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16 Cards in this Set
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Project
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A project is “a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result
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Project Managers
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Project managers work with project sponsors, a project team, and other people involved in a project to meet project goals
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Program
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Program: group of related projects managed in a coordinated way to obtain benefits and control not available from managing them individually
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Project management
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Project management is “the application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements”
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Triple constraint
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Project managers strive to meet the triple constraint by balancing project scope, time, and cost goals
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Stakeholders
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Stakeholders are the people involved in or affected by project activities
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Knowledge area
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Knowledge areas describe the key competencies that project managers must develop
------------------------------------------------- Four core knowledge areas lead to specific project objectives (scope, time, cost, and quality) Four facilitating knowledge areas are the means through which the project objectives are achieved (human resources, communication, risk, and procurement management |
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Project management tools and techniques
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Project management tools and techniques assist project managers and their teams in various aspects of project management
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Program manager
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A program manager provides leadership and direction for the project managers heading the projects within the program
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Portfolio Managers
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As part of project portfolio management, organizations group and manage projects and programs as a portfolio of investments that contribute to the entire enterprise’s success
Portfolio managers help their organizations make wise investment decisions by helping to select and analyze projects from a strategic perspective |
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Best Practice
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A best practice is “an optimal way recognized by industry to achieve a stated goal or objective”*
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leader
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A leader focuses on long-term goals and big-picture objectives while inspiring people to reach those goals
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manager
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A manager deals with the day-to-day details of meeting specific goals
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Manhattan Project
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Most people consider the Manhattan Project to be the first project to use “modern” project management
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PMP
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PMI provides certification as a Project Management Professional (PMP)
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Ethics
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Ethics, loosely defined, is a set of principles that guide our decision making based on personal values of what is “right” and “wrong”
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