The document discusses an introduction to project management, including defining what a project is, the typical life cycle of a project from beginning to end, the key functions of project management like planning, organizing, and monitoring, and why project management skills are valuable with over 15 million new project management roles needed by 2020. It also covers important project management skills and how projects can create social impact.

1. Introduction to Project Management
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2. The Course Overview
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3. Project?
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4. Let’s do it
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5. The Life Cycle of a Project
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6. Foundation & Principles of PM
What is a project?
Beginning
End
All projects have a beginning and end.
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7. Functions of PM
•Planning
•Organising
•Leading
•Monitoring & Controlling
•Managing Project Scope
•Risk management
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8. How valuable are PM Skills?
15,7 million new
project
management roles
will be added across
seven projectintensive industries
by 2020
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9. Project Management Skills
•Project Management Basics
•Assertiveness
•Emotional Intelligence
•Project and Business understanding
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Millennium Development Goals

11. Social
Impact
Ideas
Project
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Think about an idea that would make a social impact in your environment