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LECTURE 1THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK 2
Instructor: Dr. Safwan QasemCourse: CSC 443: IT Project Management
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Spring 2011-
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Lecture Overview
This lecture is related to the contents ofChapter 1 & 2 in the PMBOK Guide: What is a Project?
Whats the need for a PM standard?
Relationship between project, program, andportfolio management.
Role of the project manager.
Project life cycle and its relationship to theproduct life cycle.
Project phases and their relationship to eachother
Overview of organizational structure, andimpact on PM.
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What is a project?
A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken tocreate a unique product, service, or result. The
temporary nature of projects indicates a definite
beginning and end., PMBOK Guide, 4thed, 2008.
Temporary does not necessarily mean short in duration.
Temporary does not generally apply to the product,
service, or result created by the project. Progressive Elaboration is one of the main
characteristics of the project.
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What is a project?
A project is different from day-to-day business.
The ongoing work effort is generally a repetitiveprocess because it follows an organizations existing
procedures. A project creates a unique product, service, or
result, although repetitive elements may be presentin it.
because of the unique nature of projects, there maybe uncertainties about the products, services, orresults that the project creates.
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What is a project?
A project should have a formal start.
A project should have a formal closure / end.
The end is reached when:
The stakeholders expectations are met or exceeded, or
The project is terminated because its objectives will not
or cannot be met, or The project is terminated because the need for it no
longer exists.
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What is a project?
To determine if some activity is a project or not, ask the
questions:
Is it unique?
Does the project have a limited time frame?
Is there a way to determine when the project is completed?
Is there a way to determine stakeholder satisfaction?
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Project Stakeholders
Stakeholders are those people or organizations with a
vested interest in the project. They have something to
either gain or lose as a result of the project.
Stakeholders often have very different or conflictingobjectives.
Key stakeholders should be identified and contacted
early on to get their input for the project overview,
goals, and deliverables
Forgetting an important stakeholder could be a
project killer.
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Project Stakeholders
Theproject sponsor , generally an executive in the organization with the
authority to assign resources and enforce decisions regarding the project.
He is a stakeholder.
The customer is a stakeholder as are contractors and suppliers.
The project manager and the managers from other departments in the
organization are stakeholders as well.
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Cost, Risk and uncertainty vs. Time
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What is Project Management?
The answer to "What is project management? is
described throughout the PMBOK Guide.
It can involve technical terms and processes, but it also
involves roles and responsibilities and authority level.
The application of knowledge, skills, tools, and
techniques to describe, organize, execute, and monitorthe work of project activities in order to meet or exceed
stakeholder requirements from a project.
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PMBOK Process Groups
Initiatingdefines and authorizes a project or a project phase
Planningdefines and refines objectives and plans actions to
achieve objectives
Executingdirects and manages people and other resources toaccomplish project work
Monitoringand controllingcollects data and checks progress
to determine any needed corrective actions
Closingformalized acceptance of project outcomes and ending
the project
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What is Project Management?
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Managing a project typically includes:
Identifying requirements,
Addressing the various needs, concerns, and expectations ofthe stakeholders as the project is planned and carried out,
Balancing the competing project constraints including, but notlimited to: Scope,
Quality,
Schedule,
Budget,
Resources, and
Risk.
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PMBOK Knowledge Areas
PMI defined 42 project management processes to handle all
aspects of a project life.
The 42 processes are logically grouped in 9 knowledge areas:
Scope managementdetermining all the work and only the work necessary for project
completion;
Time managementdefining, sequencing, estimating duration, and resourcing work activities as
well as developing and controlling the schedule;
Cost managementplanning, estimating, budgeting, and controlling costs;
Quality managementquality planning, assurance, and control;
Human Resources managementacquiring, developing, and managing the project team;
Communications managementgenerating, collecting, disseminating, storing, and disposing oftimely and appropriate project information;
Risk managementrisk identification, analysis, response planning, and monitoring and control;
Procurement managementpurchasing or acquiring product and services as well as contract
management; and
Integration managementunifying and coordinating the other knowledge areas by creating and
using tools such as charters, project plans, and change control.
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What is Project Management?
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PM processes apply to the 5
phases of a project life:
1. Initiating,
2.
Planning,
3. Executing,
4. Monitoring and
Controlling, and
5.
Closing.
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Project Sponsor
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A sponsor is the person or group that provides thefinancial resources, in cash or in kind, for the project.
When a project is first conceived, the sponsorchampions the project. This includes serving asspokesperson to higher levels of management to gathersupport throughout the organization and promote thebenefits that the project will bring.
