Project Management Sample Strategy

You have been hired on as project manager for a university. Over the next 6 months you will be redesigning the Message Board. Your deliverable is  to create a community-centered Message Board where students learn and  socialize. Based on your readings on project management, what phases of  project management would you have? 

Phase one is project definition. Here my team will clearly define each of the  projects goals and expected outcomes. We will decide what things are necessary  for the successful completion of the project. In this project we will be redesigning  the school's message board system. Our goals are to make the message board  system easier to navigate, stable across all platforms, OS independent, and have  faster load times.

Phase two is where we decide what needs to be done. Here our team will compile a  list of all tasks necessary for the project, as well as the expected date of  completion. For this project our tasks include redesign of site navigation. Ensuring  the code is fully compliant and works across all browsers, Ensuring the code is OS  independent, and optimizing code and design for a fast loading site. Each of these  tasks will be assigned to a group. All aspects of the project have a six month  completion deadline.

Phase three is resource gathering. In this phase our team will acquire all materials  necessary to see the project through to implementation phase. Aside from  acquiring necessary raw materials, this phase also includes managing man hours of team members and ensuring there is sufficient time and resources for all tasks to be completed.  Phase four is budget. Here out team will reconcile projects needs with available  funds. 

Phase five is managing the project. The projects has begun, now we must ensure  we are staying on schedule and on budget. We must ensure the changes we are  implementing are effective and helpful as intended.  The final phase prior to project implementation includes reporting progress and coping with any changes.