Episode 039 - Project Management Case Study - Phase 5 Closure
Show Notes
This is the fifth and final episode in a project management series I set up to help leaders like you with the terminology and applications of project management for conservation research and projects. Project management is a lot like the scientific process is similar to… instead of having a hypothesis to test you have a set of objectives to accomplish.
The best part of project management is that there is an end to the project. It’s the defining feature of a project - All projects have a final due date. If you are one of those people who love accomplishing something then project management might be for you because as you know finishing something feels really good! You can find the project management series by going to episodes 023, 029, 036, and 038.
The project management case study series address the fundamental flaw in designing recommendations for wildlife management - and that is... We research recommendations. We agree on them. We write them down in a document. Submit it to a virtual world. And they sit there. There are places in the world where recommendations are brought to action. I believe that with project management skills and methodology we can take those recommendations and create effective projects for wildlife.
This series also focused on human-wildlife conflict, coexistence, and projects that have taken different mitigations and applied them for the benefit of both humans and wildlife. From lions, to wolves, bears, and now elephants you have seen how a large variety of people from government to academia and from rancher to advocate there are a lot of people involved in finding solutions.
It’s my hope that over the course of the last four episodes that the use of project management tools and strategies can easily be used take recommendations in a paper and apply them and grow ideas and collaborations.
This is my favorite phase of project management, the closure because ALL projects should end with a celebration!
Project closure phase is just that its a formal process for closing out the project. In this phase a series of important tasks occur. Some of them might be:
Project management processes fall into five groups:
Get your Project Manager Certification:
Project Management Institute
Books
PMBOK guide to Project Management 16th ed.
Project Planning and Management for Ecological Restoration (The Science and Practice of Ecological Restoration Series)
Human-Wildlife Interactions, Turning Conflict Into Coexistence by Beatrice Frank and Silvio Marchini
Wildlife and Society The Science of Human Dimensions by Michael Manfredo, Jerry Vaske, Perry Brown, Daniel Decker, and Esther Duke
Elephants and Bees - head over to the website and read all about their efforts to protect elephants and help the local communities that live with elephants thrive. Can't wait to find out more watch the video below.
The best part of project management is that there is an end to the project. It’s the defining feature of a project - All projects have a final due date. If you are one of those people who love accomplishing something then project management might be for you because as you know finishing something feels really good! You can find the project management series by going to episodes 023, 029, 036, and 038.
The project management case study series address the fundamental flaw in designing recommendations for wildlife management - and that is... We research recommendations. We agree on them. We write them down in a document. Submit it to a virtual world. And they sit there. There are places in the world where recommendations are brought to action. I believe that with project management skills and methodology we can take those recommendations and create effective projects for wildlife.
This series also focused on human-wildlife conflict, coexistence, and projects that have taken different mitigations and applied them for the benefit of both humans and wildlife. From lions, to wolves, bears, and now elephants you have seen how a large variety of people from government to academia and from rancher to advocate there are a lot of people involved in finding solutions.
It’s my hope that over the course of the last four episodes that the use of project management tools and strategies can easily be used take recommendations in a paper and apply them and grow ideas and collaborations.
This is my favorite phase of project management, the closure because ALL projects should end with a celebration!
Project closure phase is just that its a formal process for closing out the project. In this phase a series of important tasks occur. Some of them might be:
- A final product or services (the deliverable) is delivered to the stakeholders.
- All resources on your team are relieved of their duties.
- The team is rewarded and recognized for their efforts.
- Formal termination of contracts occur.
Project management processes fall into five groups:
- Initiation: Here is where you set out the project scope, the goals, the organization of the project, its business case, its constraints, who the stakeholders are, what the team roles are, what the risks are, the project controls, the reporting framework, etc.
- Planning: This is where you build the roadmap to take you from Point A to Point B, which means creating a schedule of the tasks, deadlines and resources needed to complete everything on time.
- Execution: The project begins and the project plan is put into action.
- Monitoring & Controlling: To make sure the project is proceeding as planned, you need to set up mechanisms for monitoring progress. If the project isn’t proceeding as planned, work to control and resolve issues before they become problems.
- Closing: Projects are temporary endeavors, so they eventually come to an end and need to be formally closed. But it’s not as simple as producing deliverables, there’s paperwork to sign off on, resources to reallocate and other loose ends to tie up.
Get your Project Manager Certification:
Project Management Institute
Books
PMBOK guide to Project Management 16th ed.
Project Planning and Management for Ecological Restoration (The Science and Practice of Ecological Restoration Series)
Human-Wildlife Interactions, Turning Conflict Into Coexistence by Beatrice Frank and Silvio Marchini
Wildlife and Society The Science of Human Dimensions by Michael Manfredo, Jerry Vaske, Perry Brown, Daniel Decker, and Esther Duke
Elephants and Bees - head over to the website and read all about their efforts to protect elephants and help the local communities that live with elephants thrive. Can't wait to find out more watch the video below.