Welcome to Iteration#4/10. So far we have covered some of the key topics of project management like;
- The five process groups (initiation, planning, execution, monitoring&controlling, closing
- Basic definitions like;
- Projects
- Programs
- Portfolio
- PMO
- Operations
- Enterprise environmental factors (EEF)
- Organizational process assets (OPA)
- Stakeholders etc
- Project charter
- Stakeholder register
- Requirements collection
- Product breakdown structure (PBS)
- Work breakdown structure (WBS)
- Work packages
- Control accounts
- WBS dictionary
- Organization breakdown structure (OBS)
- Schedule development
- Activity definition
- Activity sequencing
- Leads and lags
- Buffers
- Float
- Critical path
- Near critical paths
- Fasttracking
- Crashing etc
In this iteration (iteration 4/10) we will cover additional aspects of project planning like;
- Quality planning
- Resource planning
- Communication planning
- Risk management planning
- Procurement planning
- Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) planning
- Stakeholder engagement planning
In fact, all these must be part of the WBS and Schedule.
Let us make further progress….