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| temporary endeavor to create a unique product, service, or result |
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| progressing through steady, incremental steps. |
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| the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to meet project requirements." |
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| Managing a project centers on four things: |
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•Identifying your project's requirements
•Establishing clearly defined project objectives
•Managing project stakeholders by adapting your plans and approaches to keep those folks happy and the project moving along
•Keeping scope, schedule, costs, and quality all in balance |
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| Project Triangle, Triple Constraints of Project Management |
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| three constraints of scope, time, and cost |
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| To be an expert in project management |
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•The Project Management Body of Knowledge
•Expertise in your application area and an understanding of the relevant standards and regulations
•An understanding of the environment in which your project takes place in
•General management knowledge and skills
•The ability to deal with people (your interpersonal skills) |
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| location and culture where the project will operate |
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| Cultural and Social Environment |
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| understand the economic, educational, ethical, religious, demographic, and even the ethic composition of the people your project affects |
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| International and Political Environment |
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| consider the international and local laws of where your project will operate and how the conditions of the project may vary based on where the work is being completed. Need to consider things like languages, time zone differences, holidays, travel issues, non-collocated teams, and the headaches with video and teleconferences |
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| consider the ecology; geography; and environmental concerns, laws, and risks that are associated with these changes |
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| Project Management Context |
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| umbrella within an organization: project portfolio management, project offices, or programs. The project management context describes all the different environments where a project may reside |
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| program is a collection of related projects organized to gain benefits from the projects collectively that wouldn't be realized if the projects were managed independently. projects are usually contributing one major deliverable and can work together to save time, effort, and dollars. |
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| Project portfolio management is the selection, management, and collection of projects within an organization. portfolio of projects defines the rules for selecting, maintaining, and even funding the projects within an organization. Project portfolio management defines the projects that should be selected based on need, risk and reward, return on investment, and practically any other issues an organization identifies.project managers aren't usually directly involved in project portfolio management. |
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| Project Management Offices |
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| PMO, oversees all of the projects within an organization and supports all of the project managers within an organization. PMOs can be organized to manage all projects within an organization, within departments, or even by the nature of the project work. PMOs support the project manager and the project team through software, training, templates, standardized policies, and procedures. PMOs often coordinate communications across projects, offer mentoring to project managers, and help resolve issues between project team members, project managers, and stakeholders. Project managers working with a PMO typically report to a chief project officer or program officer, depending on the organizational structure. |
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