"fundamentals of project management" book summary
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Presented by:HuyHuang HENG
Introduction About this book Why did I choose this book?
Body Book summary (focus on 3 chapters)
Conclusion What did I learn after I finished reading
it? Recommendation
Contents
Introduction
Name: Fundamental of Project Management Author: Jesph Heagney (a former Global
Practice Leader for project management at the American Management Association)
Version: 4th Edition Publication: New York, 2011
About this book
Why did I choose this book? The books that professor recommended were
out of my capacity This book is one of Project Management best
seller The author is well-known The contents, 180 pages, are very interesting It is available online for free There is a summary in each chapter There are questions or quiz in most of the
chapter
Introduction
Book Summary It is for the first learner of project management It is easy to understand because it uses simple
words, it explains every keywords with definitions and example, it has the summary and it has quizzes at the end of each chapter
It explains clearly in chronological order about ‘before the project start’ and ‘after the project finishIt explains clearly in chronological order about ‘before the project start’ and ‘after the project finish
Body
Project management is “application of knowledge, skill, tools, and techniques to project
activities to meet the project requirements”
Body
The Role of the Project Manager
The primary responsibility of the project manager is to ensure all the work is: Completed on time Within budget and scope At the correct performance level
Body
Cost
Performance
TimeScop
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The Role of the Project Manager
Other responsibility of project manager: Plan the project Develop a Mission, Vision, Goals and objective for
the Project Empower all employees to do their jobs without
asking the permission Create project risk plan Make structure and schedule the project Control the project Evaluate the project
Body
The Role of the Project Manager Project manager must:
Have people skills, not technical skills Integrate leadership and management
Body
Creating the Project Risk Plan Project risk management is “the process
of conducting risk management planning, identification, analysis, response planning, and monitoring and control on a project.”
Project risk management should begin early in the process.
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Creating the Project Risk Plan 6-step process to establish the project risk plan:
Step 1: Make a list Step 2 & 3: Determine the probability of risk
occurrence and negative impact
Step 4: Prevent or mitigate the risk Step 5: Consider contingencies Step 6: Establish the trigger point
Body
Risk
Probability Impact
A M (Medium) HB L (Low) LC H (High) H
Risk
Probability
Impact Total
A 5 10K 50KB 1 3K 3KC 8 10K 80K
Project Control and Evaluation There are 2 kinds of project control:
Get people willing to work Take actions unilaterally
Characteristics of a Project Control System Taking corrective action Timeliness of response Project review meeting
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Project Control and Evaluation Benefits of doing project process reviews
(evaluation) To ensure the quality of the project To improve project performance To reveal problems To avoid repeated problems
Conducting the Project Process Review Make it in a spirit of learning rather than blaming or
punishing Make it as individual to ‘save face’ 2 important questions: What have we done? What do
we want to improve?
Body
What did I learn after I finished reading it?
I would say there are 3 steps of project managements: plan the project, control the project and evaluate the project
I used to think that project manager is someone who know everything, but he should not, especially he should not have technical background
Conclusion
What did I learn after I finished reading it?
Thinking of what can go wrong is as important as thinking of what you want it to go right
The table to project risk plan will be useful for daily life
Working as a team, we need to be open-minded during the evaluation for our team development
Conclusion
Recommendation Choosing a book, you should
Know what you want to read Check the edition of the book Check who is the author Check year of publication Scan throw the content list Check the review of the book
Always give yourself an award whenever you finish a chapter
Tell any people what I have read or learn from the book , so you can memorize it
Conclusion