The sponsor a significant role in the development of theinitial scope and charter.
For issues that are beyond the control of the projectmanager, the sponsor serves as an escalation path.
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Project, Program and Portfolio
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A program is defined as a group of related projectsmanaged in a coordinated way to obtain benefits andcontrol not available from managing them individually.A project may or may not be part of a program but a
program will always have projects.. A portfolio refers to a collection of projects or
programs and other work that are grouped together tofacilitate effective management of that work to meet
strategic business objectives. The projects or programsof the portfolio may not necessarily be interdependentor directly related
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Portfolio, Program, Project, and Subproject
Relationships
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Project Management Office (PMO)
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A project management office (PMO) is an
organizational body or entity assigned various
responsibilities related to the centralized and
coordinated management of those projects under itsdomain. The responsibilities of a PMO can range
from providing project management support
functions to actually being responsible for the direct
management of a project.
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Project Management Office (PMO)
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A primary function of a PMO is to support project managers in avariety of ways which may include, but are not limited to:
Identifying and developing project management methodology, bestpractices, and standards;
Developing and managing project policies, procedures, templates,and other shared documentation (organizational process assets);
Coaching, mentoring, training, and oversight;
Monitoring compliance with project management standards, policies,procedures, and templates via project audits;
Managing shared resources across all projects administered by thePMO; and
Coordinating communication across projects.
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What is Project Managers Role
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Project managers are assigned by the performingorganization to achieve the project objectives.
Project manager is in charge of all aspects of the projectincluding, but not limited to:
Developing the project management plan and all relatedcomponent plans,
Keeping the project on track in terms of schedule and budget,
Identifying, monitoring, and responding to risk, and
Providing accurate and timely reporting of project metrics. The project manager is the lead person responsible for
communicating with all stakeholders, particularly the projectsponsor, project team, and other key stakeholders.
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Project Triple-Constraint
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Scope/ Quality
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Project Constraints
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Scope
Time Cost
Quality Risk
Customer Satisfaction
Team Members
Satisfaction
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Project Goals and Constraints
Projects are undertaken to accomplish specific goals
Scope and quality measure performance and
should result in outputs that satisfy customers
Consider scope and quality subject to be constraintsof time and cost
Scopethe sum of all products, services, and results to be
provided by the project. PMBOK Guide
Qualitythe degree to which a set of inherent characteristics
fulfills requirements. PMBOK Guide
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Project Goals and Constraints
Obstacles or challenges may limit the ability to
perform
Opportunities may allow projects to exceed original
expectations. Project Managers (PMs) decide which goals and
constraints take precedence
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Successful Projects
Project success is creating deliverables that include all of the agreed uponfeatures
Outputs please the projects customers.
Customers use the outputs effectively as they do their work (meet qualitygoals)
The project should be completed on schedule and on budget (meet timeand cost constraints).
Completed without heroics
People who work on the project should learn new skills and/or refine
existing skills.
Organizational learning should take place and be captured for futureprojects.
Reap business-level benefits such as development of new products,increased market share, increased profitability, decreased cost, etc.
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Why Projects Fail ?
Not enough resources are available for projectcompletion.
Not enough time has been given to the project.
Project expectations are unclear. Changes in the scope are not understood or agreed
upon by all parties involved.
Stakeholders disagree regarding expectations for
the project.
Adequate project planning is not used.
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Project Customer Tradeoff Matrix
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Project Life Cycle
All projects go through predictable stages called a
project life cycle.
Life cycle allows for control to assure that the
project is proceeding in a satisfactory manner andthat the results are likely to serve its customers
intended purposeProject life cyclea collection of generally sequential project phases
whose name and number are determined by the control needs of theorganization or organizations involved in the project. PMBOK Guide
customerthe person or organization that will use the projects product
or service or result. PMBOK Guide
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Project Life Cycle Stages
Initiatingwhen a project is proposed, planned at a highlevel, and key participants commit to it in broad terms
Planningstarts after the initial commitment, includes detailedplanning, and ends when all stakeholders accept the entiredetailed plan
Executingincludes authorizing, executing, monitoring, andcontrolling work until the customer accepts the projectdeliverables
Closingall activities after customer acceptance to ensureproject is completed, lessons are learned, resources arereassigned, and contributions are recognized.
