Advice for the Project Management Professional (PMP)

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Sample Approach for Creating a Project Portfolio 58
Five Levels of Project Portfolio Management 60
Chapter Summary 62
Quick Quiz 62
Discussion Questions 64
Exercises 64
Team Projects 65
Companion Web Site 66
Key Terms 66
End Notes 67
Chapter 3 Initiating Projects 69
Project Management Process Groups 70
Mapping the Process Groups to the Knowledge Areas 72
Developing a Project Management Methodology 75
The Importance of Top Management Commitment 77
The Need for Organizational Standards 78
Initiating Process for Global Construction’s Just-In-Time Training Project 79
Pre-initiating Tasks 79
Initiating Tasks 82
Identifying and Understanding Project Stakeholders 82
Preparing a Stakeholder Analysis 83
Sample Stakeholder Analysis 83
Preparing a Business Case for the Project 85
Contents of a Business Case 85
Sample Business Case 85
Creating a Project Charter 89
Contents of a Project Charter 89
Sample Project Charter 89
Holding a Project Kick-Off Meeting 92
Purpose of the Kick-Off Meeting 92
Sample Kick-Off Meeting Agenda 92
Developing a Preliminary Scope Statement 94
Contents of a Scope Statement 94
Sample Sections of a Preliminary Scope Statement 96
Chapter Summary 98
Quick Quiz 98
Discussion Questions 100
Exercises 100
Team Projects 101
Companion Web Site 102
Key Terms 102
End Notes 103
Chapter 4 Planning Projects, Part I (Project Integration, Scope, Time,
and Cost Management) 105
Introduction 106
Project Planning Should Guide Project Execution 106
Summary of Planning Tasks and Outputs 107
Project Integration Management Planning Tasks 108
Team Contracts 108
Sample Team Contract 109
Project Management Plans 109
Sample Project Management Plan 111
Project Scope Management Planning Tasks 113
Scope Planning and the Scope Management Plan 114
Sample Scope Management Plan 114
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