Description
This course provides an introduction to the profession of project
management in organizations. This course builds the foundation for a
successful career in project management. This course includes topics
such as the project lifecycle, organizational and project structure,
prioritizing and project selection, defining the project, work
breakdown schedules, estimation, and communications planning.
Students learn the project management framework relating to the
project lifecycle including starting the project, as well as
organizing and planning the project based upon the process groups
described in the PMBOK. This course also provides the basis for the
more advanced development of project management skills in subsequent
project management courses.