This document provides an introduction to project management. It defines a project as a temporary endeavor with a defined timeline and output. Project management is the application of processes, skills, tools, and techniques to meet project requirements. Key processes include integration, scope, time, cost, quality, and risk management. Projects are undertaken to achieve business value and outcomes. Stakeholders are those involved in or impacted by a project. The project management plan outlines how the project will be executed, monitored, and controlled. Ensuring executive support, user involvement, clear objectives, and other factors can contribute to project success.

1. Introduction to Project Management

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3. 1. What is Project Management

4. 4Objectives
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To set goals and expectations
To reduce project complexity and risks
To manage resources efficiently
To communicate with all stakeholders
To ensure business value and benefits are achieved

5. 5Project Management
What is a Project?
A temporary endeavor undertaken to produce an output such as product, service, improvement or result. It has a
defined timeline with a beginning and end until the project is either completed or terminated.
What is Project Management?
An application of knowledges, processes, skills, tools and techniques to meet the project requirements by utilizing the
47 project management processes. The processes are grouped into 10 knowledge areas (Integration, Scope,
Time, Cost, Quality, Human Resources, Communications, Risk, Procurement, Stakeholder) and 5 process
groups (Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring & Controlling, and Closing)

6. 6Project Management Processes

7. 75 Process Groups
10KnowledgeAreas
49Processes

8. 2. What is the Project Management Body

9. 9Project, Program, Portfolio Management
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What is Portfolio, Program, Project?
 A portfolio is a collection of projects, programs and sub-portfolios.
 A program is a group of projects and sub-programs.
 A project is a temporary effort to deliver something.

10. 10Project Management Office (PMO)
 Weather Station – Monitor PASSIVELY progress against a plan submitted by the project team & report
IMPARTIALLY (standardize reporting mechanisms; little formal authority), also known as Project Repository
model (low or no value)
 Control Tower (war room, project police) – proactively create the plan, track and actively participate to identify
and resolve issues (hands-on but don’t own the projects) (has deep PM knowledge and authority to
prioritization, resource allocation and process enforcement; coordinator), also knows as Enterprise model
(non-leveraged tendency)
 Resource Pool – pool of SMEs (subject matter experts), available on demand to assist and SUPPORT on an “as
needed” basis, Mentor/Advisor is variant of this (procure, train, certify and develop SMEs; mature and
sophisticated organization), also known as Coach model (easily seen as overhead in hard times)
 PM Provider – plan, execute and control projects using temporary seconded full-time resources (in-house project
management capability is not important), also known as Deliver Now model (no long-term perspective)
PMO

11. 3. How to Enable Business Outcome

12. 12Project Outcome (Business Value)
What is Business Value?
Tangible and intangible benefits to the organization. Business value scope can be short, medium or long term.
Organizations invest in projects, programs and portfolios to obtain greater business value.

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"Project stakeholders are individuals and organizations who are actively involved to
meet the business outcome, or whose interests may be positively or negatively
affected as a result of project execution or successful project completion."
Key Project Stakeholders

14. 14Project Management Plan
The project management plan defines how the project is executed,
monitored, controlled and closed. It is progressively elaborated by
updates and change requests. The project management plan
contains:
 Scope Management Plan
 Time Management Plan
 Cost Management Plan
 Quality Management Plan
 Human Resource Management Plan
 Communications Management Plan
 Risk Management Plan
 Procurement Management Plan
 Stakeholder Management Plan
 Others

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 Executive support
 User involvement
 Experienced project manager
 Clear business objective
 Minimize scope
 Standard software infrastructure
 Firm basic requirements
 Formal methodology
 Reliable estimates
Source: The Standish Group Report 1995
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Recipe for Success in Project Management

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