The Basics of Project Management

Phase 1: Getting Started

The best way for you to produce a significant intercultural impact is to run your own intercultural project. So, what are you waiting for? Get your team together and start thinking about creating ways to make this world a better place. This is the time for you and your team mates to brain storm clever and powerful ideas. Your mission is simple: make an intercultural impact.

During this phase remember to:

• Keep your project start date and end date in mind;
• Work on a specific goal with your team;
• Create something that doesn’t already exist;

Resources to help you during this phase:

• Project Charter;

Phase 2: Let’s Plan it

After you and your team have decided your goals and what you want to achieve, it’s time for planning! Roll up your sleeves, and divide your project into different phases. Create deadlines and make sure each member of your team has an assigned task. Successful projects are the result of excellent teamwork!

During this phase remember to:

• Distribute tasks equally;
• Consider costs and ways to request funding;
• Include project marketing;

Resources to help you during this phase:

• Project timeline;

Phase 3: Let’s do it

It’s time to put what you been imaging and planning for the past few weeks into practice… Let’s SMASH IT! Exactly, you have read well, SMASH IT! Your project is going to be innovative, creative and wonderful and making it happen is going to be one of your greatest satisfactions.

During this phase remember to:

• Not panic if something goes wrong;
• Be open to improvise if there is any problem;

Resources to help you during this phase

• Direct and manage project work;

Phase 4: Be proud of your success

Well done! You came a long way, now take some time to analyse what you have achieved. Your project has reached the end date and now all you have do is very simple. Hopefully you have made an amazing impact either on the city or university of Southampton… or both!

During this phase remember:

• Reflect on what went wrong and look at ways to improve
• Celebrate with your team mates!

Resources to help you during this phase:

• Close Project Procurements;

Here some projects examples:

• World 5-a-side football tournament
• Global citizens discussion forum
• Intercultural postcard factory
• Creative writing workshop
• International food and quiz night
• Story telling event
• Intercultural training session for societies

References:

• “A guide to the project management body of knowledge (PMBOK guide)”, Hartley Library: HD 69.P75 PRO
• Furman, J., Project Management Answer Book (2), Vienna, AT: Management Concepts, Incorporated, 2014, ProQuest ebrary: http://site.ebrary.com/lib/soton/reader.action?docID=10993982