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Presentation to
Society of PM Professionals
of Greater Vancouver
Professional Development Seminar
January 22, 2003
Delivering structured project solutions
with a flexible, scalable methodology
Bates Project Management
Methodology
Kevin Carroll
Delivering structured project solutions
with a flexible, scalable methodology
Agenda
Introduction
 The Business of Project Management
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Bates Project Management Methodology
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How Bates can help
Work Package Planning - the backbone of projects
Example
Questions
Why Bates Project Management
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KPMG Report Nov. 97 - Surveyed Canadian IT Projects
™ Surveys identified over 100 failed projects
Œ 87% exceeded their schedules by 30% or more
Œ 56% exceeded their budgets by 30% or more
Œ 45% failed to produce expected benefits
™ Common reasons for failure
Œ Poor project planning
Œ Weak business case or missing several components
Œ Lack of management support and direction
™ Poor planning - common deficiencies
Œ Incorrectly estimated activity duration times
Œ Incorrect assumptions on resource availability
Œ Inadequate assignment of activity accountability
Œ Missing or incomplete review & approval activities
Ref: “What Went Wrong?
Unsuccessful Information Technology Projects”
http://www.kpmg.ca
Bates Project Management Methodology
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The Bates Project Management Methodology (PMM)
™ Is universal and scalable
™ Can be applied to any project type and size
™ Integrates with technical life cycle methodologies
™ Provides a framework of “what to do”
™ Provides process and technique for “how to do”
Œ For project selection, planning and control
Œ Earned Value integrated into planning and control
processes
Œ Provides risk, quality and procurement management
processes
Œ Project organization, authority and corporate
monitoring
Œ Covers people issues; communications, team building,
conflict management and career development
Based on the PMBOK
CORE PROCESSES
FACILITATING PROCESSES
HUMAN RESOURCES
SCOPE
RISKS
TIME
COMMUNICATIONS
COST
QUALITY
INTEGRATION
PROCUREMENT
Project Management
FEB 2002 Issue of CMA Magazine
Tracking Progress
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Project management is the fastest growing
professional discipline in North America. A
company's future now depends on its ability to
select the right projects, run each of them
successfully, and promote the development of
human resources through such projects.
By Bernard Hébert
www.managementmag.com/
PMM Integrates With Life Cycle
Methodologies
Bates PMM
Project
Initiation
Project
Execution &
Control
Project
Planning
Project Close
Out
Scope, Estimates,
Schedules, Budget,
Resources, Risk,
Quality,
Communications
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PMM Integrates With Life Cycle
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Plan Monitoring and Control,
Change Control, Issues
Control, Product Integrity
Control, Assumptions
Control, Stakeholder
Management, Reporting
Project Execution
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Key Concepts - Management Processes
Integration of Technical
and Management Processes
Project Management Process
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Planning
Control
Technical Development Process
Concept
Development
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Implement
Termination
PMM Contents
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Manual 1 - Corporate Management of
Projects
Introduction and Executive Overview
™ Corporate Organization for the Management of
Projects
™ Structure for Managing Projects
™ Types of Projects
™ Project Budget Approvals and Authorities
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PMM Contents
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Manual 2- The Process of Managing a
Project
Overview
™ The Project Initiation Process
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The Complete Project Cycle
Project Identification During the Corporate Planning
Process
Project Prioritization
Corporate Level of Project Identification
Corporate Selection Process
PMM Contents
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Manual 2 - Continued
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The Project Planning Process
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Scope Definition Process
Work Package Planning
Schedule Planning
Budget Planning
Project Administration and Control
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Introduction
Product Integrity Control
Project Administration
Project Updating and Monitoring
Management Reporting
PMM Contents
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Manual 2 - Continued
Project Close Process
™ Facilitating Processes
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Risk Management
Quality Management
Procurement Management
PMM Contents
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Manual 3 - Human Considerations of Project
Management
Introduction
™ Communications Management
™ Team Building Considerations
™ Conflict Management Considerations
™ Project Management Career Development
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Project Management Methodology
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Unique features
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Project Charter structure and evolvement process
Work Package Planning
PMM Toolbox (Automated)
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Toolkit of templates
Repository Navigator
Work Planner
PMM has been used with a variety of PM software
packages
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MS Project, Timeline, Sure Trak, Artemis, View Point,
Open Plan, Primavera, Project Scheduler 7
Project Commander w/ Team Work, Team Play, Visual
Project
Project Management Methodology
