5. Organization structure 3types of structure:

6. Communication plan (communication plannin" rel="nofollow">ing, in" rel="nofollow">information distribution, Performance report could be showin" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">in this section as well, admin" rel="nofollow">inistrative closure) 7.Resource (human resources, location etc) • Resource Estimation - Techniques & Tools – Multiple techniques should be applied – Choices: – Expert judgment and past performance data – Estimation data available from market research firms – Alternative analysis processes – Bottom-up estimatin" rel="nofollow">ing – Brain" rel="nofollow">instormin" rel="nofollow">ing – Min" rel="nofollow">ind mappin" rel="nofollow">ing – MS Project – “Resource Sheet” • Resource sheet has to in" rel="nofollow">include Duration and Effort – Duration: time that elapses between the start and fin" rel="nofollow">inish of an activity, in" rel="nofollow">includin" rel="nofollow">ing any in" rel="nofollow">interruptions (holidays; weekends; sickness; etc.) Effort: actual time required to perform an activity excludin" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">interruptions – Resource Management – -Estimatin" rel="nofollow">ing – Activity resource estimatin" rel="nofollow">ing – Identifies what resources are required for each activity – Activity duration estimatin" rel="nofollow">ing – – Determin" rel="nofollow">ines time required of resource to perform specific activity 7.WBS+ GANTT chart (WBS has to always come with GANTT chart) 8.WBS DICTIONARY • WBS (for each work package, has to have a WBA work dictionary) 9.Network diagram 10.List of deliverables (ps: this part should not s appear in" rel="nofollow">in WBS!!!!) • Admission closures 11.Quality Management plan: The process of identifyin" rel="nofollow">ing relevant quality standards and developin" rel="nofollow">ing a plan to ensure the project meets those standards – Where do you focus? – How do you measure? – What is the return on in" rel="nofollow">investment? 12.Risk register: – A formal recordin" rel="nofollow">ing of all project risks, explain" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing the nature of the risk and management of the risk New or different project management methodologies – Different: – cultures – organisation structures – human resources Outsourcin" rel="nofollow">ing / Offshorin" rel="nofollow">ing - risks – Positives: – Expanded skill set availability – Cheaper labour – Reduced requirements for non-core competencies – Negatives: – Internal resistance • Possible solutions to reduce risk: – Ensure strong upper management support – Select the right personnel – Involve managers early in" rel="nofollow">in the outsourcin" rel="nofollow">ing process – Educate and reassure in" rel="nofollow">internal employees Risk Management Plannin" rel="nofollow">ing – A systematic approach to plannin" rel="nofollow">ing the risk management activities of a given project Risk Management Plannin" rel="nofollow">ing – Inputs – Enterprise environmental factors – Attitudes toward risk and risk tolerance – – organizational process assets – Processes in" rel="nofollow">in place to handle risk – Project scope statement – Defin" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing the project – –Project management plan – Project summary document Risk Response Plannin" rel="nofollow">ing – Tools & Techniques – Avoidance – Identified risks are avoided through a different course of action – Transference – Transfer of risk to another party through the use of contracts – Mitigation – Steps are taken to reduce the occurrence or impact of stated risks – Acceptance – Risks are accepted and contin" rel="nofollow">ingency strategies are planned Risk Management Plannin" rel="nofollow">ing – Tools & Techniques: – Risk plannin" rel="nofollow">ing meetin" rel="nofollow">ings: ex: Senior managers, project team leaders, stakeholders, project members with decision-makin" rel="nofollow">ing responsibilities – Development of specific risk management plans – Inclusion of risk-related items in" rel="nofollow">in budget and schedule – Creation of risk management templates Risk Management Plannin" rel="nofollow">ing – Outputs – Risk Management Plan ex: Methodology or approach to risk management – Roles and responsibilities of project members – Risk management budget – Integration of risk management activities in" rel="nofollow">into project life cycle – Scorin" rel="nofollow">ing and in" rel="nofollow">interpretation of risk analysis – Risk thresholds – Reportin" rel="nofollow">ing formats – Trackin" rel="nofollow">ing Risk Identification The process of identifyin" rel="nofollow">ing potential risks to a project and documentin" rel="nofollow">ing them Risk Categories – Defin" rel="nofollow">ined in" rel="nofollow">in a Risk Register – A formal recordin" rel="nofollow">ing of all project risks, explain" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing the nature of the risk and management of the risk You will be assessed on the followin" rel="nofollow">ing criteria: -Demonstrated ability to APPLY all areas of PMBOX covered in" rel="nofollow">in the course to a specific project with the above characteristics. -Demonstrated ability to in" rel="nofollow">integrate the various components of a project plan in" rel="nofollow">into a coherent whole -Demonstrated ability to communicate the relevance and importance of each components of the project plan to the company implementin" rel="nofollow">ing the project through explanatory text in" rel="nofollow">in your project plan. -Demonstrated ability to present a plan in" rel="nofollow">in busin" rel="nofollow">iness report format. It is essential that your project plan is specific to the project that is to be implemented, please state any and all assumptions that your make.