PRINCIPLES OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT

An Introduction to Project Management

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Part 1:  Concepts of Project Management

· Project

· Project Management

· Project Selection

· Programme Management

· Portfolio Management

· Triple Constraint

· Project Life Cycle

· Project Management Life Cycle

· Sponsor

· Stakeholders

· Communication

· Project Documentation

Part 2:  Project Management Framework

1.  Initiation

· Stakeholders

· Objectives

2.  Planning

Core Plans

· Scope

· Schedule

· WBS

· Resources

· Estimated durations

· Network diagram

· Critical Path Analysis

· Network diagram against calendar of working days = schedule

· Budget

· Labour

· Equipment / materials

· Project Management costs

· Contingency Reserve

Other plans

· Communications

· Risk Management

· Quality

· Procurement

· Human Resources

3.  Control (of execution)

· Scope Change Control

· Quality Control

· Schedule and budget control

· Earned Value Analysis

4.  Close out

· User acceptance

· Administrative closure

· Contract closure

· Lessons learned