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    Overview of Project

    Management
    Lecture 1
    PMG 101
    Foundations of Project Management

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    Why Studying Project Management Course?

    A project management course equips you with strong planning abilities, including
    the capacity to set clear goals and realistic objectives, along with a schedule with
    specific stages to achieve the project goals. Budgeting, time frames, and resource
    estimates are typically covered by project management course. You’ll learn skills
    for not only setting goals for achievement within a realistic budget and time, but
    also for reviewing and vetting costs and resource estimates.

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    Learning Objectives
    ➢ Defining project and its attributes.
    ➢ Key constraints within which a project must be managed.
    ➢ Difference between Routine work (regular operations) and Project.
    ➢ Know different concepts of project management.
    ➢ Why project management.
    ➢ Know about Project Manager and his responsibilities .
    ➢ Understand Selection of a Project Manager.
    ➢ Know about Characteristics of Project Management Team.
    ➢ Know about the phases of Project Management .
    ➢ Understand Project Environment.
    ➢ The 7S of Project Management .

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    What is a project?
    • A project is a group of unique, interrelated activities that are planned and executed in certain sequence to
    create a unique product or service, within a specific time frame, budget and the client’s specifications.
    • A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service or result.

    • Temporary means: A Project is a one-off event and not an ongoing operation It has a definite
    beginning and a definite end.

    • The end is reached when:


    • The project’s objectives have been achieved.
    • When it becomes clear that the project objectives will not or cannot be met.
    • The need for the project no longer exists and the project is terminated.

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    Attributes of a Project
    • A Project is a planned set of activities.

    • A Project has a specific scope.

    • A Project has time, cost, quality and resource constraints.


    • Has a well-defined objective.

    • Has a defined life span with a beginning and an end.

    • Involves doing something unique.

    • Has a customer.

    • Involves a degree of uncertainty.

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    Examples of Projects
    ➢ Construction of a hospital.
    ➢ Writing a book.
    ➢ Designing and implementing a computer system.
    ➢ Introducing a new product in the market.
    ➢ Construction of a new bridge over a river.
    ➢ Designing and producing a brochure.
    ➢ A Politician contesting an election.
    ➢ Building a dam.
    ➢ Organizing a seminar.

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    Difference between project and routine work

    Project Routine work

    > One time > Repetitive


    > Use of wide variety of skills > Limited Skills
    > Use of special purpose equipment for > Equipments are in
    short duration continuous use
    > No revenue during > Revenues are there
    Project stages

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