Project Management Foundations

Project management is a set of techniques that anyone can apply to achieve goals and make projects more successful. Project management can be used to guide small, simple projects as well as complex enterprise-wide initiatives. In this course, you will learn about the fundamentals of project management, from establishing project goals and objectives and building a project plan to managing resources and work, meeting deadlines, and closing the project.

After completion of this program, participants will be better able to:

• Understand the project management framework based on PMBOK® Guide
• Determine how organizational structure affects projects
• Explore the fundamentals of analyzing project stakeholders
• Examine the best ways to identify a project goal
• Examine strategies to meet requirements
• Describe the 10 knowledge areas and 5 process groups
• Understand and apply recognized tools and techniques for managing projects
• Use PMBOK® Guide to help with your real projects