We're conducting a test-drive of the PMBOK#6. We’d like to use it for the planning and managing the project of Kilimanjaro Summiting. The main characteristics of the project: 1. Project Goal – Uhuru Peak of Kilimanjaro Mountain (5’895m / 19’341ft). 2. Timeframe – February 1-14, 2018. 3. Budget constraint – USD 3000 (EUR 2500) per team member. 4. Risk requirements – come back alive and healthy. 5. Project scope – develop a team, organize the expedition, plan the project, conduct procurements, analyze risks and perform the risk responses, collect lessons learned.
The PMBOK#6 allows us to use it for such purposes. In chapter 1.1.1 "THE STANDARD FOR PROJECT MANAGEMENT" they wrote: “The Standard for Project Management is included as Part II of A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide)” and "The standard identifies the processes that are considered good practices on most projects, most of the time". So, we’re going to use this "good practices" to organize expedition to Tanzania and climb Kilimanjaro.
Short concept of the expedition: 1. Kilimanjaro is significant mountain, because it is on the list of Seven Summits and is the highest peak in Africa. 2. The project will be prepared by the run-in technology the Expedition Project Management. However, there will be one complex change - nobody of the team can spent a penny of money. 3. As a consequence of the item 2, we need to organize everything using the start-ups technology and rise money on crowdfunding, find sponsors or investors. What is the benefit for those people? We do not surely know yet. But just this gives us the zest. 4. As the main idea what to offer for crowdfunding - we would like to publish the use case of PMBOK#6 test-drive (description and all document templates and samples). Namely, do the project in strict accordance with the new PMBOK and show all the pros and cons. 5. We will broadcast everything online, so everyone can see our achievements and mistakes. All the deliverables and results of the project are also should be laid out in open access.
