Admin stuff Class Overview & Approach Project Paper Specifics Use of MS Project & Lab

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Tools & Tech Of Proj Mgt PY 673 – Session 1

Admin stuff Class Overview & Approach Project Paper Specifics Use of MS Project & Lab PY 673 Resource team MS Project Incentive Overview of PY672

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Admin stuff Roster Any A / D / C’s Facilities & Rooms Every one have books? MS Project on the network

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Class Overview & Approach: Concepts / lecture 1st half of evening Lab, projects / teaming & MS Project 2nd half

of evening Focus is building a PMO in your current

environment If no current work, you will build consulting

company model w/ PMO as major service delivery vehicle

Focus on MS Project Project support team for PM issues Want PMP type questions again?

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Project Paper Specifics – ref p. 9 of published class criteria

4 main bullet points – is the outline

Anybody not started? Questions / problems?

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Use of MS Project & Lab Develop a functional understanding of the pm tool in the lab

Use the tool in your project and project reporting

Will NOT be tested on the final exam

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PY 673 Resource team Purpose, act as “in house” consultants

to non 672 students during class with PM issues on project “paper”

Will rotate every other week, if desired, in resource role

Will receive one letter grade bump on mid-term quiz for service

Members expected to complete all work, tests and project assigned as equal member of the class

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MS Project Incentive “Expert status” will receive 1 full letter grade

“bump-up” on the final exam What is this called? Know functions of tool beyond class instruction

in lab Specifically know & help direct understanding &

use of reporting features for class projects Serve on resource team If all aspects exceeded, PJS will write letter of

acknowledgement & commendation to your employer

Will be expected to complete all class work, tests and project as an equal member of the class.

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A PM must “know their numbers” A PM must be current on all facets of the

respective elements of their projects such as:

Task status % of project completion in total Earned value Budget status and completion estimates Resource management issues (not people) Human resource / staff management issues Changes to critical path (if any) Next steps

Develop a spreadsheet & use MS Project reporting

REPORT OUT GUIDE – PROJECT PAPER STATUS

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Tools of project planning: Work breakdown structure (WBS)

Responsibility matrix Events and milestones Gantt Chart

Six Sigma

Overview of Class PY 672

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Project Management Certificate

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