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Program Management
A program is a group of related projects.
By grouping related projects into a program, an organization can coordinate the management of
those projects.
Portfolio Management
A portfolio includes a group of programs, individual projects, and other related operational work
that are prioritized and implemented to achieve a specific strategic business goal.
The Program and projects that make up the portfolio may not be related, other than fact that they
are helping to achieve a common strategic
goal.
Organizational Project Management(OPM)
Provides a strategic framework to use and guide portfolio, program and project management to
deliver organizational strategy.
rganizational Influences
a) Organizational Structure
The Organizational structure sets the level of authority, roles and responsibilities and the
reporting structure within the project
Organizations are structured into one of six models, the organization structure of which will
affect the project in some aspect
Project manager’s authority varies based on the type of organizational structure
Apart from five models in the adjacent diagram, sixth one is Composite Organizational Structure
b) Organizational Communications:
Important factor in project success in the face of globalization
Email,texting,instant messaging, social media, video and web conference etc.
Organization Structure - Functional
Functional organizations are made up of units or division based on the types of
business and their associated responsibility.
Such Organizations are grouped by areas of specialization within different functional
areas (e.g. accounting,marketing and manufacturing)
Organization Structure - Projectized
1. Organizations that derive revenue from performing projects for others
2. Project Manager has full control of project
Organization Structure - Matrix
Mix of Functional and Projectized organizations
Configuration Management
Configuration Management with Integrated Change Control
Evolutionary method
Opportunity to validate impact of change and its impact
Mechanisms for communication
Configuration Management Activities
Identity Configuration items
Status Accounting
Verification and Audits
Close Project or Phase
To Finalize all activities to formally complete the project or a project phase
Collect Requirements
To determine, document, and manage stakeholder needs and requirements.
1.Project Objectives
2.Product Scope description
3.Project requirement
4.Project boundaries
5.Project deliverables
6.Project acceptance criteria
7.Project constraints/assumptions
8.Initial Identified risk
9.Schedule milestones
10.Initial project organization
11.Fund limitation
12.Configuration management requirement
13.Approval requirement
Miscellaneous Terms
Work Package – A deliverable at the lowest level of WBS
Code of Accounts – Numbering systems used to identify unique components of WBS
Control Accounts – ( Cost Center ) A management control point where
scope,budget,actual cost and schedule are integrated and compared to EV for
performance management
Rolling Wave Planning – It is form of Progressive Elaboration. Work for near term is
planned in details
Validate Scope
To formalize acceptance of the completed project deliverables
Control Scope
To monitor the status of the project and product scope and managing changes to the
scope baseline