Professional Documents
Culture Documents
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Setting up Process
Develop Project Brief
Write Issue Statement
Define Mission & Key Objectives
Specify Outputs & Timings
Set Scope & Limits
Clarify Roles
Develop Personal Contracts
Develop Project Contract
Setting up Process
1. Formulate issues, mission, objectives, output and timing
2. Identify and engage with Stakeholders, beneficiaries, clients and
customers
3. Ascertain cross-departmental links
4. Assess the feasibility of project
5. Determine the principal means of achieving project mission and
primary objectives
6. Work out the resources it will need and who will provide them
7. Recommend how far its scope and authority should extend
8. Formulate the best strategy for executing the project
9. Select and appoint team members
10. Arrange training to ensure common approach and understanding
11. Formulate and sign the contract
Niten Chandra, JS, MoRD, GoI
Purpose :
To brief project team on its task
Helps in establishment of a project
team
Provides preliminary terms of
reference from which a project
contract can be derived
Timing
Scope & Limits: Only MoRD & CAPART to be involved, no
engagement of professionals
Budget: Rs 25 lakhs
Authorization procedure: Executive Committee & General
Body, MRD
Cost Center:
CAPART
Project
termination
date: 31/May/12.
Members
: DG(CAPART), JS (CAPART), Dir/US (CAPART)
Support Team
Signed
Department
Administrative
It is a clear
description of what
the problem is and
what needs to be
improved
It prevents team
from straying into
areas not allowed
or waste effort on
low priorities.
Limits have to be
carefully judged so
that they do not
make objectives
unrealistic.
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Manpower
Materials
Equipment
Premises
Expenses
Subcontractors:
lawyers, auditors,
consultants, etc.
Reorganization costs
Quantify project
benefits over its
life
Clarify
authorization level
and cost center.
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Clarify roles
Getting the right
players involved in
clearly defined roles
ensures the
necessary
experience, skills and
personal qualities are
available to the
project. Without
these the project is
unlikely to succeed.
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Mission
Key
Measure
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Objectiv
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By
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Plan What To Do
1. Use a Project Management Plan
2. Decide what to do
3. Develop implementation plans
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4. Produce a schedule
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Gantt Chart
Critical Path Analysis
Draft Contingency Plans
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Project
Step
Start By
Complete
By
Responsibil
ity
Status
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Decide what to do
1. Collect data
i. Current processes
ii. Performance standard
iii. Measuring waste,
errors
iv. Surveying customers/
suppliers, etc.
v. Efficiency &
productivity
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Check sheets
Data Display
Asking why
Brainstorming
Cause & effect analysis
Paired comparisons
Process mapping
Time cost analysis
Pareto analysis
Cost Benefit analysis
Decision Chart
Priorities Grid
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Responsibility Chart
Task
Name
Estimate
d Work
Days
Duration of Work
(No of Weeks)
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SR
D
JS
IFD
Dir
DG
DD
G
Responsibility Types:
1.P: Prime Responsibility
2.W: Does Work
3.A: Advises
4.I: Provides Input
5.D: Takes Decision
6.C: Must be consulted
7.IF: Must be Informed
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Task
Name
Action
Taken
Comme
nts
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Cost Breakdown
Task Name
Resource
Required
Cost
Cost
Code
Expenditure
Authorized
Invoice
Receive
d
Paymen
t
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Produce a Schedule
Task Name
Gantt or Bar
Chart
Critical Path
Method (CPM)
Programme or
Performance
Evaluation &
Review
Technique (PERT)
Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
Set goals
Set Budget
Engage
Professional
s
Draft Plan
Approve
Plan
Release
Funds
Procure
Equipment
Operationali
se
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Contingency Planning
Project:
Prepared by:
Potential Problem
Date:
Solution Options
Action Taken
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Implement
Implementation is about
getting things done according
to plan and ensuring that a
number of things are in place
to support the activities and
manage the resultant
changes.
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Community / Client Focus : Is the focus on community / client and the end users
views and needs being attended to through regular check and feedback.
An Effective Communication System: knowing what should be communicated to
whom, by whom, when, how, what outcomes are required, etc. Are goals,
means, roles, responsibility, procedures, rules, guidelines and instructions clear
to people ?
Effective Teamwork: what training, support and review mechanisms are in place.
Is the Responsibility Chart working ? Do frictions persist ?
Working conditions: are the working conditions of team members adequate ?
What incentives and awards are given to performers?
Information systems: Have measures been agreed ? How will data be captured,
who will do it ? How will it link into the communications system? Is the protocol
for sharing information with public in place ?
Progress Monitoring: Is the planned frequency and format working ? Are
deviations analysed and corrective actions taken?
Risks and contingency planning: Have risks been identified and contingency
planning done? What are the unforeseen problems and their likely impact ?
How will they be dealt with ?
Legal, etc: Is full compliance to all legal, health, safety, administrative, audit
and financial procedures being achieved ?
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Corrective Action
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Results Chain
Feedback
(MIS)
MIS should be :
i.Focussed on
priorities
ii.Responsive i.e
initiates corrective
action
iii.Timely no undue
delays
iv.User friendly
v.Flexible
vi.Simple & Clear
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Progress Report
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Task Name
Date:
Planned
Result
Actual
Result
Deviations
Remedial
Action
Submitted
By:
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Project Log
Purpose: Monitor project process in a qualitative way to deal
with important management issues and to generate useful
information for future project improvement
Entry
Date
Issues
Numeri
cal
Data
Opinion
Action
Responsibilit
Required
y
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Financial
Administrative
MIS
Monitoring &
Evaluation
Performance
Audit
Incentives
Training
Coordination
Discipline
Stress
Management
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Management Competencies
Clusters of Personal Competence
Dimensions of personal
competence
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Measures &
Reports
Standards &
Targets
For year ending
Mar 2012
Not more than $ X
million in expenses
Target is $ Y
million
< 5 % increase in
costs
Not more than +5%
Timing
Direct regional
operations to
ensure that all
planned targets
are met within
agreed budgets
and time scales
Monthly
Management
Reports on :
Expenses
Sales
Staffing
Budget
Variance
Reports
Behavioural
criteria
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Results or standards
expected to be achieved.
Agreed actions and priorities.
Due Dates of action initiation
and completion.
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Reviewing Performance
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Attributes
Quality: does work with accuracy, calm & thoroughness , does not
offend, not moody has self-control
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Scor
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(01)
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Job Responsibilities
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Performance goals
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What disappoints or frustrates you most about your project at the present time?
Where do you feel least effective?
What can we do to increase your effectiveness
What help or support can we give you?
Assessment
Plans for Improvement
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Job accomplishments
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Conclusion
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Lessons Learnt
Things which could have been done better
Leadership and motivation
Enthusiasm and passion of the team members
Clarity & focus on goals
Coordination among interdependent units/departments
Quality of communication- internal & external, flow of
information
8. Efficiency, effectiveness, flexibility, freedom, trust
9. Quality of support received
10. Authority, responsibility & delegation
11. Resourcing issues
12. Robustness and value of contract
13. Problems of personal
timeJS,management
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MoRD, GoI
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Thank You
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