Week#1

1. Predictive Project Management (PPM)

Welcome to the Week#1 of the PMdistilled PMP program. Upon successful completion of this module you will have a good understanding of;

• Professional ethics of Project Managers
• Roles and responsibilities of the project manager
• Basic definitions like Projects, Operations, Programs, Portfolio
• Project Management Office (PMO)
• Enterprise environmental factors (EPF)
• Organizational Process Assets (OPA)
• The project phases of Initiation, Planning, Execution, Monitoring&Controlling and Closing
• Formally initiating a project
• Key stakeholder identification
• Structure and contents of a project management plan
• Scope definition
• Work breakdown structure

PPM-Module#1 Ethics & Roles

• Professional ethics of the project manager
• Project manager’s roles and responsibilities

PPM-Module#2 Basic Definitions

• Projects & Operations
• What is a program?
• What is project portfolio management?
• Project Management Office (PMO)
• Enterprise Environmental Factors (EEF)
• Organizational Process Assets (OPA)
• The phases of a project

PPM-Module#3 Initiating a project

• Importance of Initiation
• Develop Project charter
• Key stakeholder identification and prioritization

PPM-Module#4 Planning the project

• Developing the project management plan
• Collecting requirements
• Scope definition
• Decomposing the scope into Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

Week#1 Assessment

• Week#1 Assessment