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Provided by: Serebra Learning Corporation An Introduction to Project Management PMBOK-Third Edition aligned |
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Imagine trying to control the unexpected and unpredictable through processes in such a way that you meet the cost, quality, and time expectations of all invested parties in order to accomplish a temporary endeavor. This is the mission of project management. Challenging? Yes. Impossible? No. All industries employ project managers to implement processes as a way to control business. In fact, the field of project management is rapidly expanding, as more companies become project-based organizations. However, not all organizations and industries manage projects well. Some continue to waste time, money, and resources even after establishing procedures and protocols. A 1995 Standish Group survey showed that only 16 percent of software development projects finished on time and under budget, 31 percent were canceled, and the remaining 53 percent overran by an average of 189 percent on cost and 222 percent on schedule. This predicament is a source of frustration for many organizations. It's not impossible to fulfill th Project managers, managers, and CEOs
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An Introduction to Project Management PMBOK-Third Edition aligned
Audience
Project managers, managers, and CEOs
Topics
Objectives
- Defining Project Management
- identify the benefits of using the PMBOK Guide as a source of project management best practices.
- identify the characteristics of a project.
- differentiate between examples of projects and operational work.
- differentiate between examples of progressive elaboration and scope creep.
- select the best definition of project management.
- identify true statements about the relationship among the five areas of expertise.
- match each area of expertise with a description of the type of project information it represents.
- match the Knowledge Areas to appropriate descriptions.
- differentiate among examples of programs, portfolios, and subprojects.Understanding Project Influencers
- identify the importance of recognizing how the project environment and influencers affect projects.
- identify some of the factors that make up an organization's culture.
- match examples of organizations with the system they represent.
- differentiate among e
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Serebra Learning Corporation - Serebra Learning Corporation provides technology-based training solutions through a combination of Cortex, its proprietary learning management system (LMS), and a curriculum catalog with over 1, 825 current courseware titles. Founded in 1987 (as FirstClass Systems, with a name change to Serebra in 2001), Serebra has over sixteen years" experience delivering e-learning solutions to both...
