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Research Methods and
Project Management
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PROJECT PLANNING
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OUTLINE
What Is Project Planning?
WHAT IS PROJECT
PLANNING?
Project checklist.
Stake holders.
Project acceptance.
Project planning principles.
Building a project plan.
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PROJECT PLANNING
PRINCIPLES
WHAT IS PROJECT
PLANNING?
“It’s not the plan that’s important, it’s
the planning”
To understand what project planning is we need to
understand the project life cycle.
The cycle consists of four distinct phases:
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• Initiation,
Management expert
• Planning,
• Execution,
• Closure.
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WHAT IS PROJECT
PLANNING?
Project life cycle
WHAT IS PROJECT
PLANNING?
Project life cycle
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WHAT IS PROJECT
PLANNING?
Project life cycle
WHAT IS PROJECT
PLANNING?
Project life cycle
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WHAT IS PROJECT
PLANNING?
WHAT IS PROJECT
PLANNING?
Summary
Project life cycle
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Project Life Cycle
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WHAT IS PROJECT
PLANNING?
Project planning process
Summary: Project Life Cycle Phases
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WHAT IS PROJECT
PLANNING?
WHAT IS PROJECT
PLANNING?
Details: Project Life Cycle Phases
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Project plan purpose
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WHAT IS PROJECT
PLANNING?
WHAT IS PROJECT
PLANNING?
What?
Who?
This question is about the work that is to be done to deliver
products/results, etc. and deliverables themselves.
This is about involved people, their roles and responsibilities as well as
the way they are supposed to be organized.
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WHAT IS PROJECT
PLANNING?
WHAT IS PROJECT
PLANNING?
Where?
When?
Market, distribution, facilities, outsourcing … etc.
This is about project’s schedule/timeline.
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WHAT IS PROJECT
PLANNING?
WHAT IS PROJECT
PLANNING?
How?
Why?
Marketing, operating plan, How much £££ … etc.
This question is about the reasons why a project is sponsored and the
problem it addresses.
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PROJECT CHECKLIST
• Project management checklist is an essential resource
for the productive Project Managers.
Project Checklist
• Whether you are starting a project from scratch or
taking over one that’s already been started – either
way, you have got a project team waiting for your
direction.
• The checklist will help you manage any project with the
highest success rate.
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PROJECT CHECKLIST
PROJECT CHECKLIST
• Examples [1]:
• Examples [2]:
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STAKEHOLDERS
• A stakeholder is either an individual, group, or
organisation who is impacted by the outcome of a
project.
Stakeholders
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STAKEHOLDERS
STAKEHOLDERS
• They have an interest in the success of the project and
can be within or outside (internal or external) the
organization that is sponsoring the project.
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• External stockholders:
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STAKEHOLDERS
STAKEHOLDERS
• Internal stockholders:
• Stakeholders can have a positive or negative influence
on the project.
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STAKEHOLDERS
STAKEHOLDERS
• Stakeholders can be:
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PROJECT PLANNING
PRINCIPLES
Building a Project Plan
• 10 Steps To Creating A Project
Plan:
• Step 1: Explain the project
plan to key stakeholders and
discuss its key components.
Ref. www.projecttimes.com
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PROJECT PLANNING
PRINCIPLES
PROJECT PLANNING
PRINCIPLES
• 10 Steps To Creating A Project Plan:
• 10 Steps To Creating A Project Plan:
• Step 2: Define roles and responsibilities.
• Step 3: Hold a kick-off meeting.
Ref. www.projecttimes.com
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Ref. www.projecttimes.com
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PROJECT PLANNING
PRINCIPLES
PROJECT PLANNING
PRINCIPLES
• 10 Steps To Creating A Project Plan:
• 10 Steps To Creating A Project Plan:
• Step 4: Develop a Scope Statement.
• Step 5: Develop scope baseline.
Ref. www.projecttimes.com
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Ref. www.projecttimes.com
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PROJECT PLANNING
PRINCIPLES
PROJECT PLANNING
PRINCIPLES
• 10 Steps To Creating A Project Plan:
• 10 Steps To Creating A Project Plan:
• Step 6: Develop the schedule and cost baselines.
• Step 7: Create baseline management plans.
Ref. www.projecttimes.com
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Ref. www.projecttimes.com
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PROJECT PLANNING
PRINCIPLES
PROJECT PLANNING
PRINCIPLES
• 10 Steps To Creating A Project Plan:
• 10 Steps To Creating A
Project Plan:
• Step 8: Develop the staffing plan.
• Step 9: Analyse project
quality and risks.
Ref. www.projecttimes.com
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Ref. www.projecttimes.com
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PROJECT PLANNING
PRINCIPLES
• 10 Steps To Creating A
Project Plan:
• Step 10: Communicate.
More discussions about these
points will be introduced later.
Ref. www.projecttimes.com
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