Books, Courses, & Methodology
The project management plan includes all the management plans for each of the knowledge areas. It tells us how we will manage the project.
This is a lecture video on Develop Project Management Plan, from the Planning Process Group and the second process in the Integration Knowledge Area.
Once we have the scope statement and major deliverables identified, we decompose the scope statement into the work breakdown structure.
This is a lecture video on Create WBS, from the Planning Process Group and the fourth process in the Scope Knowledge Area.
Once the risks have been analyzed we know which risks are the biggest opportunities or threats to the project and we develop responses for dealing with them.
This is a lecture video on Plan Risk Responses, from the Planning Process Group and the fifth process in the Risk Knowledge Area.
In this process the project manager works with the stakeholders to identify the risks to the project, both positive and negative.
This is a lecture video on Identify Risks, from the Planning Process Group and the second process in the Risk Knowledge Area.
We Close Procurements every time an agreement/contract is finished, even if a contract is terminated before being completed. In this process we produce the procurement file of all documentation pertaining to the contract.
This is a lecture video on Close Procurements, from the Closing Process Group and the fourth process in the Procurement Knowledge Area.
Following our procurement management plan, we receive and evaluate bids from potential sellers in this process. We also produce any signed contracts/agreements.
This is a lecture video on Conduct Procurements, from the Executing Process Group and the second process in the Procurement Knowledge Area.
In the Define Scope process, we produce the final project scope statement. We use the scope statement to verify our final project deliverables and to ensure we’ve met project expectations.
This is a lecture video on Define scope, from the Planning Process Group and the third process in the Scope Knowledge Area.
In this process, the project manager estimates the type and quantity of all project resources, human or material, for each activity.
This is a lecture video on Estimate Activity Resources, from the Planning Process Group and the fourth process in the Time Knowledge Area.
This is a lecture video on Verify Scope, from the Monitoring and Controlling Process Group and the fifth process in the Scope Knowledge Area. In this process, the project manager obtains the stakeholders’ formal approval of the deliverables they want from the project.