Project Management

What is project management?

Project management is a job role to ensure a process is in place and adhered to in order to achieve the project. A project manager may use a number of different tools to do this.

Project management is the effective planning and running of a project, from the ideas point to the end product and evaluation. Planning requires an outline of the tasks, deadlines and milestones that will be required to manage the project efficiently. A project timeline schedule would need to be created for the creation of the media product, to include:

1. Tasks that need to be done
2. Deadlines for each task
3. Milestones within the tasks and the overall project

Project management tools


  • Gantt chart- Designed by mechanical engineer Henry Gantt in 1910, the Gantt chary has had a long run as a project management tool. A Gantt chart uses horizontal bars to illustrate project completion dates, progress, milestones and dependencies.





  • Production schedule on excel
  • To do lists
  • Workflow tool: split by team member so that it is clear who is doing what and when

Documentation needed to aid project management:

  • Initial pitch or treatment
  • Call sheet
  • Budget proposal form
  • Budgets
  • Contract
  • Storyboard
  • Set Diagram
  • Editing Log
  • Camera Shot Log
  • Talent release form
  • Location release form
  • Recce/Scouting sheet
  • Daily progress report
  • Continuity sheet
  • Equipment log
  • Shooting script
  • Visual effects (FX)
  • Audience questionnaire for product testing
  • Asset log
  • Risk assessment 




Comments

  1. JCoSS Media Dept14 December 2017 at 02:00

    Some good notes here.
    You've written a good project management definition.

    Make sure you know what the different project management tools are and how/why they can be useful.

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Sample assessment

1 (a) Identify two costs that Ian needs to consider when developing the 247Me app and explain how these costs impact on the project. One cost is hiring staff  because wages are a big expenditure of most businesses so having staff means more cost of wages and the more staff that are hired to help develop the app the more wages that need to be paid. Another cost is paying the local market research company to do the research for them. Although Ian will save time, he's adding to his costs by getting a company that will need to be paid to do the market research for him. (b) Identify one type of project management tool that Ian could use to keep track of the project tasks and explain why it is suitable for this task. One type of project management tool Ian could use to keep track of the project tasks is an Excel spreadsheet because it is a good way to keep track of calculations and money coming in and out of the business. It is suitable for this task because they have limited fun
Read more

Technological Convergence

Technological Convergence When different types of technology meet to produce one converged product that can do everything. For example; a smartphone phone is used for calling, listening, using the internet, taking pictures and timing etc... Convergence technologies allows for a number of different types of products to come together to make one individual advanced product. For example a smart phone. Although from our grandparents point of view they would've had to purchase each individual product because they wouldn't have converged together to form one product yet. For example, technology of my grandparents era would have consisted of records or cassettes to listen to their favourite music and if they were lucky to have a TV they would have to watch a programme at a specific time as their was no recording unless they had a VHS. Nowadays, we can do all of these things on one smart phone as it allows us to catch up on TV by downloading applications, listen to music, film a
Read more

Personal attributes

What are the personal attributes that you will need when working in media production/ career development in the media industry? Patience Teamwork Communication Time Management Organisation  Listening skills Creativity Independence  Having Initiative What is etiquette?- It is a set standard made when something is acceptable in society/ The customary code of polite behaviour among members of a particular profession or group.  Why is etiquette important when working in a media industry? it is important because it will present a professional manner when working or communicating with other people in the industry who you may work with or come across in the future. Positive traits Good communication Strong opinion Caring Good listener Friendly Independent  Polite Good etiquette Negative traits Bad concentration  I moan Easily frustrated Bad patience Not very creative Very Forgetful
Read more