Project Management Case Study

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In this section of the assignment I am going to describe the background and principles of project management, appraise the viability of projects, developing success/failure criteria, explain the principles behind project management systems and procedures and explain the key elements involved in terminating projects and conducting post-project appraisals. 1. Describe the background and principles of project management. Project management is to effectively use knowledge, techniques and skills to complete a project efficiently. There is a process of project management which is: • Initiate – This stage looks at the scope and analyses the company’s needs and requirement. • Plan and design – The Company needs to plan the cost and time…show more content…
Explain the principles behind project management systems and procedures. Every project needs to be managed; therefore project management is put in place to make sure that it is successful in achieving the set schedule, the set budget and the client’s expectations. Communications Management – This allows for everyone involved within the project to share communication so that everyone gets the correct information at the right time. Having good communication will contribute to the success of the project. Communications management is implemented through three important processes. • Identification – This is the process of finding out the information which needs to be shared. • Reporting – This is the process of collecting the information, bringing it together and preparing it. • Allocation – this is the process of distributing and storing the information. Quality Management - Quality Management makes sure that the product / project is consistent and correct throughout all aspects of the process. Quality Management consists of 3…show more content…
The Client / Customer– This is the individual or company that is the direct beneficiary of the project. Developer – These will be in charge of building the project. Project Manager – This is the individual who will have the overall control of the project, he will be based mainly on the project site and will provide the necessary support to ensure that the project is running on time, running to budgets and schedule. Administrator – This is the individual who will be record and file all the correct paperwork that it relevant to the project. The will be in charge of general administration. Designer – This individual needs to understand the requirements so that they can design a solution which will meet the client’s needs. They will look at what is the best approach and determine what solution fits best. They will be in charge of the design drawings, programs and data needed to complete the required design
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