Introduction to Project Management

• Project management is the discipline of planning, organizing, motivating, and controlling resources to achieve specific goals.
• A Project is a temporary endeavor with a defined beginning and end.
• Projects are undertaken to meet unique goals and objectives,
•  typically to bring about beneficial change or added value.
• The temporary nature of projects stands in contrast with business as usual (or operations).
• The primary challenge of project management is to achieve all of the project goals and objectives while honoring the preconceived constraints.
•  The primary constraints are scope, time, quality and budget

• The secondary —and more ambitious— challenge is to optimize the allocation of necessary inputs and integrate them to meet pre-defined objectives.
• Project Management activities can be categorized into five main processes:
• Initiation
• Planning
• Execution
• Monitoring & Control
• Closeout & Evaluation