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Introduction to Project Management

Based on the PMBOK® book

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What is a Project?

• A Project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique Product, Service or Result.

• Characteristics of Project– Definitive start and end date– Result in some specific benefits– Progressively elaborated (which is to say, they are

produced in an iterative fashion).

Oldest Project – built 4500 yrs ago!

PMBOK® in a nutshell

• Processes - are activities conducted by project manager to manage various aspects of project

• Process Groups - a way of grouping processes specific to each logical phase of a project, such as Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring and Controlling, and Closing.

• Knowledge Areas - a way of grouping these same processes based on the knowledge required to carry them out, such as Cost management, Human Resources management, and Communications management.

Stages of Project

Anatomy of a Process

ITTOs of a process

ITTOs = Inputs, Tools and Techniques, Outputs

Process Groups explained

The 6 Project Constraints

Project Manager needs…

Project manager primarily needs to have the following -• Knowledge (PMBOK® is a great source)– What do you know about your job...

• Performance (application of knowledge)– How do you put that knowledge to use...

• Personal skills (aka soft-skills)– How do you deal with people involved while doing

it...

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