Project Management

Something I have become more directly interested in recently is project management.

Here are some of my research notes:

Project Management can be defined by - The primary function of project management is to ensure that the project is implemented to meet the established budget, schedule, safety, and performance requirements to satisfy its objectives.

I like the idea of Performance Management - Total communication and pin-point accountability, for small teams. You might not have a rigidly established budget, you might simply be trying to use what you have to make more. You might not a specific scheduled deadline for project delivery, but you might have plans and goals that you want to reach faster and easier.

Getting Things Done Principles are basic practical personal steps for Project Management:

1. Collect
2. Process
3. Organize
4. Review
5. Do

Many possible aspects or divisions of Project Management

• Requirements management
• Subcontract management
• Deliverables management
• Risk management
• Scope management
• Performance management

Questions used in by project managers:

• How much will this project cost?
• When will it be done?
• What is the confidence in these estimates?
• How will I recognize done when it arrives?
• What skills, experiences, tools, and processes will be needed to successfully complete the project on-time, on-budget, on-technical and business specifications?

These questions are core to the principles of project management. The interpersonal activities are necessary but far from sufficient.

I will be expading these notes about Project Management considerably.

By NathanShaw, for Organized Living World.