AE 750 - PROJECT PLANNING & MANAGEMENT
INTRODUCTION 2. Profit-oriented Project
Business, finances, merchandise and monetary gains are
I. DEFINITION OF TERMS foremost in this classification
A. PROJECT 3. Service-oriented Project
An individual or collaborative enterprise, frequently involving Motivation-based projects with service organizations or
research and planning. individuals aimed to improve lives of others
Carefully planned to achieve a particular aim or objective; a
problem that needs to be solved. Example: Micro-hydro projects (generating 5-100 kW) of
Affiliated Non-conventional/Renewable Energy
B. PROJECT PLANNING Center (ANEC/AREC)
A series of steps that needs to be executed in order to realize
a certain goal. B. ACCORDING TO DISCIPLINE
C. PROJECT SCALE 1. Agricultural Project
Project scale or size is defined as the degree and extent to Project relating to agricultural and aquacultural operations or
which project management practices are formally applied. capital improvements
Bases of project sizing:
o Total financial resources available 2. Industrial Project
o Number of team members involved A trade mainly for the manufacture of products, goods,
o Number and size of deliverables to be produced articles, or other things (construction of buildings, hotel
o Complexity of deliverables to be produced industries, ship-building, etc.)
o Timeframes involved in delivery
3. Commercial Project
Commerce activities or business operations intended for an
exchange on the market to earn profits
4. Social Project
Related with public services that the government or private
entities provide free-of-charge or at nominal charge which
include education, health, potable water or road projects
(see a separate INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITY for this!)
5. Others
1. Small-Scale Include those which are not considered in the above
Project requiring less formality and structure than larger classifications
projects.
III. PROJECT PLAN
2. Medium-Scale A formal, approved document used to guide both project
Deliverables require a significant amount of work from 3-6 execution and control
months involving multiple stakeholders. Answers basic questions about the project
3. Large-Scale A. PRIMARY USES
Project performed by a diverse group of people working
together to accomplish a particular goal to complete on time 1. Document planning assumptions and decisions
and on budget. 2. Facilitate communication
3. Document approved scope, cost and schedule baselines
D. PROJECT PLANNING & MANAGEMENT APPROACHES
B. BASIC QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROJECT
1. Multi-disciplinary
Recommended for medium- to large-scale projects
Ex. Irrigation System Management Improvement Program 1. What?
(ISMIP) What is the problem or value proposition addressed by the
Components: Research, Training, International Travel, project?
Scholarship, etc. What is the work that will be performed on the project?
Personnel: Economist, Social Scientist, Technical Staff, What are the major products/deliverables?
etc.
2. Why?
2. Individual discipline • Why is it being sponsored?
Recommended for small-scale projects • Why is it being implemented?
3. Who?
II. PROJECT CLASSIFICATION Who will be involved and what will be their responsibilities
within the project?
A. ACCORDING TO PURPOSE Who will be the stakeholders and how will they be organized?
1. Research-oriented Project 4. When
An endeavor which answers a research question by using When will it be completed?
scientific data, depending on one’s interest of a research topic When will it be turned over? (this refers to project timeline)
When will particularly meaningful points, referred to as
milestones, be completed?
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