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Copyright © 2013 Kaeppel Consulting LLC. All Rights Reserved

Benefits of Project Management Discipline Applied to

Your Work

Scott KaeppelOwner, Kaeppel Consulting


Introduction

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Benefits Of PM DisciplineAt Work

1) What do you do for work?

Or

2) What do you work on?

First we must define what we mean by “work”?

Do you think Project Management Discipline will help you with your work?


What Is A DisciplineSecond, we need to know what is discipline?Webster’s Definition:

Which ones applies to project management?

1: punishment 2: instruction 3: a field of study 4: training that corrects, molds, or perfects the mental

faculties or moral character 5 a : control gained by enforcing obedience or order b : orderly or prescribed conduct or pattern of behavior c : self-control 6 : a rule or system of rules governing conduct or activity


What Is A PM DisciplinePM discipline is more familiar than we think.

How many people live by a schedule?

How many people manage their spending?

PM disciplines are applied everyday


PM Discipline Nine management areas form the discipline.

Can you use more of these when you work?

Time management Cost management Quality management Scope management Human resource management Communications management Risk management Integration management Procurement management

How do you apply these outside of

professional project

management?


Benefits of PM DisciplineAt WorkThird we Recognize the benefits.

Are you interested now in Project Management Discipline?

Time management . . . . . . . .Cost management . . . . . . . .Quality management . . . . . . . Scope management . . . . . . . .Human resource management. . Communications management. .Risk management . . . . . . . . . Integration management . . . . .Procurement management. . . .

Time back to do more or restMoney to do other thingsSatisfaction in your workYou get what you wantA well performing teamHappy stakeholdersLess issues to deal withControlled workQuality purchases


How To Apply ThisThe benefits are easily obtained through practice.

These are commonly referred to as the project constraints.

Time management . . . . . . . .Cost management . . . . . . . .Quality management . . . . . . . Scope management . . . . . . . .Human resource management. . Communications management. .Risk management . . . . . . . . . Integration management . . . . .Procurement management. . . .

Lets pick four to help you

at work.


The Project ConstraintsThe Quality of your work is dependent on three factors.

Quality = Defects + Expected Scope + ValueDiscipline helps you achieve your goals.


Scope ManagementScope is what you are delivering. Understanding who it is for is critical.

The key to successful work using Scope Management is FOCUS

• Collect Requirements - Understand Customer • Define Scope - What is in and out • Create WBS - What is your task list • Verify Scope - With the customer • Control Scope - Avoid scope creep


Time ManagementA common failure in a project is under estimating time for tasks then schedules are not met.

Time Management keys are manageable size tasks, critical path and milestones.

• Define Activities (WBS) - “Tasks” to complete• Sequence Activities - “Steps” in order• Estimate Activity Resources - What is needed• Estimate Activity Durations - How long • Develop Schedule - Often the “Plan”• Control Schedule - Keep track


Cost ManagementThe better the estimates the easier to manage.

How well do you do with managing costs to the original baseline budget?

• Estimate Costs - Determining what it will cost• Determine Budget - “Cost performance baseline”• Control Costs - “Monitor and Accounting”


Quality ManagementThere are two main aspects to quality; one is project quality, and two is deliverable quality.

Quality = Defects + Expected Scope + Value

• Plan Quality - Sets expectations• Perform Quality Assurance - Following Q - process• Perform Quality Control - Inspecting deliverables


Next StepsPractice makes perfect...

The rest of the story is your journey.


Questions

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