1. Project Manager
1.1. Roles as Project Manager
1.1.1. Responsible to planning, scheduling, coordinating, and working with people to achieve project goals
1.2. Suggested Skills
1.2.1. The Project Management Body of Knowledge
1.2.2. Project environment knowledge
1.2.3. Application area knowledge, standards, and regulation
2. Super Tools
2.1. those tools that have high use and high potential for improving project success
2.1.1. software for task scheduling (such as project management)
2.1.2. Scope statement
2.1.3. Requirement analyses
2.2. Tools found to improve project importance
2.2.1. Progress reports
2.2.2. kick-off meetings
2.2.3. Gantt charts
2.2.4. Change request
3. Program
3.1. A group of related projects managed in a coordinated way to obtain benefits and control not available from managing them individually
3.2. Program Manager
3.2.1. provides leadership and direction for the project managers heading the projects within the program
4. Project Portfolio Management
4.1. As part of project portfolio management, organizations group and manage projects and program as a portfolio of investment that contribute to enterprise success
4.2. Portfolio Manager
4.2.1. Responsible to help their organizations make wise investment decisions by helping to select and analyze projects from a strategic perspective
5. Project
5.1. Defined as "a short-term effort undertaken to produce a one-of-a-kind good, service or outcome."
5.2. Characteristics or Attributes
5.2.1. has a unique purpose
5.2.2. is temporary
5.2.3. developed using progressing elaboration
5.2.4. requires resources, often from various areas
5.2.5. involves uncertainty
6. Project Management
6.1. Define as "the application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements."
6.2. Triple Constraint of Project Management
6.2.1. Scope Goal
6.2.2. Cost Goal
6.2.3. Time Goal
6.3. 10 Project Management Framework
6.3.1. Project Integration
6.3.2. Scope
6.3.3. Time
6.3.4. Cost
6.3.5. Quality
6.3.6. Human Resource
6.3.7. Communication
6.3.8. Risk
6.3.9. Procurement
6.3.10. Stakeholder Management
6.4. Project Management Software
6.4.1. Low-end tools: Handle single or smaller projects well, cost under $200 per user
6.4.2. Midrange tools: Handle multiple projects and users, cost $200 - $1000 per user
6.4.3. High-end tools: Also called enterprise project management software, often licenced on a per- user basis, like Microsoft Enterprise Project Management solution