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Project Life Cycle Stages
Most companies insist that a project must pass an
approval of some kind to move from one stage to
the next
The project life cycle is highly formalized and veryspecific
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Project Life Cycle Stages
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Life Cycle for Quality Improvement Projects
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Good Project Managers Skills
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Communication skills
Organizational and Planning Skills
Budgeting Skills
Problem Solving and Decision making
Negotiating and Influencing
Leadership Skills
Team Building and Human Resources
NOT to please everyone!!!
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Soft Skills and Hard Skills
Soft skills include communication and leadership
activities.
Hard skills include risk analysis, quality control,
scheduling, and budgeting work A successful project manager needs both soft and
hard skills along with the judgment of when each is
more necessary. Training, experience, and mentoring are
instrumental in developing necessary skills.
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Project Organizational Structure
There are 3 major types of organizations:
Functional Organizations
Projectized Organizations
Matrix OrganizationsWeak Matrix organizations
Strong Matrix organizations
Balanced Matrix organizations
Variations and combinations may exist. The level of authority the project manager enjoys is
denoted by the organizational structure
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Functional Organization
Project
Coordinator
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Functional Organization
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Organizations is centered on specialties and grouped by
function.
Each department will do its project work independent of others.
Each employee reports to only one manager.
It is important to know and respect the chain of command.
Project managers have little to no formal authority.
Good communication, interpersonal, and influencing skills on the
part of the project manager are required to bring about asuccessful project under this structure.
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Functional Organization
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Advantages Disadvantages
Enduring organizational structure.Project manager has little to no formal
authority.
Clear career path with separation of
functions allowing specialty skills to
flourish.
Multiple projects compete for limited
resources and priority.
Employees have one supervisor with a
clear chain of command.
Project team members are loyal to the
functional manager.
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Projectized Organization
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Projectized Organization
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Projectized organizations are nearly the opposite offunctional organizations. It aims to develop loyalty tothe project, not to a functional manager.
The focus of this type of organization is the projectitself.
Most of the organizations resources are involved inproject work,
Team members are often co-located, Project managers have a great deal of independence
and authority.
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Matrix Organization
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Matrix organizations are a blend of functional andprojectized characteristics.
Weak matrix maintains many of the characteristics of afunctional organization, and the project manager role ismore of a coordinator or expediter than that of a trueproject manager.
Strong matrix has many of the characteristics of theprojectized organization, and can have full-time projectmanagers with considerable authority and full-time projectadministrative staff.
Balanced matrix organization recognizes the need for aproject manager, it does not provide the project managerwith the full authority over the project and project funding.
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Matrix Organization
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Employees in a matrix organization report to one functionalmanager and at least one project manager.
Itspossible that employees could report to multiple projectmanagers if they are working on multiple projects at onetime.
Functional managers pick up the administrative portion ofthe duties and assign employees to projects. They alsomonitor the work of their employees on the various projects.
Project managers are responsible for executing the project
and giving out work assignments based on project activities. Project managers and functional managers share the
responsibility of performance reviews for the employee.
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Strong Matrix Organization
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The project managers have a great power.
They have the ability to strong-arm the functional
managers into giving up their best resources for
projects. When competing for resources, project managers
may negotiate resources among each other.
Functional Manager handles only the administrativeaspect of his employees life.
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Strong Matrix Organization
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Weak Matrix Organization
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The functional managers have all the power in thisstructure.
Project managers are really project coordinators or
expeditors with part-time responsibilities on projectsin a weak matrix organization.
Project managers have little to no authority, just likein the functional organization.
On the other hand, the functional managers have alot of authority and make all the work assignments.The project manager simply expedites the project.
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Weak Matrix Organization
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Balanced Matrix Organization
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Project Management vs. Organization
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Functional Weak MatrixBalanced
MatrixStrong Matrix Pure Project
Persons
Authority in
Projects
No Authority Some Authority Moderate to
Low Authority
High to
Moderate
Authority
High Authority
Managers Timein Role
Part Time Part Time Full Time Full Time Full Time
Common Titles
for Manager
Project
Coordinator,
Project Leader
Project
Coordinator,
Project Leader
Project
Manager,
Project
Manager,
Program
Manager
Project
Manager,
Program
Manager
% of ProjectTeam Assigned
Full-Time
0% 15% 50% 75% 100%
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Project Expediter, Coordinator, Manager
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Depending on the type of Organization, the project managers role andpower can be very limited
Project Expediter
acts primarily as a staff assistant
as communications coordinator.
cannot personally make or enforce decisions.
