PRST325: Analysis of Project Management and Leadership Concepts

This report provides an overview of project management as a discipline, exploring its definition, purpose, and processes. It begins by defining a project and project management (PM), highlighting the need for planning, risk management, and the application of skills and tools. The report outlines the purpose of PM, including providing a framework for project and risk management, along with practical guidelines for planning, staffing, executing, and monitoring projects. It also discusses the origins of PM, providing examples from construction. The report then addresses concerns about PM, such as managing people, budgets, and contracts. It outlines the PM process, including planning, tracking, and project completion. Furthermore, the report includes a personal reflection on the importance of PM for career opportunities and achieving project goals. The summary emphasizes that planning serves as a guide for the team, and management involves effective people management. The report also stresses the importance of experience and risk management in the overall success of a project.

Project
Management
as a Discipline
Student Details:

Outline
 Definition of project and project
management (PM)
 Purpose
 Origin and example
 Concerns about PM
 PM Process
 How to get started
 A personal reflection
 Summary

What is a project?
 A sequence of unique, complex, and
connected activities with one goal which
must be finished for a customer.
 In other words, a project is an endeavor
undertaken for creating a unique service,
project, product or outcome.

What is a project
management (PM)
 PM is a discipline which is the application of
skills, knowledge, techniques and tools for
planning activities in order to meet any project
requirements
 PM can be defined as a discipline which is
clearly defined as well as benefitting from
methodologies and standards.
 PM is a method and set of techniques which
accepts principles of management utilised for
planning, estimating, as well as controlling
work activities to attain a desired result on
time, in budget and as per specifications.

Purpose of PM as a
Discipline
 PM owns three major purposes:
 To offer a framework for projects’
management
 To offer a framework for risk management
 To offer practical guidelines for functions
like:
Planning
Staffing
Executing
Monitoring Projects

Purpose of PM as a
Discipline Contd.
 The purpose of PM is to provide a
solution to the management of a
project, considering PM as a
DISCIPLINE.
 PM entails learning how to handle
people and situation diplomatically,
considering PM as an ART

Examples and Origin
 PM has been utilised in construction since
the times of:
 Li Bing (Weir 256 BC) in the eastern globe
 Lucius (Masada 73 AD) in the western
globe
 Vitruvius (De Architectura 15 BC)

Examples and Origin Contd.
 Industrial revolution and
enlightenment caused further
impulse to PM
 Examples are:

Concerns about PM
 PM does not cover managing people
including training, coaching and hiring of
them
 PM does not cover managing budgets
including allocating and defining
 PM does not cover managing contracts
with customers and suppliers

PM Process
 Planning (Finding scope, buy-ins and
project objective)
 Putting a plan together
 Tracking the plan progress (follow-ups and
communication)
 Completion of the project (Managing and
control)