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Introduction to Project Management (Fourth Edition) - Online

This 1-module course was designed as a supplemental study guide for the major content areas of Chapters 1 and 2 of A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide), Fourth Edition. In this course, you will consider some of the organizational issues surrounding project management. You will review how different organizations handle the responsibilities of project management and will focus on the entity known as a project management office, or PMO. You will also learn how organizational structure can play a key role in the success or failure of project management.

This is Module 1 of the Project Management - PMP® Exam Prep Course (Fourth Edition)

This is an asynchronous eLearning course that can be accessed 24/7 from any internet enabled computer.

• Explain what a project is and how it can advance organizational goals
• Understand the role of the project manager in an organizational setting
• Understand how enterprise environmental factors and organizational process assets can affect project management processes
• Explain the concept of a project management office (PMO)
• Explain the relation of projects to sub-projects, programs, and portfolios
• Distinguish between functional and projectized organizations and explain how the structure of the organization can affect project processes and activities
• Understand the role of stakeholders such as the project sponsor in determining general and specific details of the project charter
• Understand the project life cycle and its common trends and patterns
• Define and explain fast tracking
• Identify key characteristics of successful project managers