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Bates PMM Compliance with Recognized
Standards
PMM is compatible with Project Management
Institute’s (PMI) Project Management Body of
Knowledge (PMBOK)
™ PMM complies with the guidelines of ISO
10006
™ PMM supports achieving levels 2 through 5 of
the Systems Engineering Institute’s (SEI)
Capability Maturity Model (CMM)
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Project Management Methodology
The Complete Project Cycle Model
Corporate Planning & Marketing
Environment
Project
Planning
Environment
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Project
Selection
Process
Selection
Decision
Project
Planning
Process
Yes
Changes
No
Or Defer
Work
Environment
Updates
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Corporate
Memory
Project
Control
Process
Reports
Bates Project Management
Methodology
Project Planning & Control
by
Work Packages
Delivering structured project solutions
with a flexible, scalable methodology
A Project Planning and Control Model
Planning
Environment
Project Plan
Develop Scope
Definition
Develop Project
Schedule
Develop Work
Package Plans
Project Budget
Completing the Plan
Changes
Update Data
Work Environment
Management
Reporting
Control Process
Corporate Memory
Facilitating Processes
Planning Considerations
for Long Term Projects
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Classes of estimates
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Planning levels by classes of estimates
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Feasibility
Detail # 1
Requirements
Definition
Detail # 2
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2
Conceptual
Design
Forecast to Complete - D
Detailed
Design
Project Management Methodology The Planning Model
Develop
Scope
Definition
Develop Work
Package
Plans
Develop
Project
Schedule
Project
Budget
Completing
the Plan
Integrated Facilitating Processes
- Risk Planning
- Quality Planning
- Procurement Planning
Project Scope Definition
Develop the
Project Planning
Charter
Identify
the Project
Planning Team
Develop
the Project WBS
with Dictionary
Develop
Responsibility
Lists and Charts
PMM - Project Charter
Provides basis of understanding between
project manager and project sponsor
 Defines project’s purpose, products, scope,
objectives, constraints, assumptions, risks,
organization, reporting structure, priority
and completion criteria
 Evolves across project life
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Charter Development Considerations
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Charter is a living, evolving contract
Planning to execution
™ Phase to phase
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V2
V1
Plan
Execution
Refine Plan
Phase 1
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V4
V3
Execution
Phase 2
Current charter is a contract
Hierarchy of charters in a program
Work Definition Hierarchy
Program
P/T/$
P/T/$
Sub-program
Sub-program
Project
Project
P/T/$
Sub-project
Sub-project
P/T/$
Work Package Group
Work Package Group
P/T/$
Work Package*
Work Package*
P/T/$
Work Element
Work Element
P/T/$
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Building the WBS
WP
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WBS
Dir
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Mark.
Comm.
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OBS
PMM - Work Package Planning
(WPP)
Work Package
Definition
Prepare WP
Schedule and
Resource
Analysis
Identify and
Estimate
Resources
Identify and
Cost Travel
Prepare
WP Budget
Resource Estimating
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Identify and estimate all resources
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Estimate effort time for budget
Estimate duration requirements
for schedule
Estimating supports
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Labour
Others
Decision making
Resource allocation
Ability to monitor
Estimates provide expectation
Labor related risks –
Estimating Concerns
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Work package leaders estimate
Common labor units terminology
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Base time
Effort time
Total time
Duration time
Impact factors
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Loss time
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Project
Non-project
Labour contingency
Time disruption
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Part time staff
Intermittent work
PMM - Estimating Considerations
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Factors to be considered in estimating labour
Duration Time
Total Time
Effort Time
Base Time
Work
Work
Package
Package
Leader
Leader
PLT
Senior
Senior
Management
Management
LC
NPLT
Project
Project
Manager
Manager
Disruption Factor
Senior
Senior
Management
Management
Work
Work
Package
Package
Leader
Leader
Base Time - Productive time
PLT - Project loss time
Effort Time - Budget or billable time
LC - Labour contingency
Total Time - Schedule time for a fulltime
person
NPLT - Non project loss time
Duration - Schedule time
Disruption Factor - used for part
time staff
PMM - Project Schedule
To produce the project schedule, download
work package data to PM software package
 For example create work package data in
Bates Work Planner and download to MS
Project
 Use Time Critical Scheduling for projects
with critical dates to be met
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PMM - Time Critical Scheduling
LC
NPLT
LC
NPLT
Work Packages with Effort Time
Labour Contingency
Non Project Loss Time
PMM - Planning the Project Budget
Assemble the work package budgets
 Consider how many major categories;
labour, hardware/software, materials
 Add contingencies
 Build performance curve
 Determine how update data will be provided
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Key Control
Performance Project Curve
Project Budget Plan
Project Name
Project Number
Project Manager
Project Sponsor
Date of
Original Plan
111-90
Joan McLean
10/1
Joanne Kline
11/1
1/1
12/1
$ (000)
Sept. 14, 1990
Version No.
