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Unit 2: Step Wise Project Planning

Notes
Figure 2.3: Project Infrastructure

Organizational Structure

Structure refers to how a team is organized to be most effectual. Understanding what a team is
best left to do is a good starting point. For example, is it a successful use of time and effort for a
project manager to update resources requirement projections and recruit resources? Maybe it is
more effective for a project coordinator working across several projects to undertake this task.
Maybe a recruitment area could shortlist project resources.
Another area might be project financials. Is there explanation for a central project financial area?
One quick test is to say what would be the cost of all the project managers tracking financials and
what would be the cost of having a particular project financial analyst function. We have even
seen a small organization combine both resource and financial roles into one person.

Processes

A project management process is not a collection of guide or templates. Templates are the
output of processes. If you are doing a risk evaluation, you should not start off with a template
and fill it out. You start off by understanding what is involved in carrying out a risk evaluation.
You understand the techniques to generate a list of risks. You recognize who should be involved.
You understand rating risks for impact and probability. After you put all this together into a
process, you end up with information that finds its way into a template.

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