Project Management

Project Management

Project managers in media is the role of ensuring all aspects of a given production run smoothly by overseeing a number of people and departments.

The Project manager must ensure that deadlines are met and the brief is followed by liaising with others and holding them to account.

Skills and Traits a Project manager might need

1. Leadership skills
2. Communication skills
3. Organisation/Timekeeping
4. Patience
5. Flexible/Adaptability
6. Calm
7. Analytical
8. Resilience
9. Negotiation
10. Creativity
11. Teamwork
12. Discipline

Product Schedules

• The best way to manage media project is to create a PRODUCTION SCHEDULE. This brings together logistic and resource details and includes all tasks, milestones and the time scales and deadlines and allows the tracking progress
• This is shared with all members of the production team and contains details of the initial proposal, key milestones agreed with the client as well as final deadline 

What are the key terms in a Product Schedule 

1. Tasks - actual jobs that need doing
2. Deadlines - the date when these tasks must be completed
3. Milestones - identified point to be reached within the project
4. Contingencies - Back up plans/ideas; alternative option

Project management tools: Gantt Chart

• The most popular project management tool
• Helps to organise and oversee the progress of a project
• Becoming increasingly sophisticated
• Traditionally made on a simple excel sheet but now there are many Apps for it

Major tasks for our short film

• Equipment
• Pre production
• Props
• Staff/personnel
• Transport