All activities of project planning Flashcards
Project integration
Several knowledge areas brought together as planning- executing- control
Project planning areas
Project integration Project time management Project cost management Project human resource management Project quality management Project risk management Project communication management Project scope management Project procurement management
Project scope management
Includes all work required and only the work required
Project time management
To ensure timely performance of the project
Project cost management
Project to be completed within the approved budget. Includes resource planning, cost estimates, cost budgeting, cash-flow and cost control
Project quality management
To satisfy the needs and fulfill the objectives. Includes focused measurable objectives, quality planning, quality assurance and quality control.
Project human resource management
Most effective use of people. Includes project organization, staff acquisition and training
Project communication management
Collecting and sharing of information. Securing the decision process with management
Project risk management
Identifying, analyzing and responding to risk. On-going control
Project procurement management
To acquire goods and services from the outside of the project, company, organization. Procurement planning, source selection, contracts
Cost specifics for political campaign management
There are two things that are important in politics. The first is money and I can't remember what the second one is. Mark Hanna Today's campaigns survive on money New style campaign -new players -new incentives - new tactics - new resources
German political party law
Gaining 0.5 percent of the second vote refunded after the election for each year
85 cent per vote for 4mil voters
70 cent per vote above 4 mil voters
Up to 133 mil euro in total in 2009
Party member fee, donations, state contribution (bundeskasse) contributions of parliament members
Budgeting for three steps of gaining votes
1. Cognition/ identification Awareness of the candidate 2. Affect/ persuasion Development of opinions about the candidate 3. Evaluation/ decision Getting the vote
Budgeting campaign cost
Campaign organization: staff, campaigns management, communication director, co-ordinator, volunteers ,regional resources
Campaign finance: finance director, funding and cash-flow, management
Administration: office space, supply/computers, food, merchandising (t-Shirts), Travel
Consultants
Research/ eg voters list
Media cost
Events
Communication Planung
The Process of determining the information and communication needs and expectations for the project stakeholders, who they are, what is their level of interest and influence on the project, who needs which information, when will they need it and how will it be given to them
Communication model (Mertens)
Sender (journalist, newspaper) who, what, which purpose, social situation
Message (article), how, words, language, context
Receiver ( reader) , acting structures, value system, norms of communication
Statistics before elections are campaigning
Closing social gap
Tax decreases for lower income, tax increases for higher income
Higher taxes for wealthy people
Increased financial support for families with kids
Longer employment for seniors
Women quota for company management
Body language and dress codes as part of communication
Business attire
Presidential style
Tone, body language, personal style
->consistent appearance as a political leader building brand familiarity over time
Project information and control system
Project office -> data capture / data processing -> reports communication -> problem solving, decision making
Project meetings
Conference calls
Virtual meetings
Personal meetings
Project meetings
In general
Sharing of information, data
Problem solving, brainstorming, ideas
Decision making, commitment From project members
Evaluation, monitoring
All meetings guided by project manager
Project meetings
Hand-over meeting
Project charta: objective, scope of work close-out reports: status and achievements Instructions, briefings Payments, contracts Document, risk issues
Project meeting
Project progress meetings
To monitor progress, discuss next steps, exchange ideas, solve problems
Project risk management
Document Risk management plan --> Risk management Plan and control --> Define objectives --> identify risk --> quantify risk --> Develop response
