Post date: Apr 18, 2020 4:23:43 PM
Unedited notes April 18th 2020
Attendance -
1 - 5 (Team 1) sparc - Vandana (Collab Lead), John, David, Deepa, Julie (Comm), Gauri
1 - 5 (Team 2) quarantwoners - Megha, Rhia, Rahul (Collab Lead), Bikram (Comm), Dee, Shreya
1 - 5 (Team 3) powernappers - Sai, Sergio (Collab Lead), Paryash, Jackee (Comm), Bob
1 - 5 (Team 4) onwardspring - Munavar (Collab Lead), Leslie, Saritha, Delina, (Seoyoung) Ashley (Comm), Jake
1 - 5 (Team 5) b yoda inc - Josh, Eric (Comm), Kevin (Collab Lead), Ria, Samuel
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April 12th 2020
Project Initiation - Process -
Reviewed the steps -
Get requirements --> Analyze --> Find a solution (if viable) --> Present solution with financial consequences
Analysis - enumerate requirements - validate assumptions - prioritize -- analysis framework(s) for finding a solution
Task 2
Got into the context of Case study - Buying / Selling homes
Steps for Project Planning - Della Pro Project Plan. (9 sections) <--will be quizzed in parts
Quiz 2 - email bobsingh75@gmail.com
Title - Initiation sort'of done -
Q1 - How would you initiate projects - List all steps (bullet points)
Q2 - What is the purpose of analysis framework when finding a potential solution for a project?
Q3 - State three ways to validate assumptions.
Email by 932am.
Back at 940am.
And we move on to...
Task 2
Goals
1. Setup 1 franchise (complete with all tools necessary for operation)
2. A plan to setup 1000 franchises.
1st --> Create a Project Charter
a. Refer to the memo I just read.
b. Be mindful of the real estate context - what we are already doing and what we need to do for new revenue.
What is a project charter?
Formal authorization to start a project.
Setup
[] Add a project title
[] Date
[] Introduction
[] Document revision - 1.0
[] Restate the title above the matrix
[] 1 - Primary Stakeholder
Anyone that is interested in success of the project. funder, customer, participants - (please make sure you include all team members.)
[] 2 - Problem Statement
Read the statement, it should state the problem.
[] 3 - Link problem to business goals
C-Bay loan franchising --> Revenue
[] 4 - Scope - states you have to deliver in the project.
[] 5 - Constraints - limiting factors - that prevent you from finishing a task. - [cause and impact] <-- in one statement
Because of incorrect instruction to sign in to online class, led to delay in entry.
Rules for writing constraints
- 1 cause - 1 impact
- cause and impact in one statement.
Write constraints for five pillars - quality - budget - schedule - scope and team.
[] 6 - Success Criteria
A checklist when completed for a project, allows you to get paid.
Grading your success criteria
a. Is each item in success criteria measurable (you can refer to checklist or processes that would be created in the future).
b. Is not ambiguous - not too broad.
c. Be realistic <-- guided by Scope to deliver.
[] 7 - Project Processes - How
List all processes you would potentially use in the project.
PMBOK - SDLC any others you may choose.
[] 8 - Team - your team member names
[] 9 - Deliverables - this is different success criteria.
Tangible things
list assets that would be delivered for this project charter.
[] 10 - Deliveables to - C-Bay - || Requested from - Vision Steering Committee.
[] 11 - Sign off
References -Initiation Memo
Teams please email a pdf to bobsingh75@gmail.com
Please upload to Task 2-deliverable folder.
Break till 11:55am.
Back from lunch at 210pm. Have a great lunch!
Attendance -
1 - 5 (Team 1) sparc - Vandana (Collab Lead), John, David, Deepa, Julie (Comm), Gauri
1 - 5 (Team 2) quarantwoners - Megha, Rhia, Rahul (Collab Lead), Bikram (Comm), Dee, Shreya
1 - 5 (Team 3) powernappers - Sai, Sergio (Collab Lead), Paryash, Jackee (Comm), Bob
1 - 5 (Team 4) onwardspring - Munavar (Collab Lead), Leslie, Saritha, Delina, (Seoyoung) Ashley (Comm), Jake
1 - 5 (Team 5) b yoda inc - Josh, Eric (Comm), Kevin (Collab Lead), Ria, Samuel
Definition and Approach.
~ to Chapter 2 in Della Pro Project Plan
Introductory Paragraph
2.1 - Project Scope -
Introduction to the project - connecting the scope to
Processes and Team that will be working on it.
What + How + Who
- 1st paragraph
1. Scope - CBay iniitaing Loans (using franchising and loan process)
--Build Tools -- will use some software process
--Learn about franchising and implement it
--Project Planning - Project Mgmt Process
--Inside our product - using Loan Process.
2. Draw a context diagram
3. Write about scope in bullet points
- Solution to be developed (write a few bullets)
- Franchising process (write a few bullets)
- Implementing Loan Process (inside the product) - Write a few bullets
- Project Management Process (write a few bullets)
4. Assumptions:
What assumptions are you making to enable the project.
5. What is not included in the project
- gura. of making 1M dollars
- Business Development - 1000 franchises
- Project execution is not in scope -
...etc.
First review - 252pm.
2.2 Project Architecture -
Copy the picture and tasks from section 1.1 (from document 6 zip file) into your own document and mark it as section 2.2.
Quiz - What is the influence of project architecture for writing a project plan?
Project Approach
Section 2.3 (How) - domain expertise becomes very important.
We are going to define 4 processes
1. Project Management - your team must write - think about a program and not a project (group of projects -
Program and Project Mgmt- Group of project and how your PMO might be organized
Prog Mgmt Office - 4 things - 1. Strategic to tactical 2. Helping with Strategy 3. Finance mgmt
4 - Project and process oversight - including (legal and compliance)
2. SDLC - review four and choose (exercise should go to individuals in tea who may not have IT expertise)
Software Development Life Cycle -
go through a ppt - and decide. - review Project Process Methodologies.
3. Franchise - turn key - provided the details (1.3 - from document 6 zip file)) - Add in Appendix (add a reference in section 2.3)
4. Loan Process - turn key - provided the details (1.1 - from document 6 zip file)) - leave it inline.
4:10pm -
Will work on Section 2.3 - first cut by 4:30pm.
Hello teams - 5 more mins?????????? -
Communicators please state % complete.
1 - 5 (Team 1) sparc - Vandana (Collab Lead), John, David, Deepa, Julie (Comm), Gauri
1 - 5 (Team 2) quarantwoners - Megha, Rhia, Rahul (Collab Lead), Bikram (Comm), Dee, Shreya
1 - 5 (Team 3) powernappers - Sai, Sergio (Collab Lead), Paryash, Jackee (Comm), Bob
1 - 5 (Team 4) onwardspring - Munavar (Collab Lead), Leslie, Saritha, Delina, (Seoyoung) Ashley (Comm), Jake
1 - 5 (Team 5) b yoda inc - Josh, Eric (Comm), Kevin (Collab Lead), Ria, Samuel
Please email if you are done and I will review it for one team and then we move on.
Moving to Section 2.4 - Deliverables
Section 2.4 - Org Chart - 520pm =
Do not specify job titles - but department names and how the departments will report to each other.
Use section 2.4 as a guide for creating the department departments.
Use jamboard.google.com - google id
invite bobsingh75@gmail.com - view mode only.
Wrap up -
1. What did we go over - Chapter 2 -
Foundation --> creation of schedule
.. Scope + Processes + Org Chart
.. [Deliverables + Project Architecture] - what
Quiz for tomorrow - glance through the work you did
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