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PMP Study Guide

PMP Study Guide. Chapter 1 What Is a Project?. Is It a Project? What Is Project Management? Defining Skills Every Good Project Manager Needs Understanding Organizational Structures Understanding Project Life Cycles and Project Management Processes Project Management Knowledge Areas.

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PMP Study Guide

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  1. PMP Study Guide Chapter 1 What Is a Project?

  2. Is It a Project? What Is Project Management? Defining Skills Every Good Project Manager Needs Understanding Organizational Structures Understanding Project Life Cycles and Project Management Processes Project Management Knowledge Areas Chapter 1 What Is a Project?

  3. Projects are unique. Projects are temporary in nature and have a definite beginning and ending date. Projects are completed when the project goals are achieved. A successful project is one that meets or exceeds the expectations of your stakeholders. Is It a Project?

  4. Project Stakeholders

  5. Is It a Project? What Is Project Management? Defining Skills Every Good Project Manager Needs Understanding Organizational Structures Understanding Project Life Cycles and Project Management Processes Project Management Knowledge Areas Chapter 1 What Is a Project?

  6. A set of tools and techniques—performed by people—to describe, organize, and monitor, the work of project activities Programs Portfolios Project Management Offices What Is Project Management?

  7. Is It a Project? What Is Project Management? Defining Skills Every Good Project Manager Needs Understanding Organizational Structures Understanding Project Life Cycles and Project Management Processes Project Management Knowledge Areas Chapter 1 What Is a Project?

  8. Project manager’s are like small business owners General management skills Application skills A mile wide and an inch deep Defining Skills Every Good Project Manager Needs

  9. Communication skills Organizational and planning skills Budgeting skills Conflict management skills Negotiation and influencing skills Leadership skills Team Building and motivating skills Project Manager’s Skills

  10. Is It a Project? What Is Project Management? Defining Skills Every Good Project Manager Needs Understanding Organizational Structures Understanding Project Life Cycles and Project Management Processes Project Management Knowledge Areas Chapter 1 What Is a Project?

  11. Functional Organizations Projectized Organizations Matrix Organizations Understanding Organizational Structures

  12. Functional Org Chart

  13. Functional Organizations

  14. Projectized Org Chart

  15. Project managers have ultimate authority over the project. The focus of the organization is the project. The organization’s resources are focused on projects and project work. Team members are collocated. Loyalties are formed to the project, not to a functional manager. ProjectizedOrganizations

  16. Strong Matrix Org Chart

  17. Weak Matrix Org Chart

  18. Balanced Matrix Org Chart

  19. Comparing Matrix Structures

  20. Is It a Project? What Is Project Management? Defining Skills Every Good Project Manager Needs Understanding Organizational Structures Understanding Project Life Cycles and Project Management Processes Project Management Knowledge Areas Chapter 1 What Is a Project?

  21. Project Life Cycles Project Phases Hand offs Phase completion Project Management Process Groups Understanding Project Life Cycles and Project Management Process Groups

  22. Initiating Planning Executing Monitoring and Controlling Closing Project Management Process Groups

  23. Characteristics of the Initiating and Planning Process Groups

  24. Characteristics of the Monitoring and Controlling and Closing Process Groups

  25. Project ManagementProcess Groups

  26. Initiating Project Phase (Feasibility Study) Plan Do Planning Executing Project Management Process Groups Monitoring and Control Monitoring and Control Check Act Process Interactions with the “Plan-Do-Check-Act” cycle Closing Initiating Project Phase (Design)

  27. Is It a Project? What Is Project Management? Defining Skills Every Good Project Manager Needs Understanding Organizational Structures Understanding Project Life Cycles and Project Management Processes Project Management Knowledge Areas Chapter 1 What Is a Project?

  28. Integration Scope Time Cost Quality The Project Management Knowledge Areas • Human Resources • Communications • Risk • Procurement

  29. Project Integration Management

  30. Project Scope Management

  31. Project Time Management

  32. Project Cost Management

  33. Project Quality Management

  34. Project Human Resource Management

  35. Project Communications Management

  36. Project Risk Management

  37. Project Procurement Management

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