Project Management
and
Working Roles
Juha Ilpala
Project Office
Section Manager
LM Ericsson in Finland
Mobile Switching Systems Unit
Juha Ilpala
Date: 1999-11-08
Project Management, outline
file
-Project Definition
-The Project Management Method at Ericsson
-General Project Model and its phases
-Milestones and Tollgates
-The Iterative Process of Project Planning
-Project Documents
-Quality in Projects
-Management of Projects
-PROPS Consultants
TKK-1
TKK-2
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Project Definition
Ericsson Project Management Institute
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The project management method at Ericsson:
PROPS
‘A general model for project management in a
multiproject organization’
Juha Ilpala
Date: 1999-11-08
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PROPS General Project Management Model
Prestudy
Phase
Feasibility
Study Phase
Execution
Phase
Juha Ilpala
Conclusion
Phase
Blue ‘U’ = Project Management
Model
Yellow ‘U’ = Work Model
Date: 1999-11-08
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The purposes of the Prestudy Phase is to
ensure, that the business idea
• is technically and commercially feasible
• fulfills customer requirements
• is aligned with the organization’s business direction
=> preparatory phase before the project is formally
started
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The purposes of the Feasibility Study
Phase is to
• decide on a project strategy
• define the project goals
• prepare project plans
=> preparations for successful project completion
are made
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The purposes of the Execution Phase is to
• ensure, that the project is managed, performed
and completed in a manner that fulfills the
organizations and the customer’s requirements
=> project is executed and the outcome is handed
over to the customer
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The purposes of the Conclusion Phase
is to ensure, that
• the organization will have access to and be able to learn
from the experiences made and the competence achieved
in the project
=> project is formally closed
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Milestones
and
Tollgates
MSs
TGs
In principle project management
with PROPS is to control the work
model with the project model so,
that the goals set to the project
will be met.
Juha Ilpala
Date: 1999-11-08
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Milestones
Measurable events, regularly reviewed, defined by the project.
Juha Ilpala
Date: 1999-11-08
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The Tollgate Decision
Project
Termination
Tollgate
cannot be
passed
Tollgate is passed
216/038 13-EN/LZD 118 075 Rev B
Ericsson Project Management Institute
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The Tollgate Assessment Map
217/038 13-EN/LZD 118 075 Rev B
Ericsson Project Management Institute
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