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Project Management Fundamentals

Niladri Mallick Choudhuri, PMP Project Manager, ITC Infotech India Ltd.

© ITC Infotech India Ltd

Project Management Fundamentals

Table Of Contents

WHAT IS A PROJECT? .........................................................................3 WHAT IS PROJECT MANAGEMENT? .........................................................3

Project Management Knowledge Areas ................................................4 Relationship To Other Management Disciplines ...................................5 Representative Project Life Cycles In Software ...................................6 Related Endeavors ...............................................................................7 Project Phases .....................................................................................8 Project Life Cycle .................................................................................8

PROJECT CHARACTERIZATIONS ..............................................................8 KEY GENERAL MANAGEMENT SKILLS .....................................................10 PROCESSES AND CUSTOMIZATIONS ......................................................12

Project Management Processes .........................................................12 Customizing Process Interactions ......................................................15 Mapping Of Project Management Processes .......................................15 Inputs & Outputs of Knowledge Areas ...............................................16

EXISTING STANDARDS & CERTIFICATIONS .............................................20 CONCLUSION ...................................................................................21 REFRENCES .....................................................................................22

ITC Infotech India Ltd.

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Project Management Fundamentals

WHAT IS A PROJECT?
Organizations perform work. Work generally could be classified into

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