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"THE LIGHTER SIDE OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT"
PM BASICS 002: PROJECT vs OPERATIONS
Now that we've been acquainted with what a project is (hopefully), lets look at its relationship with Operations. 1st of all, lets answer the question that many (those who are new to project management) may have. Is there a difference between Projects and Operations? YES. There is a big difference between them.
Before trying to understand the difference; lets understand what is 'Operations' & recap what is 'Project'.
- Operations: “An organizational function performing the Ongoing execution of activities that provide a Repetitive service and/or produce the same product."
- Project: “A Temporary endeavour undertaken to create a Unique result, service or product."
As you would notice, the definition of Operations is in stark difference with the definition of Project (as we discussed in Mathew's post titled "PM BASICS: WHAT IS A PROJECT?"). Projects & Operations mainly differ in its characteristics because Operations are Ongoing & Repetitive whereas Projects are Temporary & Unique.
As per PMBoK; "The objectives of Projects & Operations are fundamentally different. The purpose of a Project is to attain its objective and then terminate. Conversely, the objective of an ongoing Operation is to sustain the business. Projects are different because it concludes when its specific objectives have been attained, whereas Operations adopt a new set of objectives and the work continues."
Having highlighted the difference, its very important to highlight the most important similarity between Operations & Projects. Both of them are (should be) undertaken keeping the best interest of the organization (that it falls under) in mind. To simplify the relationship between Organization-Operations-Projects, imagine them as a big family where:
* Organization is the Parent
* Operations is the Responsible Elder Brother
* Project is the Flamboyant Younger Brother ;)
As long as all 3 of them live & work together in harmony, the family is bound to be successful in all its endeavours.
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PM4K QUOTES 004: RUN TOWARDS YOUR FEAR
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"I don't run away from a challenge because I am afraid.
Instead, I run toward it because the only way to escape fear is to trample it beneath your feet." -- Nadia Comaneci
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PM BASICS 001: WHAT IS A PROJECT?
As a result of feedback received by PM4K followers across the growing PM4K online communities, Mathew will be starting a series of posts discussing the basics of Project Management (PM BASICS). Hope it'll be of help to all those looking to acquaint themselves to the world of Project Management.
The 1st post on the PM Basics series looks at the most basic question for all those new to Project Management. What is a Project?
As per PMBoK; "A Project is a Temporary endeavour undertaken to create a Unique product, service or result". The keywords here (as you would notice) are Temporary & Unique:
* Temporary because every project (to be classified as a project) needs to have a 'definitive start' & a 'definitive end'. These start & end dates may change (and in real life DO change), however, its presence is mandatory for a project. In other words, a Project cannot be an operational task with an open ended timeline.
* Unique because each project is expected to deliver a one-of-a-kind result. This result could be a service or product or anything else as long as its not repetitive in nature. Having said that, we must keep in mind that the presence of repetitive elements in the tasks carried out in the project does not change the fundamental uniqueness of the project.
Another fundamental characteristic of a project (apart from 'Temporary' & 'Unique') is Progressive Elaboration. As per PMBoK, "Progressive Elaboration means developing in steps, and continuing by increments". In simpler words, a project by definition does not expect everything to be 100% cast-in-stone & crystal clear right at the onset of the project. It is expected & acceptable for the project to have grey areas, however the project team is expected to be clear of exactly what needs to be done, before it is started to be done. This means plans & requirements can be gradually (progressively) enhanced (elaborated). Beware; Progressive Elaboration must not be confused with Scope Creep (see Mathew's post titled 'ARREST THAT SCOPE CREEP' to understand what is Scope Creep).
To sum it up; A project is a temporary endeavour (as long as it is legal) undertaken to create a unique result, that can be progressively elaborated to achieve its final objective.
Hope this short post acquaints you all to a phrase that is being used more often that ever before (PROJECT).
[Mathew@PM4K]
ICE - SPREAD THE WORD
In dire moments, it’s the split seconds that count and matter most. Just recently, Mathew was in a situation in which the ICE number came handy. Since it worked for Mathew, he thought of spreading the word. Even if it saves one life, it’s worth it.
The ICE (acronym for In Case of Emergency) campaign was launched in May, 2005 and is the brainchild of British paramedic Bob Brotchi. He said the idea came to him "just from reflecting on difficulties I've had in obtaining information about patients. The vast majority of people don't carry emergency contact details or next-of-kin details, but the vast majority of people carry cell phones. Most [paramedics] spend time looking for a cell phone, not knowing who to call. It occurred to me there might be a uniform way of doing this."
Please visit http://www.myice.org/english/index.html for more information.
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PMK4 QUOTES 003: YOUR DELAY, MY EMERGENCY!!!
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“A DELAY ON YOUR END, DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY MEAN AN EMERGENCY ON MY END”.
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6 PHASES OF A PROJECT
PM4K QUOTES 002: ALWAYS HELP YOUR TEAM
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“I CAN HELP YOU DO YOU JOB. UNFORTUNATELY, I CANNOT HELP YOU BY DOING YOUR JOB”.
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PM4K NEWS 002: TCS PASSPORT PROJECT GETS DELAYED
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NEW DELHI: Promising a passport within three days, it peddled a dream to Indians crowding understaffed and overburdened regional passport centres. But the Passport Seva Project -- one of the government's flagship e-governance programmes -- is running behind schedule.
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PM4K QUOTES 001: WHO IS A LEADER?
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“A GOOD LEADER TAKES HIS/HER FOLLOWERS WHERE THEY WANT TO GO. A GREAT LEADER DOES NOT NECESSARILY TAKE HIS/HER FOLLOWERS WHERE THEY WANT TO GO, BUT WHERE THEY OUGHT TO GO”.
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