Introduction to
Project Management
Week 01
ISPRJMGT
Ronald L. Ramos
Delivering a
Successful
Project
How do projects get started?
When someone has a
problem to solve or an
opportunity to pursue.
Your job as project manager is
an ongoing balancing
act between project scope and
the time, resources, and
budget you've been given.
What you should
know
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You don't need to know anything about
project management before you start
this course. It works either as an
introduction to project management for
beginners, or a refresher if you've been
managing projects for a while.
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This course is only an introduction to
project management. We'll go through
the basics, so you'll get to know what's
involved in managing a project.
Get to Know Project
Management
What is a project?
What is project management
Lots of project managers get their start because they're good at making
things happen. But project management is more than showing off your
organizational skills and supervising others. It means applying knowledge,
skills, tools, and techniques to achieve your project's objectives.
Project management can be summed
up as answering a few crucial questions:
What problem are you solving?
How are you going to solve this problem?
The next question is, what's your plan?
What it takes to be a project manager
Project managers use a wide variety of skills and
knowledge to complete projects successfully
Skills:
Technical
skills
Problem
solving
Interpersonal
Skills
Strong
Leadership
The waterfall
project
management
lifecycle
The agile
project
management
lifecycle
The agile project management lifecycle
How
organizational
culture affects
projects
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Organizational culture is a set of
factors that guide people's behaviors
and decisions within an
organization. Things like shared values,
beliefs, assumptions, habits, and
language.
End
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To be continued…