All activities of project planning Flashcards

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Project integration

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Several knowledge areas brought together as planning- executing- control

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Project planning areas

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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
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Project scope management

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Includes all work required and only the work required

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Project time management

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To ensure timely performance of the project

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Project cost management

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Project to be completed within the approved budget. Includes resource planning, cost estimates, cost budgeting, cash-flow and cost control

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Project quality management

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To satisfy the needs and fulfill the objectives. Includes focused measurable objectives, quality planning, quality assurance and quality control.

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Project human resource management

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Most effective use of people. Includes project organization, staff acquisition and training

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Project communication management

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Collecting and sharing of information. Securing the decision process with management

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Project risk management

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Identifying, analyzing and responding to risk. On-going control

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Project procurement management

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To acquire goods and services from the outside of the project, company, organization. Procurement planning, source selection, contracts

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Cost specifics for political campaign management

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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
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German political party law

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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

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Budgeting for three steps of gaining votes

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1. Cognition/ identification 
Awareness of the candidate 
2. Affect/ persuasion 
Development of opinions about the candidate
3. Evaluation/ decision 
Getting the vote
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Budgeting campaign cost

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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

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Communication Planung

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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

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Communication model (Mertens)

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Sender (journalist, newspaper) who, what, which purpose, social situation

Message (article), how, words, language, context

Receiver ( reader) , acting structures, value system, norms of communication

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Statistics before elections are campaigning

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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

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Body language and dress codes as part of communication

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Business attire
Presidential style
Tone, body language, personal style

->consistent appearance as a political leader building brand familiarity over time

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Project information and control system

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Project office -> data capture / data processing -> reports communication -> problem solving, decision making

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Project meetings

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Conference calls
Virtual meetings
Personal meetings

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Project meetings

In general

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Sharing of information, data
Problem solving, brainstorming, ideas
Decision making, commitment From project members
Evaluation, monitoring

All meetings guided by project manager

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Project meetings

Hand-over meeting

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Project charta: objective, scope of work
close-out reports: status and achievements
Instructions, briefings
Payments, contracts
Document, risk issues
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Project meeting

Project progress meetings

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To monitor progress, discuss next steps, exchange ideas, solve problems

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Project risk management

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Document
Risk management plan 
-->
Risk management 
Plan and control 
-->
Define objectives 
--> 
identify risk
--> 
quantify risk 
-->
Develop response
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Risk management

Identification of all known risks

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Avoid the risk
Take precautions to prevent or minimize the risk
Accept the risk
Share the risk/ Information flow
Limit the risk/ alternative planning 
Transfer the risk 

Legal risk prevention
Contract risk prevention
Insurance risk prevention

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Project procurement management

Purchasing goods or services

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Identify the need -> Project office -> approve and pay the invoice –> specify services or goods, define vendors, check/ choose vendors , contract with vendor(s)

  • > operational process, monitor progress, receive and check result
  • > approve, finish or new order
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Project procurement

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Standards in fee and contracts
Procurement transparency
Budget limits
Legal issues
Quality assurance
Mainly related to services, consultants and media in political campaigns
Partly goods with references to administer

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Political campaign management

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It starts with defining the core values
Political parties as brands
Brand values are changing over time
Consistency and innovation is key

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Brand core CDU

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Sicherheit

Security and stability

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Brand core SPD

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Gerechtigkeit

Fairness

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Brand core die Gruenen

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Umwelt environment

Nachhaltigkeit sustainability

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Brand core FDP

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Freiheit liberty

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Brand core afd

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Euro critical

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Brand core piraten

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Transparency

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Brand core die linke

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Socialism