The document discusses the requirements to apply for the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification which includes a 4-year degree, 3 years of project management experience with 4,500 hours leading projects, and 35 hours of project management training. It also defines project management as planning, organizing, securing, and managing resources to achieve specific goals. Finally, it outlines the typical stages of a project as defining objectives and scope, planning the work, executing the project, and closing out the project.

3. Project Management
To apply for the PMP:
• A four-year degree (bachelor’s or the
global equivalent) and at least three
years of project management
experience, with 4,500 hours leading
and directing projects and 35 hours of
project management education.

4. Project Management
Planning, organizing, securing, and
managing resources to achieve specific
goals.

5. Project Management
Planning, organizing, securing, and
managing resources to achieve specific
goals.

6. The Stages of Project Management
• Defining the Project –
Objectives, outcomes, scope
• Planning the Project – Identify work and
assign
• Executing the Project – Production
• Closing Out the Project – Client
presentation

7. Objectives:
Reasons for Doing the Project
Objectives are often confused with project
products
“The objective of our project is to install system X”
Fails the "so what?" test
Objectives need to be specific.
A specific objective leads to a specific outcome
“To improve customer relations” is not
measurable
“Reduce customer complaints by 50%” is
measurable

8. Scope
High-level scope consists of two main components:
• Deliverables
• Boundaries. Boundary statements help to
separate the things that are applicable to your
project from those areas that are out of scope.
oThis project will affect USA operations only.
All other locations are out of scope.
oWe will deliver our solution to the Finance
and Legal departments. All other
departments are out of scope.

9. Scope
Scope
Quality
Time Cost

10. Scope
Cost
Scope
Time Quality

11. Scope
Cost
Scope
Time Quality

12. Scope
Cost
Scope
Time Quality

13. Scope
Cost
Pick any two
Time Quality

14. Assumptions and Constraints
Assumptions are circumstances and events
that need to occur for the project to be
successful, but are outside the total control
of the project team. Assumptions are
accepted as true and are often without
proof or demonstration.
Constraints are things that might restrict, limit,
or regulate the project. Generally
constraints are outside the total control of
the project team like due dates, funding, skill
levels, resource availability etc.

15. Risks
• Identify
• Assign probability
• Impact if realized

16. Success Criteria
You should ask several questions:
• "What does success look like?"
• "How do I know I've completed the
project?"
• "How do I know I've done a great
job?”
• "How will all this be measured?"

17. Where to Start
• Understand the project
• Contact the client
• Define the objectives
• Define the scope
• Define tasks that considers due dates
• Assign tasks to team members