GE 401: Project Management PDF

8/19/24 College of Engineering GE 401: Project Management Dr. Mansour S. Almatawa 1 Contact Information Name: Mansour S Almatawa Email: [email protected] Office: SR-20 Office hours: S ,M ,and T (09.30 –...

8/19/24 College of Engineering GE 401: Project Management Dr. Mansour S. Almatawa 1 Contact Information Name: Mansour S Almatawa Email: [email protected] Office: SR-20 Office hours: S ,M ,and T (09.30 – 10.30 AM) 2 Assessment Exams: – Mid-term 30.0 % – Final Exam: 40.0 % – Quiz: 10.0% Homework: 5.0 % Projects: 10.0% Attendance: 5.0% 3 1  8/19/24 4 Lecture 1: Introduction 5 Individuals, groups and organizations perform work or task. All these works or tasks can be generally organized in two ways: Project: Operation: A…. A….. B.... B..... C.... C..... Work The way how work is organized will influence how it is managed. 6 2  8/19/24 What is a Project? A PROJECT is a temporary endeavor performed to produce a unique product, service or result. Source: (PMBOK, 2000) 7 The definition highlights the following: Temporary means: 1. It is a one off event. Projects are not ongoing or repeated. 2. It is to be done within a limited and defined time frame. Temporary does not necessarily mean short in duration; many projects last for several years. In every case, however, the duration of a project is predetermined; It has a start date and an end date, it does not go on forever. 8 Endeavor means a deliberate effort: 3. Project is a deliberate effort undertaken to achieve certain objectives or goals. 9 3  8/19/24 Project is a way of making strategic changes that may fall into one or both of the following: - to create a new product or services; - to change the way of doing something. When the objective is achieved project will be stopped (terminated) 10 Unique means different: 4. A project is different in some way from other product or service. Projects involve doing something that has not been done before and which is therefore, unique. For example, many thousands of office buildings has been built, but each individual facility is unique - different owner, different design, different site, different contractors etc. 11 5. Projects are progressively elaborated. Example: As project progresses and more detail information received, changes are made so that new project plans and estimates reflects the new situation. 12 4  8/19/24 Characteristics of Projects: 5-Progressively elaborated (dynamic) 4- unique 1. One-off Project 3- Terminates when 2-Limited & defined objective is achieved life span 13 What is a Program? PMI in its PMBOK defines a Program as: A group of related projects managed in a coordinated way to obtain benefits and control not available from managing them individually Project A Project D Program Project B Project E X Project C Project F 14 What is an Operation? OPERATIONS are permanent endeavors that produce repetitive outputs, with resources assigned to do basically the same set of tasks in a product life cycle. Projects are unique and temporary (definitive beginning and ending), while Operations are ongoing and permanent with repetitive output. Projects have a fixed budget; on the other hand, operations have to earn a profit in order to run the business. 15 5  8/19/24 Operations are routine activities or tasks that keeps organization functioning. It is ongoing and not intended to stop even if organizational objectives are met. No defined Life –span. 16 classes of production 1. Mass production 2. Batch production – Several products and services 3. project 17 Figure Comparison of production system 18 6  8/19/24 Characteristics of Operation: 4.Same product 1. Continuous. Will not 3. Repetitive Operation stop even if objective is achieved 2. No Defined Life span 19 SIMILARITIES OF PROJECT & OPERATIONS Projects are undertaken as part of an organization’s operation. It can be: Anything - that an organization do or wanted to do; Size - can be large or small or any size in between; Time - may take any amount of time to complete; Cost - may cost any amount of money; People - may involve any number of people; 20 Projects and Operations do have similarity: They are performed by people. They are constrained by limited resources. They must be planned, executed and controlled to ensure success. 21 7  8/19/24 Example of project: Building a bridge. The process of building a bridge takes a finite amount of time, and produces a unique product. 22 Characteristic Remodeling a Building a Building a Building an house shopping mall factory underground facility Has a start date √ √ √ √ Has an end date √ √ √ √ Temporary √ √ √ √ Unique √ √ √ √ New creation √ √ √ √ Have a goal √ √ √ √ 23 Example of Operation: Generating bills every month, and broadcasting news. 24 8  8/19/24 Characteristic Maintaining a car Processing bank Taking class notes loan It is ongoing √ √ √ No end date √ √ √ Not unique √ √ √ Reproduction/ new √ √ √ creation 25 Difference between project and operation 26 Variety of project level: Projects can be initiated at various levels: Personal Projects. Local Neighborhood Projects. Organizational Projects. National Projects. Global Projects. 27 9  8/19/24 Variety of reasons: Projects can be performed for various reasons: For a Person/Group/Organization need. For Public or Society need. For Investment. 28 Variety of field of work: Research Projects. Engineering Projects. Industrial Projects. Administrative Projects. Economic Development Projects (literacy rates, life expectancy, and poverty rates). Physical Development Projects (Projects for children/youth/old people, Fatness center, Supports facilities) Social Projects (service to community, Human Resource development). Political Projects (Project in GCC). 29 Other Examples: Developing a new product or service. Effecting a change in structure, staffing, or style of an organization. Designing a new transportation vehicle. Developing or acquiring a new or modified information system. Constructing a building or facility. Building a water system for a community in a developing country. Running a campaign for political office Implementing a new business procedure or process. 30 10  8/19/24 What is a Process? According to the Project Management Institute, a process can be defined as: 31 What is Project Management? Oberlender, G. D. (1993). Project Management for Engineering and Construction. McGraw-Hill, Inc. ) 32 Summary One-off Limited and defined life span unique project Terminated when objective is achieved Progressively Elaborated (dynamic) work Continuous No Defined Life-Span operation Repetitive Same product 33 11  8/19/24 References: Project Management: A Managerial Approach by Jack R. Meredith, Samuel J. Mantel Jr., Scott M. Shafer, John Wiley & Sons, 9th Edition, 2016. Daniel W. Halpin. Bolivar A. Senior. Construction Management, 4th Ed., 2013 A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK@ Guide). 6th Ed., 2017. 34 Thank You 35 12