Project Coordinator has some power to make decisions Has some authority
reports to a higher-level manager
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Organizational Structure
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Advantages Disadvantages
Functional Easier management of specialists Team members report to only one
supervisor
Similar resources are centralized, as
the company is grouped by specialties
Clearly defined career paths in areas ofwork specialization
People place more emphasis on their
functional specialty to the detriment of the
project
No career path in project management
The project manager has little or no
authority
Projectized Efficient project organization Loyalty to the project
More effective communication than
functional
No home when project is completed
Lack of professionalism in disciplines
Duplication of facilities and job functions
Less efficient use of resources
Matrix Highly visible project objectives Improved project manager control over
resources
More support from functional area
Maximum utilization of scarce resources
Better coordination
Extra administration is required
More than one boss for project teams
More complex to monitor and control
Tougher problems with resource allocation
Need extensive policies and procedures
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Project Roles
Project Executive-Level Roles
Project Management-Level Roles
Project Associate-Level Roles
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Project Executive-Level Roles
The steering team
The top leader (CEO) and his/her direct reports
Select, prioritize, and resource projects in accordance
with the organizations strategic planning Ensure that accurate progress is reported and
necessary adjustments are made.
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Project Executive-Level Roles
The chief projects officer
Keeper, facilitator, and improver of the project
management system
Responsible for project standards, methods, training,documentation
Either on the leadership team or one rung down in the
organization
Project Management Office (PMO)an organizational body or entityassigned various responsibilities related to the centralized and coordinated
management of those projects within its domain. The responsibilities of the
PMO can range from providing project management support functions to
actually being responsible for the direct management of a project.
PMBOK Guide
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Project Executive-Level Roles
The sponsor
The sponsor is often a member of the leadership team
Has a strong interest in having the project succeed
Some financial control
Clout in the organization
The power of influence
Takes an active role in chartering the project and reviewing progress
reports
Takes a behind-the-scenes role in mentoring and assisting the projectmanager throughout the project life.
Sponsorthe person or group that provides the financial resources, in cash
or in kind, for the project. PMBOK Guide
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Project Management-Level Roles
Project manager Directly accountable for the project results, schedule,
and budget
The main communicator
Responsible for the planning and execution of the
project
Works on the project from start to finish.
The project manager often must get things done throughthe power of influence since his or her formal power
may be limited.Project managerthe person assigned by the performing organization toachieve the project objectives. PMBOK Guide
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Project Management-Level Roles
Functional manager
The department headsthe ongoing managers of the
organization
Determine how the work of the project is to beaccomplished
Supervise that work
Negotiate with the project manager regarding which
workers are assigned to the project
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Project Management-Level Roles
Facilitator
Helps the project manager with the process of running
meetings and making decisions
Frees the project manager to concentrate on the contentof the project
The facilitator concentrates on the process.
A facilitator helps the PM understand organizational
politics and provides suggestions on how to handlesituations.
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Project Management-Level Roles
Senior customer representative
Ensures that the needs and wants of the various
constituents in the customers organization are identified
and prioritized Ensures that project progress and decisions continually
support the customers desires.
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Project Associate-Level Roles
Core team member
People assigned to a project from start to finish
The core team does most of the planning and makes
most of the project level decisions. A small core team is ideal since people will then be less
likely to fight.
Projects often require help from other people during
busy times.
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Project Associate-Level Roles
Subject matter experts
Temporary members that are brought on board during
busy times
Used on an as-needed basis. Not present during the charter development and
signing
May have neither dedication to nor detailed
knowledge of the project.
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Organizational Process Assets
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Processes & Procedures Organizational standard processes such as standards, policies
Standardized guidelines, work instruction, proposal evaluation criteria, and performancemeasurement criteria
Templates
Financial control procedures
Procedures for prioritizing, approving, and issuing work authorization Etc.
Corporate Knowledge Base Process measurement databases
Project files
Historical information & lesson learned knowledge bases
Issue and defect management databases
Configuration management knowledge bases
Financial databases
Etc.
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Qualifying to take PMP Exam
To take the PMP exam, candidates must meetrequirements as outlined by PMI (the Project
Management Institute):
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Keynotes64
Be able to describe the difference between projects and
operations. A project is temporary in nature with a definite
beginning and ending date. Operations are ongoing.
Be able to denote some of the skills every good project manager
should possess. Communication, budgeting, organizational, problemsolving, negotiation and influencing, leading, and team building.
Be able to differentiate the different organizational structures.
Organizations are usually structured in some combination of the
following: functional, projectized, and matrix (including weak matrix,
balanced matrix, and strong matrix).
Be able to name the five project management processes. Initiation,
Planning, Executing, Controlling, and Closing.