Project Management Playbook

Project management is the application of processes, methods, skills, knowledge and experience to achieve specific project objectives according to the project acceptance criteria within agreed parameters.

Step-by-step:

• Project Phase: Initiating
  • Determine project goal.
    • SMART goals
    • Zielkreuz method
  • Determine Project Scope and Business Case
  • Perform Feasibility Study
  • Document Risks, assumptions and expectations
  • Assemble Project team
  • Prepare and approve Project charter
  • Perform Stakeholder Analysis
  • Make decisions on how the project will be communicated:
    • Regular meetings
    • Common information sources (Confluence, shared drives, etc.)
    • Chat groups (Slack, Symphony)
• Project Phase: Planning
  • Choose what Project Management methodology will you follow: Waterfall, Agile, Scrum, or something in between?
  • Prioritize Business Requirements with, for example, MoSCoW technique.
  • Design a Project Plan
  • Use Gantt charts and Critical Path Method to schedule project activities at a glance
• Project Phase: Executing
  • Set up tasks and delegate (assign) them to responsible project team members.
• Project Phase: Monitoring and controlling
  • Phase Gate process
  • Burndown charts based on tasks/estimated resources.
• Project Phase: Closing
  • After Project has been closed, it’s particularly important to collect Lessons Learned in order to detect past issues and suggest ways to improve future delivery cycle.

Related topics:

• Project Management Definitions
• Project Plan
• Agile Project Management
• Stakeholder Management and Stakeholder Engagement