL: http://www.control.auc.dk/~lpj

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Contents:

• Managing people:– (Co-operation contract), Team health

assessment

• Project Planning, managing time:– Activity diagram– How long time do we need for a given activity?

- how to make a qualified guess– Project monitoring

• Managing Operations– Roles of leadership– Use of tests to improve leadership

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Team assessment

How ’well’ is your Team ?

Self and group exercise on assessment of

Team ”Health Profile”

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8X

10X

10X

4X

4X

X X

2X

2X

2X

6X 6X

14X

Total: 70X

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How to find X ?

• We need 70 X• There is 6 members of the group• There are 35 half project day until finish

What is X then ?

• X = 35/70 [½project day] = ½ [½project day] ?• X = (35/70)x6 [½man day] = 3 [½man day]

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Problemanalyse 6

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Problemanalyse 6

Procesanalyse 3

Kravspecifikation 3

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Problemanalyse 6

Procesanalyse 3

Kravspecifikation 3

Valg af delproces 6

Kodning delproces 2

Kodning delproces 2

Procesmodel 2

Procesmodel 2

Kodning model 4

Test+vurdering 6

Teknologi..+samfund6

Afslutning 6

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Roles for Management

• Adize • The Producer (P)• The Administrator (A)• The Developer (D)• The Integrator (I)

If one of these roles isn’t played there is a mismatch in management.

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The Producer

• Create results• Is efficient and has both knowledge and high

performance• Has a detailed knowledge to both the trade,

the company and its market, as well as the technology needed to create results

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The Administrator

• Makes guidelines and detailed plans for the work and coordinates and control the activities

• Works systematic and has flair for order and details

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The Developer

• Thinks ahead (long-term) to lay down the goals develop strategies

• This calls for both creativity willingness to take risks and a watchful eye on new possibilities and threats

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The Integrator

• Creates co-operation, consensus and efficient teams to solve new assignments

• Has both interest and flair for interhuman relations, empathy and both ability and a wish to improve the co-operation among teams