Project Management

Question 1

What are the elements of traditional Project Management?

Answer 1

Analysis & design of objectives and events
Planning the work according to the objectives
Assessing and controlling risk (or Risk Management)
Estimating resources
Allocation of resources
Organizing the work
Acquiring human and material resources
Assigning tasks
Directing activities
Controlling project execution
Tracking and reporting progress (Management information system)
Analyzing the results based on the facts achieved
Defining the products of the project
Forecasting future trends in the project
Quality Management
Issues management
Issue solving
Defect prevention
Identifying, managing & controlling changes
Project closure (and project debrief)
Communicating to stakeholders
Increasing/ decreasing a company’s workers

Question 2

What are the artifacts of traditional Project Management?

Answer 2

Project Charter
Preliminary Scope Statement / Statement of work
Business case / Feasibility Study
Scope Statement / Terms of reference
Project management plan / Project Initiation Document
Work Breakdown Structure
Change Control Plan
Risk Management Plan
Risk Breakdown Structure
Communications Plan
Governance Model
Risk Register
Issue Log
Action Item List
Resource Management Plan
Project Schedule
Status Report
Responsibility assignment matrix
Database of lessons learned
Stakeholder Analysis

Question 3

What are the tasks of an Agile Project Manager?

Answer 3

Gather information from all stakeholders and integrate into workable plan
log estimates
advise programmers on their estimates using historical figures
log task assignments
sustain high rate of progress
make decisions
remove impediments
build and sustain team culture
ensure team sticks to process
liaise between management and team
manage customer relationships
fend off “feature creep” and other project hazards
get agreement on the prioritisation of requirements and detailed content of timeboxes
track progress against the timebox goals/plan
collect information without disturbing the process
update plans
communicate progress
ensure that the lessons are learnt
log defects
stay calm