In this presentation, we will discuss about the fundamental concept of project management, its objectives, planning procedure, review methods like CPM and PERT. We will also talk about basic conditions for achieving self control of team members, team issues, conflict and conflict reconciliation. To know more about Welingkar School’s Distance Learning Program and courses offered, visit: http://www.welingkaronline.org/distance-learning/online-mba.html

1. FUNCTIONAL
ADMINISTRATION
Chapter 30 – Fundamentals of Project
Management

2. Chapter 30
Project Management
It is the planning scheduling and controlling of
project activities to meet project objectives
The major objectives that must be met
include performance, cost, scope and time
goals
An administration manager is always a key
member in any project of an organization

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The Project Objectives
Performance : The quality of work being done
Cost : The cost of project work, directly
related to the human and physical resources
applied
Time : The schedule that must be met
Scope : The magnitude of the work to be
performed

4. Chapter 30
Planning
Tasks involved in :
Estimation (how long and how much cost?)
Resource allocation (who will do it?)
Work identification ( what must be done?)

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Strategic versus tactical planning
A tactic
It is similar to using the right approach to solve the
wrong problem
It is expedient for achieving goal
A strategy
It is the approach being used to do the job
‘Plan of action’ is the resultant outcome from the
practice of strategy

6. Chapter 30
Critical Path Method (CPM) and Performance
Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)
The pert method makes use of probability
techniques, and allows you to calculate the
probability that an activity will be completed by a
certain time
The main advantage of using CPM or PERT is that
they allow you to predict if it is possible to meet an
important project completion date and when various
tasks must be finished in order to meet that deadline
Cont…………

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Both CPM and PERT determine the location
of the critical path and thus govern how early
the project can be completed
The critical path is the longest path through a
project network and determines the earliest
date on which work can be completed

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Achieving team member self-control
The only way that a project can be under
control is to have every member of the project
team in control of his or her own work
A project manager can achieve control at the
macro level only if control is achieved at the
micro level

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Five basic conditions for achieving self control
of Team Members
Clarify for every team member what her objective is.
Note the difference between tasks and objectives
Have each worker prepare a personal plan for doing
the required work
Ensure that all workers have the skills and resources
needed for the job. Some workers may require
training if they lack the necessary skills
Cont…………

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Provide direct feedback of performance to
each worker. If feedback is given in some
roundabout way, workers cannot exercise
self-control
Define clearly for each individual her authority
to take corrective action when there is a
deviation from plan

11. Chapter 30
Getting Organized
Decide what must be done, using work breakdown
structure, problem definitions, and other planning
tools
Determine the staffing required to accomplish the
tasks
Recruit potential and right type of members for the
project team
Complete your project plan through the participation
of team members

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Team Issues
Team must grapple with four essential issues :
Clarifying mission, goals and objectives
Defining roles and responsibilities
Working out procedures
Managing interpersonal relationships

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Conflict between Individual Goals and the
Team’s Mission
Team members are most committed to a team
when their individual needs are being met
A manager should try to help individual members
achieve their personal goals while also achieving
team goals, the team leader needs to bring hidden
agendas into the open so that the individual can be
assisted in achieving his goal
A person may occasionally have a goal that runs so
counter to the team’s goals that no reconciliation is
possible

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