“Operations keeps the lights on, strategy provides a light at the end of the tunnel, but project management is the train engine that moves the organization forward.”
Joy Gumz
By the end of this module you should be able to:
Identify the main features of a project;
Distinguish projects from day-to-day operations;
Classify projects, programs, and portfolios;
Understand the triple constraints of project management;
Explain the 3Ps of project management;
Identify the 10 knowledge areas of project management;
Develop a life cycle model for your project;
Explain the concept and nature of development projects;
Explain mainstreaming in the context development projects;
Familiarize with the course case study;
Recognize and avoid the main causes of project failure, and
Identify and build the desired competencies for a successful project manager.
