Project Management Context and Processes

Overview/Description
 By the end of this course you will be familiar with the basic issues involved in project management and you will recognize key PMBOK terms as they are used in the context of beginning a professional project. You will appreciate how various project management processes function within the all-important "project context." You will also be better prepared to recognize that shifts in that context will demand immediate and creative responses on your part as an effective project manager.

Target Audience
 Experienced project managers, managers of other project managers, functional managers with employees assigned to project teams, educators teaching project management theory and practice, and those wishing to prepare for the Project Management Institute's Project Management Certification examination.

Expected Duration
2.5 hours

Lesson Objectives:

Introduction to PMBOK

  • recognize the benefits of knowing the key knowledge content areas in the Project Management Body of Knowledge.
  • identify the key characteristics of a project.
  • identify the key aspects of successful project management.

    • Project Management Context

  • recognize the critical importance of a project's context to its successful management.
  • match the phases of a project's life cycle with the milestones associated with each phase.
  • match various stakeholders with their unique contribution to the management of projects.
  • identify the influences of organizational culture, style, and structure as when managing projects.
  • select the correct application of general management skills to project management.

    • Project Management Processes

  • recognize the critical importance of processes in managing projects.
  • distinguish between project management processes and product-oriented processes.
  • sequence the five groups of processes as they would normally occur when managing a complex project.
  • identify the components of the five process interactions.

    • Case Studies

  • recognize the benefit of applying newly learned information to practical situations.
  • identify several critical management skills.
  • choose the best practices of managing a project's stakeholders.
  • choose the most accurate descriptions of various project processes.

    • Course Number: PROJ0111