Project Management

Project management is the discipline of applying specific processes, methods, skills, knowledge, and experience to achieve specific project objectives within agreed-upon parameters. As a crucial function within business and management, it provides a structured framework for initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing the work of a team to achieve its goals and meet success criteria. This involves carefully balancing the competing constraints of scope, time, cost, and quality to successfully complete temporary endeavors that are designed to produce a unique product, service, or result, thereby enabling organizations to execute strategic initiatives and deliver value.

1. Foundations of Project Management
   1. Understanding Projects
      1. Definition of a Project
      2. Project Characteristics
         1. Temporary Nature
         2. Unique Deliverables
         3. Progressive Elaboration
         4. Resource Constraints
      3. Project Success Criteria
      4. Project Constraints
         1. Scope Constraints
         2. Time Constraints
         3. Cost Constraints
         4. Quality Constraints
         5. Resource Constraints
         6. Risk Constraints
      5. Project Life Cycle Concepts
         1. Generic Life Cycle Structure
         2. Phase Relationships
         3. Life Cycle Characteristics
   2. Project Management Fundamentals
      1. Definition of Project Management
      2. Project Management Framework
         1. Knowledge Areas
         2. Process Groups
         3. Tools and Techniques
      3. Value of Project Management
      4. Project Management Standards
   3. Projects versus Operations
      1. Operational Work Characteristics
      2. Project Work Characteristics
      3. Distinguishing Features
      4. Integration Considerations
   4. Project Success and Value
      1. Success Metrics
      2. Value Creation
      3. Benefits Realization
      4. Return on Investment
   5. Project Stakeholders
      1. Stakeholder Definition
      2. Stakeholder Categories
         1. Internal Stakeholders
         2. External Stakeholders
         3. Primary Stakeholders
         4. Secondary Stakeholders
      3. Stakeholder Roles and Responsibilities
      4. Stakeholder Influence and Power
      5. Stakeholder Expectations
   6. Organizational Context
      1. Organizational Structures
         1. Functional Organizations
         2. Matrix Organizations
         3. Projectized Organizations
         4. Composite Organizations
      2. Organizational Culture
      3. Organizational Assets
      4. Environmental Factors
      5. Project Management Office
         1. PMO Types
         2. PMO Functions
         3. PMO Value Proposition