SUMMARY
This page will cover a very high level of project management. First question to answer is 'what is a project?'. "A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result." - PMBOK® Guide. Projects are more successful and usually cost less if planned correctly. Proper project planning will help you control your costs, your time, and your sanity. We can help you determine the best path forward, before pouring your resources into unneeded and unwanted endeavors. To help you, we would like to initially offer you a free 30 minute consulting to get you started on the right path.
Initiating
When initiating a project, you need to know what you can do and what you can not do. You also need to find out all the individuals involved, that includes people working on it and the people it affects.
Planning
During the planning stage you need to define the scope(the scope is determined by defining the products, services, and results), costs, schedules, quality, how communication is to be handled, what resources are needed or available, what risks are involved, what needs to be procured, and how stakeholders are engaged.
Executing
During the execution stage, you will need to manage the work and quality, acquire resources, manage communications, initiate risk responses, conduct procurement, and manage stake holder engagement.
Monitoring and Controlling
During monitor and control stage, you wil need to monitor and control work, implement change controls, validate and control scope, control cost, quality, resources, monitor communication and risks, control procurement, and monitor stakeholder engagement.
Closing
In the closing phase, perform the processes to formally complete or close the project. In this phase you will update project documents and archive documents (may be needed for legal purposes later).
