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American Society for Management, Inc.'s
project management model consists of four phases:
Phase I - Project Identification
Strategic
analysis of the organization (clients, technology, expertise)
Identification
of problem to solve/opportunity
Identification
of possible solutions (options)
Prioritization
of solutions/options
Selection
of option (project)
Phase II - Project Design
Project
Identification
a) Definition of preliminary
logical framework
b) Performance of pre-feasibility
studies (market, technical, financial, environmental, political,
legal, social)
Project
Approval
a) Revision of logical framework
b) Performance of feasibility
studies
c) Development of a Risk Management
Plan
Decision
and approval
Phase III - Project Implementation
Development
of the Project Implementation Plan, which consists of the following:
a) Work Breakdown Structure
(WBS)
b) Project Scheduling (including
major milestones)
c) Responsibility assignment
matrix
d) Budget
e) Resource allocation plan
f) Project monitoring and control
plan
g) Quality management plan
h) Risk management plan
i) Project organizational chart
Management
of contracts and procurements
Management
of human resources
Production
of deliverables
Phase IV - Project Closure and Evaluation
Decommitment
of resources (human, financial, and physical)
Project
evaluation (from logical framework, clients, similar projects) including
the evaluation of:
a) Human resources (understanding,
motivation, number, background, relationship, and capital)
b) Material (quantity, quality,
delays, maintenance, and stocks)
c) Financial (quantity, information
systems, and processes)
d) Efficiency (scheduling,
capital resources, other resources, methodology and selected approach)
e) Effectiveness (level of
success, quality, critical conditions, and constraints)
f) Impact (regarding mission,
long term impact, and side effects)
g) Management (planning, control,
structure, and frequency)

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