Goal Directed Project Management

1. Introduction
Outline
About PSO projects
Goal Directed Project Management
2. Project Characteristics
A unique task
Attainment of a specific result
Requires a variety of resources
Time constraints
Project management
3. Pitfalls in project management
Cracks in the foundation
Pitfalls in planning
Pitfalls in organizing
Pitfalls in controlling
Pitfalls in execution of project work
Avoiding pitfalls
4. Foundation of the project
Purpose and goals of project
Mission breakdown structure
Stakeholders and stakeholder analysis
Project mandate
Division of responsibility between base and project: the principle responsibility chart
Small example: Project 'excellent physical work environment'
5. Global planning - milestone planning
Principles of project planning
Segmentation of project
Practical milestone planning
6. Global organizing - milestone responsibility chart
Principles of project organization
Responsibility charts
Milestone responsibility chart - responsibilities for achieving milestones
Time scheduling and resource estimation at global level
Uncertainties of the project
7. Detail planning and detail organization
Principles of project activity planning
Activity planning
8. Project control
What is control?
Principles of project control
Controlling activities
Controlling milestones
9. Quality in project work
Significance of project quality
Procedures to increase quality
Quality of planning documents
10. Project culture
A good project culture
Top management
Line management
Project owner
Steering committee
Project manager
Elected representatives
A projectivity programme
11. Goal Directed Project Management - example and summary
Goal Directed Project Management - example and summary
Forms
IT support
Example project 'New possibilities in new premises'
Is the 'requirement specification' fulfilled?
Final comments