Project management
Project management is the control of projects. It is the way in which projects are organized, prepared, planned, executed and completed.
Project management is the work of project leaders and often includes several sub-projects with associated teams and team leaders.
Steps / Stages
Project management generally involves the following steps:
- Start of the project
- Determination of the scope / scope of the project
- Project planning
- Division of the project into different phases and / or subprojects
- Execution of the work (and the sub-projects) in the different phases
- Monitoring project progress
- Termination, possible reporting or delivery of another end product
A fairly standard phasing is:
- Initiation phase
- Definition phase
- Design phase
- Preparation phase
- Implementation phase
- Aftercare
Methods
Several project management methods and models exist, including:
- EVO
- IPMA
- OPEN
- PRINCE2
- PMBoK
- PM²
- The PM3 model
- Project work
- Cadence Project Management method
In ICT there are all kinds of project management methods that focus on software development:
- Agile
- DSDM
- RUP
- Scrum
- SDM
Sometimes there is also talk about the:
- GOTIK method
In other models, the acronym GOTIK or TGKIO or GOKIT is used to identify the management aspects. The letters stand for:
- Time
- Money
- Quality
- Information
- Organization
Letters are often added to this, for example the “R” for Risks.
The different methods are sometimes freely available to everyone, sometimes they are certified, which means that users must obtain a certificate / diploma in order to call themselves a ‘certified’ project leader. The certificates are usually obtained by taking an exam (for a fee) at an institute that invented the method in question. As a rule, this certificate must be renewed every few years.