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You will know that you understand the basics of project management when you can:
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Define the terms project and project management and differentiate between project and process management. |
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Describe the causes of failed information systems and technology projects. |
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Describe the basic competencies required of project managers. |
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Describe the basic functions of project management. |
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Differentiate between PERT and Gantt charts as project management tools. |
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Describe the role of project management software as it relates to project management tools. |
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Describe eight activities in project management. |
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Define joint project planning and its role in project management. |
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Define scope and write a statement of work to document scope. |
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Use a work breakdown structure to decompose a project into tasks. |
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Estimate tasks’ durations and specify intertask dependencies on a PERT chart. |
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Assign resources to a project and produce a project schedule with a Gantt chart. |
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Assign people to tasks and direct the team effort. |
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Use critical path analysis to adjust schedule and resource allocations in response to schedule and budget deviations. |
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Manage user expectations of a project and adjust project scope. |