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    MSc in Engineering

    Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering


    Management
    Management School of Engineering and Design
    Brunel University

    Project Management Module

    Dr Harris Makatsoris, CEng


    Chapter

    1
    Introduction to Module

    Module Aims

    ‘To provide a comprehensive understanding and critical awareness of the latest advanced
    techniques and strategies for managing projects; including management tools,
    management and reporting methods and team building’

    Learning outcomes

    • Describe what is meant by project management and when to apply it.


    • Understand strategic context and importance of project management, and
    appropriateness of some techniques
    • Recognise problems suited to project management techniques, including team
    building and resource planning and management
    • Analyse and decide appropriate means of people and resource management for
    projects
    • Be able to use some tools and techniques for project management
    • Appraise the importance of teams and team working in project management

    Teaching basis

    • Classroom lectures
    • Interactive dialogue
    • Exercises – group tasks

    Assessment methods

    • One assignment to be completed in your own time, with access to learning


    materials (50% marks)
    • One 2-hour examination (50% marks)

    Support material, essential

    This document, i.e. the lecture notes and the lecture slides.

    Support material, recommended

    ‘Project Management: A Managerial Approach’ by J.R. Meredith and S.J. Mantel Jr.
    published by John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1995)
    Support material, other

    ‘Project Management: AND MS Project CD’ by Harvey Maylor (Paperback - 30 Jun 2005)
    FT Prentice Hall (30 Jun 2005), ISBN: 0273704311

    ‘Project Management’, by C.F. Gray and E.W. Larson published by McGraw-Hill, 2000.

    ‘The Handbook of Project-Based Management’, second edition by TURNER, McGraw-


    Hill, ISBN: 0077091612

    2
    Introduction to Project management

    Projects are commonplace in commerce and industry. They are used:


    • to develop new processes, materials and products
    • to change organisational structures, methods of operation and organisational
    cultures
    • to investigate problems

    In all these cases, although the application is different, the planning and implementation of
    a project follows a similar pattern.

    Project management is an applied subject and there is no narrow set of theoretical


    principles that must be followed. Effective project management is a mix of past
    experience, analytical techniques and a pragmatic approach to the problem in hand. A
    successful outcome to a project cannot be guaranteed but a body of knowledge has
    developed that, when suitably applied, lessens the risk of failure. This module outlines the
    principles of good project management.

    The relative importance of aspects of this module will vary according to the types of
    projects considered. Throughout the reading of this module you need to assess the
    relevance of the points made to your own situation. You are encouraged to do this through
    a series of 'activity' questions.

    • Figure 1: Module organisation

    3
    This module consists of ten chapters. The general structure of the module is shown in
    Figure 2. This chapter and Chapter 2 provide a background to the module and project
    management in general. The presentation of the remaining material follows a project life
    cycle approach which is discussed in Chapter 2 (figure 1).

    • Figure 2: Project Lifecycle

    The initiation of a project - its selection and the setting up of a project team, is presented
    n Chapters 3 and 4 and 5. In Chapter 3, we concentrate on the issues and techniques for
    selecting a project. In Chapter 4, we discuss the role and skills required by the project
    manager while Chapter 5 covers the principles of team working and team building.
    The project planning stage is introduced in Chapter 6 together with the key technique of
    project planning, critical path analysis. Chapter 7 builds on the planning to develop
    schedules and assess resource requirements. These two chapters represent the heart of
    the techniques associated with project management. The planning environment needs to
    take into account some major constraints that might be imposed by legal or health and
    safety considerations. We discuss these issues in Chapter 7 and include a section
    outlining the place of computer software in project planning.

    The implementation of a project plan leads to the need for control and Chapters 9 and 10
    cover this last stage. In Chapter 9, we discuss the issues of developing an effective control
    system and present some charting methods. In Chapter 10, we consider the special
    circumstances related to closing down or terminating a project. We also examine the
    important stage of post-project evaluation where lessons are learnt to allow the next
    project to be executed more effectively.

    The project lifecycle is summarised in the following table.

    Phase What’s involved Issues

    Project Initiation • Project evaluation and • Skills of project


    selection manager
    • Set up project team • Techniques for
    selecting a project
    • Team working and
    team building

    Project Planning • How to break the • Techniques to use


    project into smaller and how to apply

    4
    more manageable • Identify constraints
    components (Tasks) and take into
    • How to allocate consideration
    resources to those • Legal and, health &
    tasks safety considerations
    • How to schedule
    tasks and determine
    duration of project

    Control and • Systems and tools for • Measuring progress


    evaluation control against plan
    • Finishing a project, • When to close down
    closing down or or terminate
    terminate • Lessons learned to
    • Post-project allow more effective
    evaluation execution of next
    projects

    • Table 1: Project lifecycle summary

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