Planning a Work Based Team Project Unit 4

Extended Diploma in Management - 4.8. – Planning a Work Based Team Project

Planning a Work Based Team ProjectUnit 4.8

Stephen Fenech


Plan the Physical, Financial and Human

Resources for the Project

Section 2.1 of Unit 4.8

� Your Learning Outcome:

Be able to plan the work based team project

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Agenda for Section 2.1 of Unit 4.8

� Physical resources

� Centre for project management

� Documentation

� IT facilities

� Telephone

� Financial resources

� Budget

� Sources of funding

� Contingency

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Agenda for Section 2.1 of Unit 4.8

� Human resources

� Allocation of team members’ roles

� Job descriptions

External expertise� External expertise

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Physical resources

To set up a project, there are 3 steps to follow

1.- List the physical resources

� the labour – all roles, tasks etc.� the labour – all roles, tasks etc.

� the equipment – office, communication

systems, machinery

� the materials – non/consumable materials to

build the physical deliverables

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Physical resources


2.- Quantify them

� the labour – list the skills and expertise of each� the labour – list the skills and expertise of each

team member

� the equipment – list the specifications of each

time

� the materials – list the type of each material

required

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Physical resources


3.- Construct the working schedule

� timeframes for the completion of each task� timeframes for the completion of each task

� quantity of resources to be used weekly,

monthly etc.

� assumptions and constraints

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Physical Resources

� Centre for Project Management

Project plans

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PM Centre

Work performance

Budget forecast

Organisational processes


Physical Resources


Reasons for setting up a PM centre

� The company has multiple uncoordinated projects

within one department

� The company needs to focus on one major project of

the business

� The company plans a major organisational change

� The project manager is overwhelmed

� The projects are usually successful

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Physical Resources


The project management

centres are becoming

increasingly popular due

to their improvements

related to delegation,

organisation and overseeing

of the project

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Physical Resources


Five types of project management centres

� Departmental

� Project-specific� Project-specific

� Strategic

� Project-support

� Centre of Excellence

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Physical Resources

� Documentation

Tools to help them organise the project

Informal plans� Informal plans

� Policies

� Procedures

� Guidelines etc.

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Physical Resources

� Documentation

Documentation used during the process

� Standardised guidelines

� Evaluation criteria� Evaluation criteria

� Work breakdown structure

� Schedule diagrams

� Organisational processes

� Lessons learnt and historical databases

� Financial control procedures etc.

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Physical Resources

� Documentation

Project Initiation Document (PID)- a top-level

planning document

� Defines the scope� Defines the scope

� Justifies it

� Secures the budget funding

� Defines roles and tasks of team members

� Gives them the needed information to

complete the project14


Physical Resources

� Documentation

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What? Why? Who?How and

When?


Physical Resources

� Documentation

What?

� The background

� The project definition� The project definition

� Purpose

� Objectives

� Scope

� Deliverables

� Constraints

� Assumptions16


Physical Resources

� Documentation

Why?

� The Business Case

Benefits � Benefits

� Options

� Cost and timescale

� Cost/benefit analysis

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Physical Resources

� Documentation

Why?

� The Risk Analysis:

Risk identification� Risk identification

� Risk prevention

� Risk management

� Risk monitoring

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Physical Resources

� Documentation

Who?

� Roles and Responsibilities

Project Organization Chart/Structure� Project Organization Chart/Structure

� Project Sponsor

� Project Manager

� Project Team

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Physical Resources

� Documentation

How and When?

� Initial Project Plan:

Assignments � Assignments

� Schedule

� Human Resources

� Project Control

� Quality Control

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Physical Resources

� IT Facilities

Companies aim to improve Companies aim to improve

their technology service

capability through

a good IT management

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Physical Resources

� IT Facilities

� The IT facilities help the process of planning

and organising the projectand organising the project

� A good IT project management is helping the

team reach the project goals easier through

the use of technology

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Physical Resources

� IT Facilities

Types of project management software

� Desktop � Desktop

� Web based

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Physical Resources

� IT Facilities

Features to consider

� Collaboration

� Scheduling� Scheduling

� Base lining

� Issue tracking

� Project portfolio management

� Document management

� Resource management24


Physical Resources

� Telephone

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Failure SuccessCommunication


Physical Resources

� Telephone

The telephone may be slower but it has its

benefits into an increasingly impersonal world

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Physical Resources

� Telephone

Benefits

� Personal and immediate� Personal and immediate

� Effective

� Interactive

� Confidential

� Safe

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Physical Resources

� Telephone

Devices to be used in telephony

� Fixed individual devices

� Private branch exchanges (PBX)

� Mobile devices

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Physical Resources

� Telephone

The telephone etiquette

� First impression

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Physical Resources

� Telephone


� Basic customer

service

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Physical Resources

� Telephone


� Enhanced� Enhanced

communication

skills

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Financial Resources

� Budget

Developing the project’s budget is a process

that deals with allocating the necessary funds

in order to deliver the project objectivesin order to deliver the project objectives

