Project Management 101 (PM101) - Introduction to Project Management

Are you an expert at your job?

Here’s a different question – Are you an expert in your industry?

While being great at your work and spending years in your present role can definitely turn you into an expert at your job, that is no guarantee of becoming an expert in your industry. Professional certifications help you understand the best practices of the industry.

Not just that, a certification like PMI’s PMP can you help you enhance your project management skills and open doors for better job opportunities.

PMP is recognized globally and the certification can be your ticket to project management roles in IT, manufacturing, finance, healthcare, infrastructure and other exciting industries. PMI studies have shown that PMP certification holders report steep pay raises.

What is PMP again?

Project Management Professional (PMP) is a Certification provided by the Project Management Institute (PMI) based in Pennsylvania, USA.

Here’s what PMI says about PMP,

No matter where you are in the world or what industry you work in, speak the language used by over 750,000 certified project managers around the globe. The PMP® is recognized the world over as the gold standard in project management.

The Project Management Professional (PMP)® is the most important industry-recognized certification for project managers.

Are there other Project Management Certifications out there?

Ofcourse! PRINCE2, Certified Scrum Master (CSM), CompTIA Project+ certification, Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM), Professional in Project Management (PPM) to name a few.

PMP happens to be just one of them but widely recognized, accepted and followed. Thus, the Gold Standard!

How do I begin studying for Project Management?

Glad you asked! We have put together a 1.5 hours training session just for that purpose. This course will help you kickstart your journey in the domain of Project Management. To begin with, we cover the basic concepts like what is a Project, what is Project Management, who is a Project Manager. Then we dive deep to discuss Project Constraints, Organizational Structures and Project Management Office (PMO). Finally, to top it all of, we also touch upon the PMP courseware and understand the basic Project Management Life Cycle and its types as well as Project Manager’s tasks in the different process groups like Initiation, Planning, Execution, M & C and Closing.

Course Contents

What is a Project?
Where do projects come from?
Project Constraints
How do you define project success?
What is Project Management?
Programs and Portfolios
Project Manager
Organizational Structure
Project Management Office (PMO)
Project Stakeholders
Project Management Life Cycle and its types
Project Management Processes

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