An overview presentation about Project management to the MS Fluid Dynamic students at Cranfield University.

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Project Management for Engineers and Scientists
MSc Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
School of Aerospace, Transport and Manufacturing
Cranfield University
Seminar Talk - 3:00pm
Monday, February 22nd, 2021
Department of Strategy and Management, University of Bedfordshire Business School
PhD, MBA, MSc, PgCert-RM, PgDip-CS, PgCert-AP
Dr Nasrullah Khan Khilji
Senior Lecturer and Course Leader in Business Management
(SFHEA, MAPM)

2. Agenda
Learning Objectives:
1) Project Management (Rationale and Overview).
2) Key Issues in Integrated Project Management for Engineers and Scientists.
3) The Critical Issues in Managing Successful Engineering Projects.
Expected Outcomes:
 Understand why project management has become such a powerful
and popular practice in business.
 Comprehend key issues in relation to project Success in order to achieve
clear understanding about enhanced project strategies and decision making.
 Apprehend the most critical issues in managing projects in order to
understand why effective project management is such a challenge.
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Project Management for Scientists and Engineers

3. Reflection
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What is a Project?
What have you done that might be considered a project?
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Project
A project is “a temporary endeavor undertaken
to create a unique product, service or result”
Attributes of PROJECT:
 Unique purpose
 Temporary
 Require resources, often from various areas
 Should have a primary sponsor/ client
 Involve uncertainty
PMBOK® Guide, 2017
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Project Management
Project management is “the application of processes,
methods, skills, knowledge and experience to achieve
specific project objectives according to the project
acceptance criteria within agreed parameters.”
Project management is the practice of initiating,
planning, executing, controlling, and closing the
work of a team to achieve specific goals and meet
specific success criteria at the specified time.
PMP Study Guide (2018)
APM Body of Knowledge (2019)
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Project Management Vs BAU
Project
Management (PM)
Business As Usual
(BAU)
Time Line Temporary Ongoing
Output Unique Repetitive
Purpose
Attain its objective
and then terminate
Sustain the
business
Ends
Concludes when its
specific objectives
have been attained
Adopt a new set of
objectives and the
work continue
Business
As Usual
Project Management
Change
Strategic
Objectives
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Examples of Projects
 Researching to produce a new medicine for COVID-19
 Organising emergency aid to earthquake victims
 Relocating your home refurbishment
 Installing a new information system
 Constructing the Channel Tunnel
 Running the PRINCE2 course
 Producing an episode for TV
 Designing an aircraft
 Your own individual
assignment for this course!
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Advantages of Project Management
 Better control of financial, physical, and human resources
 Higher quality and increased reliability
 Improved customer relations
 Better internal coordination
 Shorter development times
 Improved productivity
 Higher worker morale
 Higher profit margins
 Lower costs
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Project Management Knowledge Areas
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PMBOK (Project Management Book of Knowledge)

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Project Management Objectives
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Project Stages &
Key Deliverables
Define it
Design it
Deliver it
Develop it
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Project Lifecycle
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THINKING
Project
Initiation
PLANNING
Project
Implementation
CLOSING &
CELEBRATING
Project
Closure
CONTROLLING
Project
Execution
MONITORING
Project
Evaluation

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Project TEAM
Project
Sponsor
Project
Manager
Team
Members
Users
Project
Sponsor
Project
Manager
Team
Members
Users
Suppliers
RACI Matrix
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Project RACI Matrix
A responsibility assignment
matrix (RAM), also known as
RACI matrix or ARCI matrix
or linear responsibility chart
(LRC), describes the
participation by various
roles in completing tasks or
deliverables for a project or
business process.
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Project Management Techniques
 Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
 Gantt Chart
 Critical Path Method (CPM)
 Programme Evaluation
and
Review Technique (PERT)
 Earned value management (EVM)
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Project Time Management
i. Work Breakdown Structure
ii. Activity List of the Project
iii. Gantt Chart in MS Project
iv. Network Diagram
v. CPM / PERT
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Work Breakdown Structure ‘WBS’
 A work breakdown structure (WBS), in project
management and systems engineering, is a
deliverable oriented decomposition of a project
into smaller components.
 A work breakdown structure element may be a
product, data, service, or any combination thereof.
 A WBS also provides the necessary framework for
detailed COST estimating and control along with
providing guidance for SCHEDULE development
and control.
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Project Activity List
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Define Project Activities
Project Activities

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Project – Gantt Chart
Precedence
Diagram
Gantt chart
1.1.1
1 week
1.2.1
1 week
1.1.2
4 weeks
1.1.3
2 weeks
1.2.2
2 weeks
1.3.1
2 weeks
1.3.2
1 week
1.3.3
1 week
Evolves to
become
Week
A
B
C
D
Task 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 11
WBS
E
F
1.1.1
1.1.2
1.1.3
1.2.1
1.2.2
1.3.1
G 1.3.2
1.3.3
H
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The nodes in the PD
become the task
bars in the Gantt
chart
Allocate estimates
to the work
packages
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Project Costing
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Project Risk
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 Project risk is an uncertain event that can have a positive or a negative impact
on the result or project objectives
 If a project risk materializes and has a negative impact on the project, it is
called “Threat” to the project e.g.
 Unproven technology impacting project schedule
 Loosing critical resource from project
 If an uncertain event has a positive impact on the project, it is called
“opportunities”. E.g.
 Emergence of new tool to increase productivity
 New resource replacing the lost resource is a better one!
 Not all risks are bad, however most of them are perceived as “Threat”.

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Risk Analysis
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Project Quality
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 Planning
 Assurance
 Control
 Continuous
Improvement
P
A
C
C

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Stakeholders Analysis
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The Stakeholder Analysis is
a method for:
Identifying Internal and
External Stakeholders,
their concern and
objectives,
their potential influence,
and how to deal with them.

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Communication Management
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Summary - Recap
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What have you learnt today?
 Understanding why project management is becoming such a powerful
and popular practice in business.
 Comprehended key issues in relation to project success in order to
achieve clear understanding about enhanced project strategies.
 Apprehended the key factors in managing projects thereby
understanding why effective project management is such a challenge.

27. Any Question !
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MSc Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
School of Aerospace, Transport and Manufacturing
Cranfield University
Friday, February 14th, 2020
PhD, MBA, MSc, PgCert-RM, PgDip-CS, PgCert-AP
Dr Nasrullah Khan Khilji
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nasrullahkhilji
Project Management for Scientists and Engineers