Paper CQP 205

Project Management

This subject introduced the learner to the various phases of Project Lifecycle. The learner is expected to manage various aspects of a project including staffing, communication, procurement, and risk management

On completion, a candidate should be able to

Demonstrate key foundational concepts as applied in Project Management
Apply project initiation techniques to identify key stakeholders, obtain project authorization and prepare the Project Charter.
Demonstrate ability to plan projects and integrate them into the organization’s programmes and strategies to create value.
Apply project management techniques, tools and leadership to realize project deliverables.
Apply monitoring and evaluation Tools and Techniques to assess the performance of project outputs, outcomes, and impact (Value) and propose any corrective actions

Content

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Key concepts in project management
Demonstrate key foundational concepts as applied in Project Management
1. Projects, Programs, and Portfolios
2. Value Delivery System and Projects
3. Project Life Cycles
4. Progressive Project Elaboration
5. Types of project methodologies and development approaches
6. Project Delivery Cadence
7. Tailoring projects to the needs of the organization
8. Enterprise Environmental Factors
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Project Integration Management
Deve lop a project charter
1. Developing a project charter
2. Developing a project management plan
3. Directing and managing project work
4. Managing project knowledge
5. Monitoring and controlling project work
6. Performing integrated change controls
7. Project closure
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Project scope management
Prepare a Project scope document based on the case study
1. Project Scope Management
2. Plan Scope Management
3. Collect Requirements
4. Define Scope
5. Create WBS
6. Case Study in project scoping
7. Validate scope
8. Control scope
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Project Schedule Management
Use scheduling tools and techniques to prepare a Project Schedule
1. Project Time Management
2. Plan Schedule Management
3. Define Activities
4. Sequence Activities
5. Estimate Activity Resources
6. Estimate Activity Durations
7. Tools for scheduling
8. Develop Schedule
9. Control schedule
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Project Cost Management
Prepare Project budgets and estimate costs and for management decisions making
1. Project Cost Management
2. Plan Cost Management
3. Estimate Costs
4. Determine Budget
5. Control costs
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Project Quality Management
Manage quality aspects in a project
1. Plan Quality Management
2. Manage quality
3. Control quality
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Project Resource Management
Optimally use resources allocated to a project
1. Plan Resource Management
2. Estimate activity resources
3. Acquire resources
4. Develop team
5. Manage team
6. Control resources
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Project Communication Management
Develop a project communication strategy
1. Plan Communications Management
2. Manage communication
3. Monitor communication
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Project Risk Management
Manage project risks
1. Plan Risk Management
2. Identify Risks
3. Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis
4. Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis
5. Plan Risk Responses
6. Implement risk responses
7. Monitor risks
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Project Procurement Management
Manage procurement for a project
1. Plan Procurement Management
2. Conduct procurement
3. Make-or-buy analysis
4. Source selection criteria
5. Managing material, equipment, supplies, and logistics;
6. Working with contracting professionals and vendors to plan and manage procurements and contracts.
7. Types of procurement contracts
8. Control procurement
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Project Stakeholder Management
Identify and manage project stakeholders
1. Identify stakeholders
2. Plan Stakeholder engagement
3. Manage stakeholder engagement
4. Monitor stakeholder engagement
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Project Execution
Appl y project management techniques, tools and leadership to realize project deliverables.
1. Direct and Manage Project Work
2. Implementing the project methodology and following the project lifecycle
3. Acquiring and utilizing resource materials, supplies, and equipment
4. Creating deliverables that meet project requirements
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Monitoring and Controlling the Project
Apply Monitoring and Evaluation Tools and Techniques to assess the performance of project outputs, outcomes and impact (Value) and propose any corrective actions.
1. Project management plan
2. Measurement and Project KPIs
3. Costs and Schedule forecasts
4. Validated changes
5. Work performance information
6. Enterprise environmental factors
7. Organizational process assets
8. Project Monitoring Process
9. Tools & Techniques
10. Expert judgment
11. Analytical techniques
12. Project management information system (Microsoft Project, Jira, etc.)
13. Outputs
14. Change requests
15. Work performance reports
16. Project management plan updates
17. Project documents updates