Project Management Resources

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UCD Project Management Community of Practice (PM CoP)

Project Management - Quick Guide

PM² Project Management Methodology - Quick Guide for UCD Staff - Provides a one page overview of the PM² Project Management Methodology.

Links to Templates

This table contains links to project management templates
This project management templates table contains 3 columns. Column 1 is project management lifecycle phase (E.g. Initiating, Planning, Executing or Closing. Column 2 is key templates. Column 3 is other frequently used templates.
Phase	KEY TEMPLATES	Other Frequently Used Templates
Pre-Project	(opens in a new window)Project Initiation Request (login required) - This template is used to (opens in a new window)Request an IT Project.
Initiating	(opens in a new window)Project Charter (login required) - describes key aspects of the project (scope, cost, timing & milestones, approach, governance) and provides a baseline against which progress can be measured. Here is an example of a completed Project Charter from a study case. (opens in a new window)Project (Charter) on a Page (login required) - One page summary version of Project Charter.	(opens in a new window)Project Kick-off Meeting Presentation (login required) - Template with slides for a kick-off meeting. (opens in a new window)Project Governance (opens in a new window) Model (login required) - Template for documenting project roles and the related Responsibilities Assignment Matrix (RAM/RASCI). (opens in a new window)Business Case (login required) - is a comprehensive document which provides decision-makers with enough information to determine if the investment in the project is justified. (Typically used for larger projects and builds on the justification in the Project Initiation Request.) (opens in a new window)Risk Log and (opens in a new window)Issue Log (login required)
Planning	(opens in a new window)Project Work Plan (login required) - includes a breakdown of the work to be carried out and the project schedule. Alternatively, project tasks may be tracked in Jira software.	(opens in a new window)Business Implementation Plan (login required) - documents the project’s impact on UCD's processes, people & culture, and outlines the organisational change management, communications and benefits tracking activities that need to take place to ensure that the project outputs are effectively integrated into UCD’s environment. Here is an example of a completed Business Implementation Plan from a study case.
Executing	(opens in a new window)Project Status Report (login required) - provides a summary of the project’s current performance.
Closing		(opens in a new window)Project End Report (login required) - Summarises the project experience, project performance and lessons learned.

Full list of PM² Templates

PM² provides a toolbox of other Project Management Artefact Templates. Some of these may be useful for your project.

(opens in a new window)Click here for the full list of PM² Project Management Artefact Templates.

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IT Project Management Checklist

(opens in a new window)IT Project Management Checklist (login required) - Along with core Project Management activities, Project Managers should consider which of the activities in this document are required at each phase of their project.

Project Management Training

A one-day 'PM² Essentials' course on the PM² Project Management Methodology is offered as part of the UCD HR People and Organisation Development course catalogue offerings.

In addition, regular IT Services Project Management training sessions are held. Please contact (opens in a new window)UCD's IT PMO Manager to book a place.

PM² Guide and Training Material

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UCD Project Management Community of Practice (PM CoP)

The purpose of UCD's PM CoP is to tap into the experience of project managers across the university to build and share knowledge, skills, tools, and ways of working, as well as to develop an informal network of like-minded individuals.

The group is for project managers, programme managers and other interested people who play a role in managing projects in UCD.

New members are always welcome and anyone interested in becoming a member can (opens in a new window)join our Workvivo PM CoP space.

NEWS

- Jan 2025: Our next UCD PM CoP meeting will take place on 23 January, where Nicos Kourounakis, Co-Author of the PM² Methodology and Methodologies Consultant at the European Commission's Methodologies Office will present on:

1. The PM² advantage and the future of PM² as Europe’s Methodology

2. PM² for Managing EU-funded Projects

- Nov 2024: A new PM² Guide for Managing EU-funded Projects was released in November 2024. It is a tailored version of the PM² Project Management Methodology for managing EU-funded Projects. Related templates and tools are available on the (opens in a new window)PM² for EU-funded Projects website.

- Sep 2024: See (opens in a new window)AI in Project Management with Joe Houghton for notes from the latest UCD Project Management Community of Practice (PM CoP) meeting.

For IT PMO Queries please contact (opens in a new window)(opens in a new window)UCD's IT PMO Manager.

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