Project Managment

AR 444

Introduction to Management, Practice and Law
Fall 2011
Dr. Hamdy Ellaithy

Chapter 1-1

PM Introduction
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Contents

1. Construction Industry
2. Project, Program, and Portfolio
3. Project Manager and Leadership
4. Project Life Cycle
5. PM Challenges
6. PM Knowledge Areas
7. Network Diagrams
8. Types of Organizations

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I- 1 Construction Industry

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Diversity of stakeholders; Owners, designers, contractors, field managers, craftsmen, suppliers, customers

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Outcome is usually custom made “particularity”

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Uncontrollable variables in a dynamic changing environment •

Large scale projects

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Challenges
• Completion
• Complexity
• Dynamic changes
• Emerging technology
• Knowledge management
• Funding
• Leadership and development

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II. Project, Program, and Portfolio
• A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to produce a unique product or service

– Temporary – Definitive beginning and end
– Unique – New undertaking, unfamiliar ground
– Management: achieving objective within a time bound with specific resources by utilizing others

Temporary

Characteristics of
Projects

Unique

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