Chapter 1:

Introduction to Project
Management
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Introduction (3 of 3)

• Advantages of Using Formal Project Management:

• Better control of financial, physical, and human resources
• Improved customer relations
• Shorter development times
• Lower costs and improved productivity
• Higher quality and increased reliability
• Higher profit margins
• Better internal coordination
• Positive impact on meeting strategic goals

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What Is a Project?

• A project is “a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique

product, service, or result” (PMBOK® Guide, Sixth Edition, 2017)
• Projects end when their objectives have been reached or the
project has been terminated

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Project Attributes

• A project
• has a unique purpose
• is temporary
• drives change and enable value creation
• is developed using progressive elaboration
• requires resources, often from various areas
• should have a primary customer or sponsor
• The project sponsor usually provides the direction and funding for the project
• involves uncertainty

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Project Constraints

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What is Project Management? (1 of 2)

• Project management is “the application of knowledge, skills, tools

and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements”
(PMBOK® Guide, Sixth Edition, 2017)

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Project Stakeholders

• Stakeholders are the people involved in or affected by project

activities
• Stakeholders include
• the project sponsor
• banks and other financial institutions
• the project manager
• the project team
• support staff
• suppliers
• opponents to the project

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Project Management Knowledge Areas

• Project managers must have knowledge and skills in all 10

knowledge areas (scope, schedule, cost, quality, resource,
communications, risk, procurement, stakeholder, and project
integration management)

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Project Management Tools and Techniques (1 of 2)

• Project management tools and techniques assist project

managers and their teams in various aspects of project
management
• Some specific ones include
• Gantt charts

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Project Success (1 of 4)

• There are several ways to define project success:

• The project met scope, time, and cost goals
• The project satisfied the customer/sponsor
• The results of the project met its main objective, such as making or
saving a certain amount of money, providing a good return on
investment, or simply making the sponsors happy

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Project Portfolio Management (1 of 2)

• As part of project portfolio management, organizations group and

manage projects and programs as a portfolio of investments that
contribute to the entire enterprise’s success
• Portfolio managers help their organizations make wise
investment decisions by helping to select and analyze projects
from a strategic perspective

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Project Portfolio Management (2 of 2)

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The Role of the Project Manager

• Project managers must work closely with the other stakeholders

on a project, especially the sponsor and project team
• They are also more effective if they are familiar with the 10
project management knowledge areas

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The Project Management Profession

• The profession of project management is growing at a very rapid

pace

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History of Project Management (1 of 4)

• Some people argue that building the Egyptian pyramids was a

project, as was building the Great Wall of China
• Most people consider the Manhattan Project to be the first project
to use “modern” project management
• This three-year, $2 billion (in 1946 dollars) project had a separate
project manager and a technical manager

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Project Management Certification (1 of 2)

• The number of people earning PMP® certification is increasing

quickly

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Chapter Summary

• A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique

product, service, or result
• Project management is the application of knowledge, skills, tools,
and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements
• A program is a group of related projects managed in a
coordinated way
• Project portfolio management involves organizing and managing
projects and programs as a portfolio of investments
• Project managers play a key role in helping projects and
organizations succeed
• The project management profession continues to grow and
mature

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