Chapter One:
1. A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service and result.
Temporary != short duration.
Temporary not -> product, service and result
2. Project management is the application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to project activities to meet the project requirements.
3. Five process group: Initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing.
4. Managing a project typically includes:
* Identifying requirements
* Addressing the various needs, concerns and expectations of the stakeholders as the project is planned and carried out
*Balancing the competing project constraints: Scope, Quality, Schedule, Budget, Resources and Risk. –RRSSQB
5. Progressive elaboration 渐进明细
6. Portfolio management
-- Includes identifying, prioritizing, authorizing, managing, and controlling projects, programs, and other related work.
-- Projects and programs are reviewed to prioritize resource allocation.
-- Be consistent with organizational strategies.
7. Program: a group of related projects to obtain benefits and control not available for them individually.
8. Projects in a program have common outcome or collective capability.
9. Projects intersect with operations:
-- At each closeout phase
-- When developing a new product, upgrading a product, or expanding outputs
-- Improvement of operations or the product development process
-- Until the divestment of the operations at the end of the product life cycle.
10. Project manager should process the following characteristics:
-- Knowledge: know about the project management
-- Performance: be able to accomplish while applying the knowledge
-- Personal: characteristics