ENGG2111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Project Manager, Cern, Work Breakdown Structure

• School: University of Sydney
• Department: Engineering and Information Technologies
• Course: ENGG2111
• Professor: Ali Hadigheh

Document Summary

A new product not present in the market. Physical construction of a building or an infrastructure. Events of different types: small and big, personal, leisure or business related. Organisational change projects or introduction of new policies or procedures. A un peacekeeping operation un mission to south sudan. One size of management does not fit all projects . Challenges of project management: undefined goals, project manager must ask the right questions to establish and communicate clear goals, scope changes. Improper management of risks: needs to be ready to deal with risk and should plan accordingly, ambiguous contingency plans, the entire project can become mired in an unexpected set of problems if contingencies are not identified and managed. Identify potential problem areas: know which direction to take lead to a smooth and successful projects, mixture of budget, other people"s objectives, unpredictabilities. The more you move from the origin of the axes, the more risky your project becomes.