This is the 1st presentation as part of PM Awareness Sessions I\’ve made for my company\’s (ITEC) staff to increase their awareness of PM best practices.

1. Project Management An Quick Overview MOHAMMAD K. KIWAN PMO MANAGER IMAGE TECHNOLOGIES Part of Project Management Awareness Sessions

2. Target Audience Executive Directors Line Managers Section Heads Project Team Members Any “want to be a Project Manager” 2 Oct. 29th, 2008

3. A Basic Question What is Project Management? 3 Oct. 29th, 2008

4. An Artistic Answer! 4 Oct. 29th, 2008

5. All Together! 5 Oct. 29th, 2008

6. What’s missing? 6 Oct. 29th, 2008

7. Simple Analogy 7 Oct. 29th, 2008

8. A “Formal” Answer Project Management is “the application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements.”* 8 Oct. 29th, 2008 * PMI Inc. A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) 3rd edition

9. Project Management Evolution 9 Oct. 29th, 2008

10. Project Management vs. Strategic Planning Oct. 29th, 2008 10 Implements Organizational Goals and Targets are implemented by undertaking projects and achieving project objectives.

11. Project Management Essence 11 Oct. 29th, 2008

12. Digging A Little Deeper 12 Oct. 29th, 2008

13. Project Management Organizations Project Management Institute (PMI) US based The most regarded PRINCE2 UK Based Well regarded Less Known (IPMA) 13 Oct. 29th, 2008

14. Project Management is NOT … A Software Development Methodology (Waterfall, Agile, Iterative, …) A time schedule only (There are 9 Knowledge areas as per PMI) A usage of Project Management/Tracking Software (MS Project, Primavera) – it is a lot more. 14 Oct. 29th, 2008

15. PM Balance Project Management is a balance between Science and Art. It is also a balance between Management and Leadership. 15 Oct. 29th, 2008

16. Project Management Knowledge Areas Oct. 29th, 2008 16

17. Project Management Process Groups Oct. 29th, 2008 17

18. Project Management Plan Oct. 29th, 2008 18

19. Questions? Oct. 29th, 2008 19

20. Thank You Oct. 29th, 2008 20