WIZARD of WHEN?

Workbooks on Planning and Organization

by Shirley Lee

 Contains Units For: Time Management,

Workspace Organization, Meeting Management, Project Management

Copyright © 2003-2018 Shirley Fine Lee, All Rights Reserved

Why choose a Wizard as the icon for this series?

Definitions of wizard from Webster's Dictionary include a wise man; one skilled in magic; a very clever or skillful person.  So a wizard indicates one with a great skill, whether that skill is to create magic, manage time, organize workspace, enhance meetings, or complete projects - the skill is the key to success.  Since this series is meant to make people more skilled, they should become magical wizards as well.*

* Adapted from Preface of Book.

NOTE:  Examples are of completed forms, Formats are blank forms for reader practice. 

Unit I - Time Management

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Unit III - Meeting Management

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Unit IV - Project Management

(unit approximately 23,256 words on 97 pages with forms and examples)

Section  -  Title

1. Introduction

1.      Basic Principles

a.       All project team members and the sponsor must agree on what the project goal and primary task accomplishments should be. 

b.      All project team members must be willing to participate in meetings and do tasks related to the project.  

c.       Every team member must have a role to play and the relation of each role to the project is understandable. 

d.      All tasks listed on the plan schedule are important and the responsible team member should do their best to stay on schedule

e.       Recording progress to plan schedule and changes in resources are important to completing the project within or near budget.  

f.        People are the most important resources to on-time completion and quality results. 

2. O.P.I.E. Process (Open, Plan, Implement, End)

3. Roles

1.      Customer

2.      Project Manager

3.      Project Team Member

4.      Sponsor

5.      Sub-Team Leader

6.      Sub-Team Member

4. Types

1.      Customer Service

2.      Change Transition

3.      Product Design/Manufacture

4.      Product/Process Improvement

5.      Problem Solving

6.      Software/Systems Development

5. Open

6. Objective

1.      Analysis (with Question Table, Example & Format)

2.      Preliminary Approval

3.      Project Manager

7. Plan

1.      Project Team

2.      Specification (with Question Table, Example & Format)

3.      Schedule (with Example & Format)

a.       Phases

b.      Milestones

c.       Sub-projects

d.      Tasks

e.       Graphics

WBS Tree

GANTT Chart

PERT (Network) Diagram

4.      Resources (with Question Table, Example & Format)

a.       Cost Estimate Types

b.      Equipment

c.       Facilities

d.      Materials

e.       People/Team Members

f.        Supplies

g.       Other

5.      Budget (with Example & Format)

a.       Budget Methods       

6.      Plan Approval

8. Implement

1.      Execute And Monitor Plan

2.      Specification Modification (with Question Table, Example & Format)

3.      Schedule Progress (with Example & Format)

4.      Resource Tracking (with Example & Format)

5.      Budget Costs (with Example & Format)

6.      Communication (with Question Table)

7.      Progress Review

a.       Team

b.      Others

8.      Performance Approval

9. End

1.      Administration

2.      Celebration

3.      Compensation

4.      Evaluation (with Example & Format)

10. Meetings

1.      Roles

2.      Agenda

3.      Records

a.       Boards And Paper

b.      Minutes (With Example & Format)

4.      Actions

5.      More Hints

a.       Facility Preparation

b.      Meeting Notices

11. Risky Problems

    1. Budget Overrun

    2. Inexperienced Manager

    3. Inexperienced Members

    4. Lack Of Support

    5. Lost Resources

    6. Low Morale

    7. Poor Output

    8. Schedule Slippage

    9. Scope Change

    10. Shortages

    11. Uncommitted Member

12. Summary

    1. Basic Principles

13. O.P.I.E. Proficiency

14. Review

    1. Final Thoughts Poem – How Goes the Project?

15. Resources For More Information

    1. Books

    2. Web Sites