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October 6, 1997  \nProject Management Manual  \nPLANNING & MANAGING PROJECTS  \nPLAN  \nTHE PROJECT  \nTRACK & MANAGE THE PROJECT  \nDEFINE & ORGANIZE THE PROJECT  \nHarvard Business School prepared this manual from materials developed by IPS Associates, [Inc. as](Inc. as) the basis for class discussion rather than to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of an administrative situation. IPS Associates, Inc. is located at 1680 Bayport, San Carlos, California, 94070.  \nCopyright © 1996 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College. To order copies or request permission to reproduce materials, call 1-800-545-7685 or write Harvard Business School Publishing, Boston, MA 02163. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, used in a spreadsheet, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise—without the permission of Harvard Business School.  \nTable of Contents  \nPage  \nA Brief History of Project Management......................................................................... 3  \nThe Emerging Importance of Projects ............................................................................ 3  \nProject Management Process Overview ........................................................................4  \nProject Management Process Model (Figure 1) ............................................................ 6  \n1. DEFINE AND ORGANIZE THE PROJECT  \n1.1 Establish the Project Organization ........................................................... 8  \nProject Team Roster (Figure 2) ........................................................... 10  \n1.2 Define the Project Parameters ................................................................. 11  \n1.3 Plan the Project Framework .................................................................... 14  \nIssues/Action Items Tracking Form (Figure 3) ................................ 16  \n1.4 Assemble the Project Definition Document ......................................... 17  \n2. PLAN THE PROJECT  \n2.1 Develop the Work Breakdown Structure.............................................. 18  \nWork Breakdown Structure Sample (Figure 4) ................................. 18  \n2.2 Develop the Schedule............................................................................... 20  \nDependencies (Figure 5) ....................................................................... 22  \nDependency Diagram (“PERT” Chart) Sample (Figure 6) ..............24  \nGantt Chart Sample (Figure 7) ............................................................. 26  \n2.3 Analyze Resources ................................................................................... 27  \n2.4 Optimize Tradeoffs................................................................................... 29  \n2.5 Develop a Risk Management Plan ......................................................... 31  \n3. TRACK AND MANAGE THE PROJECT  \n3.1 Collect Status ............................................................................................. 33  \n3.2 Plan and Take Adaptive Action ............................................................. 33  \n3.3 Close-out the Project ................................................................................ 35  \nREFERENCES ................................................................................................... 36  \nAPPENDIX  \nSample Project Definition Document: All Star Movie................................. 37  \nBRIEF HISTORY OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT  \nImagine that an important customer in your firm commissions you to complete a sophisticated worldwide market study that will form the basis of a global expansion strategy. Or that you are responsible for the development of the product which will determine your firm’s ability to go public. Or that you are in charge of handling the merger of your firm with another. 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Track and Manage the Project\n## 3.1 Collect Status\n## 3.2 Plan and Take Adaptive Action\n## 3.3 Close-out the Project\n# References\n# Appendix","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of the Harvard Business School Project Management Manual?\",\"answer\":\"The manual explains how to plan, manage, and close projects using organized processes and techniques focused on deliverables, time/schedule, and resources.\"},{\"question\":\"Which activities are included in defining and organizing a project?\",\"answer\":\"It covers establishing project organization, defining project parameters, planning the project framework, and assembling the project definition document, supported by templates and figures.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the manual describe scheduling and risk management?\",\"answer\":\"It addresses developing the work breakdown structure and schedule, analyzing dependencies, optimizing tradeoffs, and developing a risk management plan before tracking project status and taking adaptive action.\"}]","Harvard Business School Project Management Manual - Planning & Managing Projects | PDF",1790116715]