Initiating a Project and Preparing the Project Plan


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Overview/Description
Project integration management is concerned with ensuring the proper coordination of project processes so project objectives are achieved. Successful project managers use project integration management to integrate project processes, maximize performance, and meet project goals throughout the life cycle of a project. This course will highlight the importance of project integration management to project performance. It will cover the project inputs, tools and techniques, and outputs of the following processes in the Project Integration Management knowledge area: Develop Project Charter, Develop Preliminary Project Scope Statement, and Develop Project Management Plan. Through interactive learning strategies and real-life scenarios, the learner will explore these concepts and gain a better understanding of the project integrative processes in action. This course is aligned with "A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge" (PMBOK® Guide) - Third Edition, published by the Project Management Institute (PMI®), Inc., 2004. Copyright and all rights reserved. Material from this publication has been reproduced with the permission of PMI®.

Target Audience
Project managers who are seeking to further their project management skills to more advanced levels

Expected Duration (hours)
2.5

Lesson Objectives

The Importance of Project Integration Management

  • identify the primary reason why it's important for project managers to understand project integration management.
  • match each process in the Project Integration Management knowledge area with its description.
  • match the Project Process Groups to the processes in the Project Integration Management knowledge area that occur within them.
  • Developing the Project Charter

  • identify the reasons why it's important to develop a Project Charter.
  • identify examples of the inputs for developing a Project Charter.
  • match the tools and techniques used to develop a Project Charter with their examples.
  • determine which elements are missing from a Project Charter.
  • Developing the Preliminary Project Scope Statement

  • identify the reasons why it's important for project managers to develop a preliminary Project Scope Statement.
  • match each input for developing a preliminary Project Scope Statement to its description.
  • match each tool and technique used in developing a preliminary Project Scope Statement to its description.
  • determine which components are missing from a preliminary Project Scope Statement.
  • Developing the Project Management Plan

  • identify the reasons why it's important for project managers to develop a Project Management Plan.
  • match the inputs for developing a Project Management Plan with examples.
  • match the tools and techniques used in developing a Project Management Plan with examples.
  • recognize the components identified in a Project Management Plan.
  • recognize the subsidiary plans that a Project Management Plan can be composed of.
  • Course Number:
    PROJ0521