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Types of Project Management Methodologies

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Scope of this Presentation

• What are the methodologies?

• What are the areas of differentiation?

• PRINCE2 / PMBOK / Others?

• What are their areas of application

Parts of this presentation were sourced from a paper by Jay M. Siegelaub PMP


What is PRINCE2?

“PRINCE2 is a process-based approach for project management providing an easily tailored and scaleable method for the management of all types of projects. The method is the de-facto standard for project management in the UK and is practiced worldwide.”


Product Based

PlanningTechnique

Change Control Technique

Quality Review

Technique

& Techniques

Business Case

ChangeControl

Config-urationMgmt

Quality

Managementof Risk Controls

Plans

Organisation

ComponentsPRINCE2 Processes,

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ManagingProductDelivery

Planning

Corporate or Programme Management

DP4DP1

Directing a Project

DP2 DP3 DP5

Starting Up a

Project

Initiatinga

Project

Controllinga

Stage

ManagingStage

Boundaries

Closing a

Project

Project Management Methodologies


What is PMBOK?

"The PMI Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®) is an inclusive term that describes the sum of knowledge within the profession of project management. The PMBOK® includes knowledge of innovative and advanced practices that are widely applied in all fields of project management. Project management is the application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques applied to meet a projects requirements.“


PMBOK Process Groups & Knowledge Areas


Other Methodologies?

A Wiki search for “project management methodologies” gives us 1158 hits.

These are some of the more common ones (in addition to PMBOK and PRINCE2):

• Six Sigma (and Lean Six Sigma)

• Kepner Tregoe

• Theory of Constraints (TOC)

• Agile

• SDM


PMBOK and PRINCE2 - A Basic ContrastPMBOK PRINCE2

Comprehensive Focuses on key risk areas only;

does not claim to be complete

Largely descriptive,

prescriptive on a high level

Highly prescriptive, especially on

Process Structure, but adaptable

to any size project

Core and facilitating

processes; need to be scaled

to needs of project

All processes should be

considered; also need to be

scaled

Customer requirements driven Business case driven

Sponsor and stakeholders Clear project ownership and

direction by senior management

US/International Standard UK Standard


PMBOK Guide Knowledge Area Comparable PRINCE2 Components

Integration Combined Processes, Components, Change Control

Scope, Time, Cost Plans, Business Case

Quality Quality, Configuration Management

Risk Risk

Communications Controls

Human Resources Organisation (limited)

Procurement Need to create procurement products

Comparison of PMBOK Guide Areas of Knowledge and PRINCE2 Components


PMBOK & PRINCE2 ProcessesHow they match up...

PMBOK P2: Project Level P2: Stage Level

(“phase-by-phase”)

Initiating Starting Up; Directing Managing Stage

Boundaries; Directing

Planning Initiating, Planning Managing Stage

Boundaries; Planning

Executing/

Controlling

[managed on a stage by-stage basis]

Controlling a Stage;

Managing Product

Delivery; Directing

Closing Closing A Project Managing Stage

Boundaries


• ANZ Banking Group Ltd• Australian Bureau of Statistics• Australian Customs Service• Australian Government Solicitor• Australian Securities and Investment

Commission• Barwon Health• Becton Group• Canberra Hospital• Centrelink• Chisholm TAFE• Commonwealth Bank• Connell Wagner• Corrections Victoria• CRS Australia• Data Agility• Defence Housing Authority• Defence Materiel Organisation • Dept Family & Community Services• Dept for Victorian Communities• Dept Human Services (Vic)• Dept of Administration and Information

Services • Dept of Communications• Dept of Defence• Dept of Education and Training (Vic)• Dept of Education, Science & Trg• Dept of Foreign Affairs and Trade• Dept of Human Services (Vic & Federal)• Dept of Immigration• Dept of Infrastructure (Vic)

• Dept of Innovation, Industry & Regional Development (Vic)

• Dept of Justice (Vic)• Dept of Primary Industry (Vic)• Dept of Sustainability and Environment (Vic)• Dept of Transport & Regional Services• Dept of Treasury & Finance (Vic)• Diners Club• Environment Protection Authority (Vic)• Ericsson• Flight Centre• Foxtel• GHD• Goulburn-Murray Water• Hewlett Packard Company• Intergraph Corporation• J.D. Edwards• Kangan Batman TAFE• Kaz• KPMG• Latrobe City Council• LeasePlan• Melbourne Cricket Club• Mercy Health & Aged Care• MetaPM• Mintec Systems• Moreland City Council• Multi Media Victoria• Murray Darling Basin Commission • National Australia Bank• National Crime Authority• National Institute for Clinical Studies

• NEC Australia• Nokia• North Sydney Health • Norwich Union • NSW Dept of Land and Water

Conservation • Optus • Orica• Planpower• Public Records Office (Vic)• Queensland Treasury• Rio Tinto• Royal District Nursing Service• Sage Technology• Smorgon Steel• SMS Consulting Group• Southern Health• State Trustees• St Vincents Hospital • Sun Microsystems• Transport Accident Commission• Telstra• Terra Firma• Text Pacific Publishing• Victoria Police• Victorian Electoral Commission• VicUrban• Village Roadshow• Wesley College• Westpac Institutional Bank• Whittlesea, City of• William Angliss Tafe

Typical local PRINCE2 users:

PRINCE2 has been delivered in 57 countries



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