Project Management and Process Groups (IPEMC)

• Initial Process Group
• Planning Process Group
• Execution Process Group
• Monitoring Process Group
• Closing Process Group

Initiation Process Group

• defining and authorising the project
• project charter*
• register stakeholders
• determine if project is worth continuing, should be redirected or cancelled
• may take place at the beginning of each phase
• re-examine the business need for the project during every phase of the project life cycle

Planning Process Group

1. Scope
2. Schedule
3. Cost
4. Procurement

Execution Process Group

• taking necessary action to complete activities
• takes most resoures
• includes coordinating people and resources

Monitoring and Controlling Process Group

• progress.get()
• deviation ? doSomething() : ''
• progress.meet(projecObjectives)
• project.meet(stakeHolder.needs() && quality())
• report(stakeholders)
• stakeholders.identify(changes()).then(onTrack())

Closing Process Group

• acceptance of final products
• verifying deliverables are complete && final project report && presentation

Interactions among the Process Groups

PM Knowledge Areas (KA)

ITPM Methodologies

1. Project in Controlled Environments
2. Rational Unified Process (RUP) framework
3. Six Sigma methodologies
4. Waterfall
5. Agile

PRINCE2

1. Starting up a project
2. Planning
3. Initiating a project
4. Directing a project
5. Controlling a stage
6. Managing product delivery
7. Managing product delivery
8. Closing a project

RUP

• iterative software development process created by IBM
• focus on team productivity
• enables teams to deliver best practives
• indistry-standard management and technical methods

Six Sigma methodologies

1. Define
2. Measure
3. Analyze
4. Design
5. Verify / Control

Waterfall

• fixed steps
• problems identified early
• more documentation
• easier to share work
• structured approach

Agile

• teams works closely with the customers in spirits
• working version approach
• flexible approach
  • (+) Respond rapidly to customer feedback
  • (-) can be chaotic if team member leaves

Meeting Protocols

1. Knock-off Meeting
2. Regular Team Meeting
3. Change Control Meeting
4. Status Review Meeting

Projcet Success Criteria

1. Project should be finished on time or before deadline