Report as
of date
3/1
2/1
3/13
REMARKS
WEEKS
3
6
9
12
15
18
21
24
27
168
30
33
Target
162,594
144
120
Envelope of
performance
96
72
48
24
Prepared by: Project Manager
Signature
Actual to Date
Date
Approved by: Project Sponsor
Signature
Earned Value
Forecast to Complete
Date
Planning the Project’s Detailed Work
Facilitating
Processes
Planning
Scope
Scope
Definition
Definition
Risk
Work
WorkPackage
Package
Planning
Planning
Communications
Quality
Human Resource
Procurement
Develop
DevelopProject
Project
Schedule
Schedule
Assemble
AssembleProject
Project
Budgets
Budgets
Plan
PlanApproval
Approval
Process
Process
Small Project
WBS Example
Locations
Search Study
1
Identify
Potential
Locations
1.1
Employee
Opinion
Study
2
Relocation Study
111-90
Economic
Analysis
Study
3
Analyze
Findings
4
*
Prepare
Study Report
5
Project
Management
6
*
Develop
Survey
Instrument
*
2.1
Collect
Economic Data
*
3.1
Prepare Initial
Draft
*
5.1
Plan Project
*
6.1
Visit Potential
Locations
*
1.2
Test Survey
Instrument
*
2.2
Analyze
Economic Data
*
3.2
Review with
Management
*
5.2
Communication
s
*
6.2
Analyze
Location Data
*
1.3
Conduct
Survey
2.3
Prepare Final
Report
*
5.3
Project
Monitoring
*
5.3
Prepare
Location
Report
1.4
Analyze
Survey Results
*
2.4
*
*
Conduct
Selected
Interviews
*
2.5
Analyze
Employee
Findings
*
2.6
Example of a Detailed
WP Estimate
Work Element is Assemble Mail, No. 2
Resource is HR Clerk
Base Days
PLT @ 10%
Work Package Effort Days
Labor Contingency @ 20%
Subtotal
NPLT @ 45%
Total Days
Disruption Factor
Duration Days
1.5
.2
1.7
.3
2.0
.9
2.9
*1.0
3
Example Work Package List
Work Package
Identification Name
Plan Project
Identify Potential Locations
Visit Potential Locations
Analyze Location Data
Prepare Location Report
Develop Survey Instrument
Test Survey Instrument
Conduct Survey
Analyze Survey Results
Conduct Selected Interviews
Analyze Employee Findings
Collect Economic Data
Analyze Economic Data
Analyze Findings
Prepare Initial Draft, Study Report
Review With Management
Prepare Final Report
WBS Duration
No.
Days
6.1
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.6
3.1
3.2
4
5.1
5.2
5.3
10
19
23
10
10
11
12
30
9
30
11
14
15
15
5
10
5
Interfaces
None
6.1 FS
1.2, 1.1 SS + 30%, 1.1FF-10%
1.2 FS
1.3 FS
6.1 FS
2.1 FS
2.2 FS
2.3 FS
2.4 SS +60%
2.4, 2.5 FS
1.3, 2.4 FS
3.1 FS
1.4, 2.6, 3.2 FS
4 FS
5.1 FS
5.2 FS
¾ Ordered on interfaces
¾ Should cascade
Planning Tools for the Project Manager
Client Need
Project Execution & Control
Project Initiation
Revised
Project
Charter
Project
Planning
Charter
Project
Schedule &
Budget
Work
Breakdown
Structure
Work
Package
Plans
- Estimate
- Schedule
- Budget
A Project Planning and Control Model
Planning
Environment
Project Plan
Develop Scope
Definition
Develop Project
Schedule
Develop Work
Package Plans
Project Budget
Completing the Plan
Changes
Update Data
Work Environment
Management
Reporting
Control Process
Corporate Memory
Facilitating Processes
Earned Value - The Audit Parameter
Potential
Finish
Approved
Finish
$
Actual
Cost Overrun
Product Completed
Time Behind
TIME
Measures product completed at original estimated value
Time and Cost Control
Work Accomplishment Control
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Use work elements as product level for
measurement
Establish an accrual convention for soft products
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Not started
Partial
Complete
Example
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- 0%
- 25%
- 100%
Work Element
Dev. Interview Gd.
Schedule Interviews
Interview Managers
Interview Employees
Prepare Report
Supervision
Totals
Budget
2110
750
2570
4860
2380
2500
15170
Percent
Status
Complete
Complete
100
Complete
100
Partial
25
Not Started
0
Partial
25
Partial
25
31
Earned
Value
2110
750
643
0
595
625
4723
Conclusion
How Bates PMM addresses Project
Managers responsibility to:
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estimate activity duration times
confirm resource availability
assign accountability for activities
measure performance
ensure reviews and approvals
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