Saturday, November 4, 2017

Mr Marcus Plien' lecture


Mr. Marcus Plien , Associate Professor from TFH University,  Germany
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"Different applied international project management systems and strategies for interdisciplinary engineering service and management"  

Today Lecture
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But this is just my short note.....
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Some rules of project management:
*Time management (Punctuality)
*Always ask question
*Only speak English in the class
*Give every feedback

Project management : Initiate, Define, Plan, Control, Complete

Project is a temporary group activity designed to produce a unique product, service or result.

Important Characteristics :
* Innovative
* Objective
* Definable
* Complexity
* Risky
* Dynamic

Projects : Building a house, Development of a database for university & development of novel products...

No projects : Cleaning the house, Delivering literature...

Different types of project :
Engineering, software, Builders, Designers, Time-bound,etc

What is project for students?
Writing thesis, excursion & taking an exam......

Important features of a project
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* Defined start & end date & followed a  certain schedule
* Use resources specifically allocated to the work
* End results have specific objectives & non-objectives
* Time, cost & quality
* Follows planned, organized approach
* Usually involves a team of people
* Is risky & new & has a specified complexity
=> If these criteria are not met, it is probably not a project

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cost /    \ scope & quality
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        Time

Cost+schedule+quality equilibrium -> performed by a team or people

Two essential characteristics
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- Every project produces a unique product or outcome
- Every project has a beginning & an end

Project management functions
Define -> Planning -> Control
   (feedback, changes & corrective action)

Life cycle of a project
Concept-> design-> execute->deliver->operate->maintain->dispose

Quality
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* High functionality of the product
* To achieve a high quality customers
 requests
* To achieve high quality of the product

Time
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* Time should be scheduled in detail
* Time schedule has to be reconciled with time available
* Time availability is mostly defined by customers
* To keep schedule in harmony with the objective triangle it has to be balanced.

Costs
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* In general, costs are defined by customers
* Available capital has to be reconciled with project cost estimation
* Financial situation has to be overview permanently to avoid fatal failure

Challenges in the future
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>Growing complexity
(More complex technical solution, increasing networking)
* Technical developments
* Dynamic markets
* Changes in value
* Environmental developments

Purpose of project manager
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* Tasks : planning & coordinating a project
* Setting up a project team
* Planning & organizing meetings
* Monitoring & controlling the project
* Responsible for achieving the objectives (time, cost & quality)
* Guiding the project team members in a functional, not disciplinary way
* Responsible for deadlines
* Mediator between the sponsor & project team
* Responsible for the reporting
* Conflict management

Project Controlling
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Project manager must always be diligent in monitoring & tracking the work...
* Correct customers
* On schedule
* On budget
* Quality is acceptable
* Plan identified

Conclusion
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Project : dominate the way we work
                Happens only once
                Have a definite beginning & end

Successful project managers work :
* Goal oriented
* Systematically
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Our "Egg Drop" project...
Project items are water pipes, recycled paper, cotton, tape, string , balloons, glue & egg.
When we dropped the egg from 3rd floor..more than 5m , but our egg didn't break.....
The quality of our project is very good.... :)
To be successful of a project, we need good guidelines, good planning & good collaboration.....


Today many many lectures he gave ......
Thank " Marcus"  so much  for delivering knowledge.....



Nov 5, 2016