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Project Management Tips (Business and Supply Management) Anil Kumar |
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Four General Tips
Seven Steps of Successful Scheduling Outline |
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1. Get EVERYONE to love the project.
What if I don’t love it?
If you don’t love it, pretend to. We become what we pretend to be.
What if my other team members don’t love it?
Help them find a way. “How can I bring you in?”
What if my client doesn’t love it?
Big problem. Find out what they really want – see if you can do that instead! General Project Management Tips |
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2. One-on-one meetings eliminate potential problems.
People don’t always speak the truth in public.
Producers should do these regularly, formally or informally.
Faculty should do these at least every two weeks. General Project Management Tips |
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3. Keep in Constant Communication
Be in the same room
Everyone should know where everyone is and will be, and how to reach them
Do some social things. Don’t like your teammates? Pretend to.
Do internal demos to each other at least once a week!
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4. Producers: Carry the Water.
Make sure everyone has what they need all the time, whatever that may be.
Be the Den Mother.
Learn the joy of servitude.
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1. Define the problem.
That is, “What is the goal of this project?” The Seven Steps of Successful Scheduling |
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2. Pick a solution.
Preferably, as simple as possible!
Once you pick it – make a detailed plan for how it will happen. A plan is a real thing.
Don’t get too attached to your solution. The Seven Steps of Successful Scheduling |
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3. Manage risks.
First: Identify Risks.
Second: Decide how you will mitigate them.
Third: Periodically review your risk list and mitigation strategies.
You might notice that mitigating risks often requires multiple early prototypes (or, iterations)
The Spiral Model is a great way to manage risks!
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4. Do a detailed task breakdown.
Put tasks in categories, and label how long they will take, who will do them, when they need to be done, and how important they are.
How much detail? Remember, the more days there are in the estimate for one task, the less certain you are about how long it will really take.
EVERY task should be on the list. The Seven Steps of Successful Scheduling |
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5. If you are in the red, get out.
You can beg for more time.
You can change the solution (Begging may be necessary).
You can cut lower priority tasks.
You can add people to the project – with extreme caution!
The important thing: Get out sooner, not later!
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6. Update the task list weekly.
Each week, everyone should answer two questions: What did you do this week, what will you do next week?
Feedback on predictions is how you get better at predicting!
Stay out of the red!
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7. When the project is over, do a post-mortem.
How else will you know how to do better next time?
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General Tips
1. Get EVERYONE to love the project
2. One-on-one meetings eliminate potential problems.
3. Keep in Constant Communication
4. Producers: Carry the Water Successful Scheduling
1. Define the problem.
2. Pick a solution.
3. Manage risks.
4. Do a detailed task breakdown
5. If you are in the red, get out.
6. Update the task list weekly.
7. Do a post-mortem at the end of the project. Project Management Summary |
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Dinosaurs Alive!
The Virgin Island
Tabletopia
The Aqua Lounge
That ill-fated animation project from 2001?
AugCog
Hazmat
Others…? Projects we should examine |
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Reasons I sometimes don’t do all of these things:
Lack of time (a bad excuse, but there it is)
Some projects are so exploratory that scheduling them is not really useful
Sometimes, things are just going so well, all the formality doesn’t seem necessary Hey! I was on your project! You didn’t always do all these things! |
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Structure Followed What is Supply chain?
Objective of a supply chain
Supply Chain Management
Bull Whip effect
Drivers of Supply chain performance
Inventory policies
Types of Distribution networks |
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What is Supply chain?
Consists of all parties involved, directly or indirectly, in fulfilling a customer request Supplier Manufacturer Distributor Retailer Customer |
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