Background

PMI’s Methodology "PMI's Post Disaster Rebuild Methodology" was developed by 80 project management volunteers and subject matter experts representing 20 countries around the world.

With the support and assistance of the PMI Board of Directors and senior management, as well as PMI professional staff members, the methodology contained on the reference CD is designed to serve as a framework, grounded in time-tested project management knowledge and skills, to assist in the completion of individual, rudimentary projects, such as the reconstruction of one story homes and schools, simple irrigation systems, basic roads, etc. following a disaster event.

While most countries, regions or communities may face reconstruction projects of this magnitude only once, PMI’s global community has had experience working in many such projects, in locations all over the world. It is the community’s collective wisdom and expertise that provide the basis for this Methodology.

Project Management Methodology

Disasters and crises are, by nature, accompanied by huge uncertainties. The list of priorities is always impossibly long, much longer than one person can ever address alone without support. If you are reading this excerpt, you have probably already been identified as someone capable of providing the kind of leadership and clarity of thought needed to help in the project effort.

Leadership and the ability to envision solutions are essential to managing projects of all types. But, what is also essential is a clear methodology, a means to practice the established principles of project management to achieve a successful outcome.

Project management and its related processes are the keys to staying organized and focused-and to accomplishing the solutions a community so desperately needs after being hit by a disaster. It is critical to acknowledge, however, that the practice of project management covers the full spectrum of activities surrounding an endeavor-including analysis and planning as well as actual execution.

New project managers sometimes make one of two serious mistakes:

1) They skip the analysis and planning activities and proceed directly to attempting the execution of a solution; or

2) They focus so much on analysis and planning that they never arrive at the point of execution. These mistakes can be equally harmful.

Proper planning and analysis are essential to successful project execution; without them, a project may be attempted without taking all important factors into consideration and may fail to meet some of its main objectives.

On the other hand, the project does have to get done to do anyone any good, so limits must be set on the amount of time and resources devoted to the planning of a project.

Project management is about solving problems and delivering intended results through an organized, structured methodology.

What is the Project Methodology about?

The manual contained on this CD – PMI’s Project Management Methodology for Post Disaster Reconstruction provides, in the simplest terms possible, an approach that, if followed, will deliver results.

The purpose of this Methodology is to enhance collaboration and consistency, as well as quality and accountability, of projects undertaken in a crisis/disaster rebuild environment.

The Methodology was developed for global application following a major disaster. The efforts described would generally not begin until relief agencies, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and/or governments (from this point forward they will be referred to as implementing agencies) have budgets in place.

This Methodology is not designed for areas still engaged in hostile activities, areas affected by prolonged civil war or other hostilities, disaster response, disaster recovery or large-scale projects.

The project management Methodology is designed to assist the implementing agency project manager in integrating, coordinating and tracking project activities.

It will describe the basic practices, techniques and procedures that may be encountered in crisis / disaster rebuild projects.

The methodology will assist the project manager in three primary areas: schedule, cost and information distribution helping the user to integrate schedule and cost factors and to report accurate, timely information to implementing agencies and stakeholders.

What information is contained on the methodology CD?

The CD contains a comprehensive selection of templates to support actual implementation of projects.

The Project Management Methodology for Post Disaster Reconstruction is a menu driven CD containing all information stored in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.

Methodology

81 pages of Project Management Methodology for Post Disaster Reconstruction delivered via Adobe Acrobat PDF.

The Table of contents is as follows.

• Foreword
• Introduction
• Overview of Project Management Methodology
• Detailed Explanation of Process Groups and Processes
• Initiating Process Group
• Planning Process Group
• Executing Process Group
• Monitoring and Controlling Process Group
• Closing Process Group
• Appendix A - TEMPLATES
• Project Charter Template
• Preliminary Project Scope Statement Template
• Project Management Plan Template
• Project Scope Management Plan Template
• Change Request Template
• Change Request Report Template
• Reporting Template
• Communication Plan Template
• Milestone/Activity Schedule Estimating Template
• Cost Estimating Template
• Project Cost Baseline Template
• Staffing Management Plan Template
• Risk Management Plan Template
• Risk Brainstorming Template
• Risk Identification Template
• Risk Prioritization Template
• Risk Response Template
• Procurement Plan Template
• Resource Plan Template
• Resource Requirements Worksheet
• Resource Pool Description Template
• Cost Tracking Change Request Template
• Schedule Variance Analysis Worksheet Template
• Variance Analysis Worksheet Template
• Workaround Planning Template
• Work Results Guidelines
• Acquisition Process and Workflow Prototype
• Request For Proposal

Slide for Methodology Presentation

Participants Documentation

45 pages of slide notes containing

• Module 1 - Introduction and Training Overview
• Module 2 - Initiating Process Group
• Module 3 - Planning Process Group
• Module 4 - Executing Process Group
• Module 5 - Monitoring and Controlling Process Groups
• Module 6 - Closing Process Group
• Module 7 - Ethics, Leadership and Change Management

Participants Templates

The project management templates on the CD include:

•        Project Charter Template

•        Preliminary Project Scope Statement Template

•        Project Management Plan Template

•        Project Scope Management Plan Template

•        Change Request Template

•        Change Request Report Template

•        Reporting Template

•        Communication Plan Template

•        Milestone/Activity Schedule Estimating Template

•        Cost Estimating Template

•        Project Cost Baseline Template

•        Staffing Management Plan Template

•        Risk Management Plan Template

•        Risk Brainstorming Template

•        Risk Identification Template

•        Risk Prioritization Template

•        Risk Response Template

•        Procurement Plan Template

•        Resource Plan Template

•        Resource Requirements Worksheet

•        Resource Pool Description Template

•        Cost Tracking Change Request Template

•        Schedule Variance Analysis Worksheet Template

•        Variance Analysis Worksheet Template

•        Workaround Planning Template

•        Work Results Guidelines

•        Request for Proposal

•        Sample Select Sellers Process Worksheet

•        Letter of Agreement Template

•        Issue Log Template

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