Project Management
The application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet the project requirements.
Stakeholders
The people involved in or affected by project activities and include the project sponsor, project team, support staff, customers, users, suppliers and even opponents to the project.
Project Framework
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Project Mangement Process Groups
Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring, Controlling, Closing
Project Management Knowledge Areas
Describe the key competencies that project managers must develop.
Project Integration Management
Overarching function that coordinates the work of all other knowledge areas. It affects and is affects by all of the knowledge areas.
Project Scope Management
Involves working with all appropriate stakeholders to define, gain written agreement for, and manage all the work required to complete the project successfully.
Project Time Management
Includes estimating how long it will take to complete the work, developing an acceptable project schedule given cost effective use of available resources, and ensuring timely completion of the project.
Project Cost Management
Consists of preparing the managing the budget for the project.
Project Quality Management
Ensures that the project will satisfy the stated or implied needs for which it was undertaken.
Project Human Resource Management
Is concerned with making effective use of the people involved with the project.
Project Communications Management
Involved generating, collecting, disseminating, and storing project information.
Project Rick Management
Includes identifying, analyzing, and responding to risks related to the project.
Project Procurement Management
Involves acquiring or procuring goods and services for a project from outside the performing organization.
Project Stakeholder Management
Focuses on identifying project stakeholders, understanding their needs and expectations, and engaging them appropriately throughout the project.
Project Management Tools and Techniques
Assist project managers and their teams in carrying out work in all ten knowledge areas.
Integration Management
Project election methods, project management methodologies, project charters, project management plans, project management software
, change requests
, change control boards, project review meetings, lessons-learned reports*
Scope Management
Scope statements
, work breakdown structures
, mind maps, statement of work, requirements analysis*, scope management plans, scope verification techniques, scope change control
Time Management
Gnatt charts*, project network diagrams, critical path analyses, crashing, fast tracking, schedule performance measurements
Cost Management
Net present value, return on investment, payback analyses, earned value management, project portfolio management, cost estimates, cost management plans, cost baselines
Quality Management
Quality metrics, checklists, quality control charts, Pareto diagrams, fishbone diagrams, maturity models, statistical methods
Human Resource Management
Motivation techniques, empathetic listening, responsibility assignment metrics, project organization charts, recourse histograms, team building exercises
Communication Management
Communications management plans, kickoff meetings
, conflict management, communications media selection, status and progress reports
, virtual communications, templates, project Web sites
Risk Management
Risk Management plans, risk registers, probability/impact matrices, risk rankings
Procurement Management
Make-or-buy analysis, contracts, requests for proposals or quotes, course selections, supplier evaluation matrices
Stakeholder Management
Stakeholder registers, stakeholder analysis, issue logs, interpersonal skills, reporting systems.
Project Success
The project met scope, time and cost goals. The project satisfied the customer/sponsor. The results of the project met its main objective, such as making or saving a certain amount of money, providing a good return on investment, or simply making the spon