Project Management is crucial for any company to accomplish project targets since it provides structured methods and systematic procedures. Thus, project management guarantees compliance with time, cost and quality constraints, e.g. in strategy, IT, R&D, web or constructions projects, ultimately ensuring the efficiency of the project. The presentation explains the most important terms, relationships, tasks and goals of project management, in particular the definition of project targets, project planning and project controlling practices.

1. Project Management
In Industrial Practice
Techniques, Procedures And Tools
For An Efficient Project Execution
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2. Agenda
1 Introduction – Project Management Basics
2 Project Goals
3 Project Organization
4 Project Phases
5 Project Planning
6 Project Controlling
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3. Project Management Control Cycle
Projekt Planning SET
Project Controlling
 Set-Actual-
 Target Setting Project Plans
Comparison
Amendments Deviations
SET ACTUAL
Project Plans Project Reports
Projekt Controlling
 Interventions
Measures
Project Execution
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4. The „Magic“ Triangle Of Project Goals
 Scope and content of the
Quality project?
 What quality goals have to
be achieved?
Project
Goals
Cost Time
 What is the project budget?  When has the project to be completed?
 Which milestones have to be set?
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5. Types Of Project Organizations
1 Impact Project Organization
 Functional hierarchy of the company remains unchanged
 Project leader has only coordinating or consultative tasks
2 Matrix Project Organization
 Project leader (functional) and line manager (disciplinary) are
sharing responsibilities and competences
 Temporary and flexible deployment of employees
3 Pure Project Organization
 Own organizational unit, led by project leader
 Project leader owns all necessary competences regarding
project staff, operating resources and budget
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6. Generic Project Process
Project Start Project End
Project Management
Initiation - Organization - Planning - Monitoring - Controlling
Definition Realization / Post-
Planning Closing
(Pre-project) Implementation project
Phase Phase
Phase Phase Phase
Mile-
stones
 Projekt Request  Detailed project  Project goals  Project results
 Goals (Scope) planning concluded achieved approved
 Deadlines  Beginning of project  Project team
realization released
 Cost
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7. Systematic Planning Procedure
Product Structure Structural Planning
 Constraints
Object Structure
 Goals
Project Structure (Work-Breakdown-Structure)
Work Packages
Capacity Planning Time Scheduling
Input Plan Workflow
Resource Plan Schedule
Cost Plan Risk Plan
Cost Planning
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8. Target Achievement As Criterion For
Project Success
Scope of Work
Achieved
Project Quality Goals
Cost Limit Met
Success Achieved
Deadlines Met
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9. General Corrective Actions At Deviations
From Plans
 Actions without side  Increasing motivation, offering incentives
effects  Exchange of particular employees
 Outsourcing of work packages
 Search for technical alternatives
 Actions with side  Increasing the number of employees
effects  Overtime
 Reducing the scope of work
 Purchase of know-how
 Comprehensive
 Effort!
replanning
 Project termination  Recognizing that project goals can not be
achieved even if efforts will be boosted
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10. A comprehensive project management
presentation with detailed explanations of
the practices is available on request.
(currently available only in German)
Please use the contact form to order the
presentation
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