Project Management Professional (PMI) study guide.ppt

Project Management Professional (PMP)
Certification Study Guide
PMI Certification Materials
To assist PMI candidates pleting the PMI certification exam administered by the Project Management Institute
Content is from “A Guide To The Project Management Body Of Knowledge”(PMBOK)
Recurring Themes
Historical Records – need to collect and use for planning, estimating and risk
Kickoff meetings are important
Work Breakdown Structures
Do not introduce benefits that are not stated in requirements
Needs of all stakeholders should be taken into account during all projects
Team Members must be involved in project planning
Project Mangers must be pro-active
Chapter 1 – Introduction
Project – temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product or service
Has a definite beginning and end and interrelated activities
Programs adopt new set of objectives and continue to work; projects cease when declared objectives have been attained
Chapter 1 – Introduction
Projects are unique – characteristics are progressively elaborated
Progressively: proceeding in steps
Elaborated: worked with care and detail
Scope of project should remain constant even as characteristics are “progressively elaborated”
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Project Management: the application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to project activities in order to meet or exceed stakeholder needs and expectations from a defined project – balancing the following:
Scope, time, cost, and quality
Stakeholders’ expectations
Requirements (needs) vs. unidentified requirements (expectations)
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Programs are groups of projects managed in a coordinated way to obtain benefits not available from managing the projects individually
Most programs have elements of ongoing operations
Series of repetitive or cyclical undertakings
Projects are often divided into “subprojects” for more manageability
Often contracted out to anizations
Chapter 2 – Project Management Context
Project Phases are marked b