The document provides a brief history of project management, outlining some key developments in the field from 1917 to present day. It discusses the development of tools like the Gantt chart, critical path method, and work breakdown structure. Major organizations that advanced the practice like PMI and standards like PMBOK are also mentioned. The document then shifts to discussing some core concepts in project management like the differences between projects and operations, the role of a project manager, and the five process groups of initiating, planning, executing, monitoring/controlling, and closing.

1. Project Management
Professional
Wasim Khalil
Project Manager
EMP ACADEMY

2. A Brief History of Project Management
• 1917: The Gantt chart Developed by Henry Gantt (1861-1919)
• 1957: The Critical Path Method (CPM) Invented by the Dupont Corporation
• 1958: The Program Evaluation Review Technique (PERT) Invented for the U.S. Navy's Polaris Project
• 1962: United States Department of Defense Mandate the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Approach
• 1969: Project Management Institute (PMI) Launched to Promote the Project Management Profession
• 1975: The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering by Fred Brooks
• 1984: Theory of Constraints (TOC) Introduced by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt in his Novel "The Goal"
• 1986 Scrum Named as a Project Management Style
• 1989: Earned Value Management (EVM) Leadership Elevated to Under-secretary of Defense for Acquisition
• 1989: PRINCE Method Developed From PROMPTII
• 1996: PRINCE2 Published by CCTA
• 1997: Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM) Invented
• 1998: PMBOK Becomes a Standard
• 2008: 4th Edition of PMBOK Guide Released
• 2009: Major PRINCE2 Revision by Office of Government Commerce (OGC)
• 2012: ISO 21500:2012 Standard for Project Management Released
• 2012: 5th Edition of PMBOK Guide Released

3. www.pmi.org

4. PMBOK GUIDE

5. Project management certification has links to high-performing projects.
Higher-performing projects are significantly more likely to be staffed with
certified project managers. In fact, 80% of projects classified as high
performing use a certified project manager.
Why Project Management Certifications Matter?

6. What is Project?
Is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create
a unique a unique product, service or result.
Basic definition

7. A Project is a temporary organization that is created for the propose of
delivering one or more business products according to an agreed Scope
• If your Boss walked into your office today and said “The system is broken. Can
you figure out what is wrong with it and fix it?”
• If the organization decide new features or functions must be added to the
system
• Manufacturing new Product
• Building a new house.
What is Project?

8. What Makes Project Different
from business as usual?

9. RISK
Threats
Opportunity

10. Operational work is different from project work
in that operational work is:
A. Unique
B. Temporary
C. Ongoing and repetitive
D. A part of every project activity

12. Just Know how
Managing
People
Simply buy
software
Template Guarantee
Successful
Project
What is not Project Management?

13. What is Project Management?
• Is the application of Knowledge, Skills, tools, and
Techniques to project activities to meet the project
requirements
• Science and Art
• Systematic Process

14. Program Management.
• Group of related Projects
• Help the organization coordinate between projects

15. Organization Structure (Functional, Matrix, Projectized)

16. Project Manager Competencies
Effective project management requires that project manager possess the
following competencies :
• Knowledge: Refers to what the project manager knows about the project
management
• Performance: Refers to what project manager is able to do or accomplish
while applying his/her project management knowledge
• Personal: Refers to how the project manager behaves when performing the
project or related activity. Personal effectiveness includes attitudes, core
personality characteristics, and leadership, which provides the ability to guide
the project team while achieving project objectives and balancing the project
constrains

17. What is PMO Mean?
• Is a management structure that standardizes the project-
related Processes and facilitates the sharing of resources,
methodologies, tools and techniques.
• Providing Project Management Support
• Identifying and Developing Project Management Processes
• Coaching, Training
• Monitoring
• Coordinating Communication across Project

18. PMO Forms
Supportive
• PMO Provide the Policies, methodologies,
templates, and lessons Learned
Controlling
• PMO Support and guideline the organization on
how to manage projects
Directive
• PMO provide project managers for different
projects and responsible for result

19. PMIS (Project Management Information System)

20. Project Management Processes
Initiating Planning Executing
Monitoring
&
Controlling
Closing
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21. Project Management Knowledge Area
Project Integration Management
Project Scope Management
Project Time Management
Project Cost Management
Project Quality Management
Project HR Management
Project Communication Management
Project Risk Management
Project Procurement Management
Project Stakeholders Management
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22. Project Management Group Processes
Initiating Planning Executing
Monitoring
&
Controlling
Closing

23. Project Management Group Processes
Initiating Planning Executing
Monitoring
&
Controlling
Closing
What occurs during the initiating process group?
• Formal authorization of a project or phase.
• Project Manager is provided with the authority and necessary to begin
the project.
• Stakeholders are identified and analyzed.
• The Project vision is created.

24. Project Management Group Processes
Initiating Planning Executing
Monitoring
&
Controlling
Closing
What occurs during the Planning process group?
• Determine whether the project objective as stated in the project charter
can be achieved.
• Determine how the project will be accomplished.

25. Project Management Group Processes
Initiating Planning Executing
Monitoring
&
Controlling
Closing
What occurs during the Executing process group?
Work defined in the project management plan is completed to meet
project objectives

26. Project Management Group Processes
Initiating Planning Executing
Monitoring
&
Controlling
Closing
What occurs during the Monitoring & Controlling process group?
• Project Performance is measurement against the project management
plan.
• Variances are determined and addressed.
• Change requested approved.
• Corrective actions.
• Preventive actions.
• Defect repair.

27. Project Management Group Processes
Initiating Planning Executing
Monitoring
&
Controlling
Closing
What occurs during the Closing process group?
• Acceptance of the final product of the project is obtained and documented
• Lessoned learned are completed.
• Files are indexed and archived.

28. Project Constraints
Time
Scope
Cost
ResourcesQuality
Risk
Customer
Satisfaction
You could not shorten the
schedule without causing a
negative impact to cost,
risk, etc.

30. Project Life Cycle
Logical breakdown of what you need to do in the project
Research Design Code Test Transition
Initiating
Planning
Executing
Monitoring
&
Controlling
Closing

31. Project Life Cycle
Plan
Driven
Change
Driven
Predictive life cycle,
Waterfall,
traditional life cycle
Adaptive life Cycle or
Agile

32. Project Life Cycle
Plan
Driven
Change
Driven
Scope, Schedule, Cost
to be determined in
detailed early
Fixed time, Cost, Scope
is broadly defined with
understanding that it will
be refined as project
progresses

33. Next Session
Project Integration Management
Integration Process Done During
Develop Project Charter Initiating
Develop Project Management Plan Planning
Direct and Manage Project Work Executing
Monitor and Control Project Work Monitoring and Controlling
Perform Integrated Change Control Monitoring and Controlling
Close Project/Phase Closing