Overview of Project Management

Course Learning Objective

Welcome to the web-based training for Project Management. Most of you are likely to have some project management experiences before. The definition of project maybe new to you but actual doing is likely to be very familiar to you.

What is a Project?

What is a Project - Temporary?

Temporary does not necessarily mean short in duration. Temporary nature of projects indicates that a project has a definite start and end date.

PMBOK^® Guide

PMBOK^® Guide (Cont’d)

PMBOK^® Guide Overview

Projects Drive Change

Projects drive change and it aimed at moving the organization, from current state to future state in order to achieve a specific objective. Before the project begins, the organization is commonly referred to as being in the “current state”. The “future state” is the desired result of the change driven by the project.

Projects - Tangible and Intangible Business Value

Organization aims to use projects to enable business value creation.

Triple Constraints & Project Constraints

Project managers need to manage constraints on such as, scope, schedule, cost, quality, resource, and risk.

Importance of Project Management

In today’s fast-paced business world, the need for successful projects has become a necessity. Project Management is the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements.

Importance of Project Management (Cont’d)

Project Management & Operations

Successful and Failed Projects

Successful and Failed Projects (Cont’d)

Quiz

Instructions:
1. There are a total of 6 questions.
2. For each question, input your answer (A, B or C) in the blank box below each question.
3. Click “CHECK ALL” at the end of the screen to check your answers.

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