1. Project & Program Managers
1.1. Project Managers
1.1.1. Work with project sponsors, team and other people who involved in a project to meet the goals.
1.1.1.1. The Role
1.1.1.1.1. Planning
1.1.1.1.2. Scheduling
1.1.1.1.3. Coordinating
1.1.1.1.4. Working with people
1.1.1.2. Suggested Skills
1.1.1.2.1. The Project Management Body of Knowledge
1.1.1.2.2. Project environment knowledge
1.1.1.2.3. General management knowledge and skills
1.1.1.2.4. Human relations skils
1.1.1.3. Skills & Competencies
1.1.1.3.1. Leadership
1.1.1.3.2. People skills
1.1.1.3.3. Listening
1.1.1.3.4. Verbal communication
1.1.1.3.5. Conflict resolution
1.1.1.4. Different Skills & Situations
1.1.1.4.1. Large projects
1.1.1.4.2. High uncertainty projects
1.1.1.4.3. Very novel projects
1.2. Program
1.2.1. a collection of connected initiatives coordinated to acquire advantages and control not only accessible from controlling them individually.
2. Project Management
2.1. Project Skateholders
2.1.1. The people involved in or affected by project activities
2.1.1.1. Project sponsor
2.1.1.2. Manager
2.1.1.3. Customers
2.1.1.4. Users
2.1.1.5. Suppliers
2.2. Knowledge Areas
2.2.1. Describe the key competencies that project managers must develop
2.3. Tools & Techniques
2.3.1. Super Tools
2.3.1.1. Tools that have high use and potential for improving project success.
2.3.1.1.1. Software for task scheduling
2.3.1.1.2. Scope statements
2.3.1.1.3. Requirements analyses
2.3.1.1.4. Lessons-learned reports
2.3.2. Assist project managers and their teams in various aspects of project management
3. Project Management Offices (PMO)
3.1. An organizational group that responsible for coordinating the project management function throughout an organization
4. Project Management Institute (PMI)
4.1. An international professional society for project managers
5. Project Management Certification
5.1. PMI provides certification as a Project Management Professional (PMP)
5.1.1. PMP has documented sufficient project experience and agreed to follow a code of ethics to passed the PMP exam
6. Ethics in Project Management
6.1. A set of principles that guide our decision making based on personal values of what is right & wrong
7. What is Project Management?
7.1. A temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service or result.
7.2. Operations is work done to sustain the business.
7.3. Short or long time to complete depends on the project size (large or small).
8. Advantages
8.1. Lower costs
8.2. Higher profit margins
8.3. Improved productivity
8.4. Improved customer relations
8.5. Higher worker morale
8.6. Higher profit margins
9. Project Portfolio Management
9.1. Organizations group manage projects & programs as a portfolio of investments that contribute to the entire enterprise's success
10. Project Management Software
10.1. Low-end tools
10.1.1. Handle single or smaller projects well
10.2. Midrange tools
10.2.1. Handle multiple projects and users
10.3. High-end tools
10.3.1. Enterprise Project Management Software
11. Example of IT Projects
11.1. A company develops a driveless car.
11.2. A team of students creates a smartphone application & sells it online.
11.3. A college upgrades its technology infrastructure to provide access accross the whole campus.
12. Top Strategic Technologies
12.1. Media tablets & beyond
12.2. Internet of Things (IoT)
12.3. Cloud Computing
13. Project Attributes
13.1. A project has a unique purpose
13.2. A project is temporary
13.3. A project involves uncertainty
13.4. A project is developed using progressive elaboration
14. Project Success
14.1. The project met scope, time and cost goals
14.1.1. Top 3 Reasons of Federal Technology Project Succeed
14.1.1.1. Adequate funding
14.1.1.2. Staff expertise
14.1.1.3. Engagement from all stakeholders
14.1.2. What helps Project Succeed?
14.1.2.1. User Involvement
14.1.2.2. Optimizing scope
14.1.2.3. Emotional Maturity
14.1.2.4. Agile Process
14.1.2.5. Skills Resources
14.2. The project satisfied the customer or sponser
14.3. The results met its main objectives
15. Best Practice
15.1. An optimal way recognized by industry to achieve a stated goal or obective
15.1.1. Make sure that the projects driven by own strategy
15.1.2. Engage the skateholders