These slides provide a brief introduction to project management to anyone willing to understand the basics of project mangement.

1. Introduction to Project
Management

2. What is a Project
• A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to
create a unique product, service, or result.
• The temporary nature of projects indicates that a
project has a definite Timeline, defined Budget &
Scope.
• The end is reached when the project's objectives
have been achieved or when the project is
terminated because its objectives will not or cannot
be met, or when the need for the project no longer
exists.

3. What is Project Management?
Project management, is the application
of knowledge, skills, tools, and
techniques to project activities to meet
the project requirements.
Project management processes fall into 5
groups
1. Initiating
2. Planning
3. Executing
4. Monitoring and Controlling
5. Closing

4. What is
Project
Management?
– Knowledge
Areas
Integration
Scope
Time
Cost
Quality
Procurement
Human resources
Communications
Risk management
Stakeholder management

5. Why Project Management?
Disciplined Execution [&
Monitoring]
Transparency [through
Reporting]
Continuous
Improvement
Review [on
commitments]

6. When Project Management is required
When the investment is
significant
Project is complex in nature
When impartial & unbiased
Management is required
When a lot of cross-
functional
Departments/Units are
involved

7. Who is a project
manager
• A project manager is the person
responsible for leading
a project from its inception to
execution. This includes
planning, execution
and managing the people,
resources and scope of
the project.

8. Not Like that!

9. How a Project
Manager is
Selected

10. How a Project Manager is mobilized
Request to take on
a project lands in
PMO
Available/Suitable
PM is assigned
• Diversified
• specialized

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