How Can Project Management Help Me?

hungsika — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 15:36:52 +0000

Prince 2 courses:Prince 2 stands for Projects in Controlled Environments. This is a project management method covering the organisation, management and control of projects. PRINCE 2 was first developed by the Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency (CCTA), now part of the Office of Government Commerce (OGC), in 1989 as a UK Government standard for IT project management. It is aimed at enabling you to successfully deliver the right products, on time and within budget. As a Project manager you can apply the principles of PRINCE2 and the associated training to any type of project. It will help you to manage risk, control quality and change effectively, as well as make the most of challenging situations and opportunities that arise within a project.

APM course

The main objectives for the APM course are to develop and promote project management across all sectors of industry and beyond. The APM certification will provide you with the knowledge to be able to apply a ‘framework’ to managing projects. This will lead to a more formal approach to Project Management. This may be the way forward if you work for an organisation that operates within the UK and has little process formality in managing projects.

PMI course

A PMI certificate will provide you with the knowledge you need to enable you to apply a ‘framework’ to managing projects. This will then lead you to a more formal approach to Project Management. This course may be a suitable for you if you work for a global organisation with presence throughout the world where you will need to communicate in a common language when managing Projects.

MSP course

MSP means: Managing Successful Programmes. This course is a best-practice guide from the OGC, describing a structured approach for managing programmes. It has been developed using the collective expertise and practical experience of some of the leading practitioners in the field. This means that it not only reflects best practice, but is also an accessible, workable technique that has been tested by those working in the real world.

It is always useful for new and existing project managers to learn new Project Management skills and techniques. With Project Management Professional you will find a range of useful Project Management information to improve your knowledge and understanding of everything from program and Portfolio Management to Financial Management.

Project Management Definitions

hungsika — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:28:35 +0000

What is a project? A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result. The temporary nature of projects indicates a definite beginning and end. The end is reached when the project’s objectives have been achieved or when the project is terminated because its objectives will not or cannot be met, or when the need for the project no longer exists.

What is a project Management? Project management (PM) is the art of creating the illusion that any outcome is the result of a series of predetermined, deliberate acts when, in fact, it was dumb luck… Harold Kerzner also defines Project Management as a “Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling”.

Project Management Institute – PMI – defines project management is a methodical approach to planning and guiding project processes from start to finish which are guided through five stages: initiation, planning, executing, controlling, and closing. Project management can be applied to almost any type of project and is widely used to control the complex processes of software development projects.

Arcording PMBOK, Project Management is the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements. Project management is accomplished through the appropriate application and integration of the forty-two logically grouped project management processes comprising the five process groups.

Wikipedia definition of Project Management “PM is the discipline of planning, organizing, and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific project goals and objectives. It is often closely related to and sometimes conflated with program management”

It is also found on Project Management Help website, PM is a carefully planned and organized effort to accomplish a specific (and usually) one-time objective, for example, construct a building or implement a major new computer system. Project management includes developing a project plan, which includes defining and confirming the project goals and objectives, identifying tasks and how goals will be achieved, quantifying the resources needed, and determining budgets and timelines for completion. It also includes managing the implementation of the project plan, along with operating regular ‘controls’ to ensure that there is accurate and objective information on ‘performance’ relative to the plan, and the mechanisms to implement recovery actions where necessary. Projects usually follow major phases or stages (with various titles for these), including feasibility, definition, project planning, implementation, evaluation and support/maintenance.

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