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Financial Resources

� Budget

Definition

� total amount of authorised financial� total amount of authorised financial

resources allocated to the project for a

specific period of time

� gives details regarding the costs required to

carry out the goals and aims of the project

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Financial Resources

� Budget

Budget management – steps

� Budget development - methods� Budget development - methods

� feasibility studies

� business cases

� project charters

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Financial Resources

� Budget


� Budget Use – includes the� Budget Use – includes the

justifications and approvals

for the acquisition of items

and services needed for the

completion of the project

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Financial Resources

� Budget


� Budget measurement – by conducting� Budget measurement – by conducting

analyses and performance reviews against

the planned financial resources stated in the

project’s budget plan

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Financial Resources

� Budget


� Budget updating – changes

to the cost and updates

to the budget estimates

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Financial Resources

� Budget

When planning the budget

� Income

Expenses� Expenses

� Budget headings

� Currency

� Notes

� Contingency funds

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Financial Resources

� Budget

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Financial Resources


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Financial Resources


Means providing financial resources for the

development of the project, usually in the

form of moneyform of money

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Financial Resources


Sources that fit the needs of all companies

� Selling a product for more than it costs � Selling a product for more than it costs

� Borrow money form the bank

� Selling a part of the company to investors

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Financial Resources


� Most of the projects receive the money

straight from the financial departmentstraight from the financial department

� Other projects receive the funding according

to the project phases, after accomplishing

the milestones

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Financial Resources


� every company has to raise money in order

to expand or complete new projects

the project is viewed as an investment for� the project is viewed as an investment for

the company that will provide more income

after its completion

� it does not start until a complete analysis is

performed to see how much funding it needs

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Financial Resources

� Contingency

getting ready for an unexpected outcome

During crisis, contingency

plans are developed to

prepare for any eventuality

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Financial Resources

� Contingency

Challenges

� People do not like to develop a “plan B”

because they are emotionally involved in the because they are emotionally involved in the

“plan A”

� Crisis might occur at some points and people

do not see the contingency planning as an

urgent activity

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Financial Resources

� Contingency

Relate to the situations that may cost

company money in the futurecompany money in the future

� Litigation

� Guarantees

� Warranties

� Environmental issues and asset retirements

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Financial Resources

� Contingency

Steps

� Develop the contingency planning policy

statement

� Conduct the business impact analysis (BIA)

� Identify preventive controls

� Create contingency strategies

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Financial Resources

� Contingency

Steps

� Develop an information system contingency� Develop an information system contingency

plan

� Ensure plan testing, training, and exercises

� Ensure plan maintenance

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Human Resources


� the adequate staff is required to perform the

project tasks and activitiesproject tasks and activities

� they must have the necessary skills,

motivation and availability to execute the

project responsibilities

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Human Resources


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Human Resources


Choosing of proper staffing should be done

methodologicallymethodologically

� Understanding the purpose

� Be precise

� Use a good template

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Human Resources


Choosing of proper staffing should be done

methodologicallymethodologically

� Making the connection

� Training

� Reward and Consequences

� Considerations

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Human Resources


Responsibility Charting Method

� Information provider� Information provider

� Consultant

� Decision maker

� Knowledge recipient

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Human Resources


Belbin Team Roles

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Human Resources


Team Roles According to Strengths

� People� People

� Resource Investigator

� Team Worker

� Coordinator

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Human Resources



� Action/Task� Action/Task

� Shaper

� Implementer

� Completer-Finisher

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Human Resources



� Thinking� Thinking

� Plant

� Specialist

� Monitor-Evaluator

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Human Resources


Team Roles According to Project Phases

� Goals

� Ideas� Ideas

� Plans

� Contacts

� Organization

� Follow Through

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Human Resources


Theories

1.- Left and Right Brain Thinkers

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Human Resources


Theories

2.- Adaptors and Innovators

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Human Resources


Theories

3.- Insiders and Outsiders

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Human Resources


Play an important part for hiring and managing

the team members, by making them

understand their roles and that their actions

are accountable

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Human Resources


Are the right tool to

� Describe the major areas of an employee’s

job or positionjob or position

� Serve as a major basis for outlining

performance expectations, job training, job

evaluation and career advancement

� Provide a reference point for compensation

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Human Resources


They typically include

� Job title

� Job objective or overall purpose statement

� Individual tasks involved

� The methods used to complete the tasks

� The purpose and responsibilities of the job

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Human Resources



� Key functional and relational responsibilities� Key functional and relational responsibilities

in order of significance

� Qualifications needed for the job

� Job location where the work will be

performed

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Human Resources



� Equipment to be used in the performance of

the job

� Salary range

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Human Resources


Job descriptions should never be inflexible

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Human Resources


Executive Sponsor

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Human Resources


Project Manager

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Human Resources


Project Team Lead / Scrum Master

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Human Resources


Project Team Member

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Human Resources

� External expertise

� Many companies deal with leave

management, development andmanagement, development and

performance of staff, payrolls, recruiting etc.

� To meet all these needs they turn to external

experts

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Human Resources


Can provide the company with the right HR

team to manage the new project requirements

and overflow capacity that are outside the

business’s usual capabilities

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Human Resources


The external experts can undertake a large

variety of tasks

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Human Resources


Benefits

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Human Resources


Disadvantages

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