PMBOK® Guide – Sixth Edition: 06-Initiation Basics, Developing a Project Charter and Project Management Plan

A project consists of many different tasks and phases that must be integrated and managed to successfully complete the project. Keeping track of all activities that must be accomplished is no small undertaking; a well-planned and professionally integrated project pulls all of these activities together, enabling all participants to progress through their tasks and meet milestones. In Initiation Basics, Developing a Project Charter and Project Management Plan, you’ll learn about project integration management, why a project is initiated and potential pitfalls that can derail a project at any step. You’ll also learn the purpose of a project charter and how to create one for your project. Plus, you’ll learn how to develop a project management plan.

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Learning Objectives

At the end of this course, you will be able to:
  • Describe the different facets of project planning and initiation techniques.
  • Explain why a project is initiated.
  • Describe potential pitfalls that can derail a project at any step.
  • List the purpose of a project charter and how to create one for your project.
  • Explain how to develop a project management plan.

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Course Level Intermediate
Languages English
Compatibility Audio, Video

Neal Rowland, PMP, PMI-ACP, ITIL Expert, ITIL Practitio

Author

Neal Rowland has been a Project Management Professional (PMP) for over 13 years. During that time he has instructed, authored courses, advised training companies and corporations, and applied the best practices of project management in his work at Microsoft, Plex, and others. As the Lead Crowd Surfer of The Crowd Training [www.thecrowdtraining.com], Neal leads product development, instructional design, and graphic design. He is a contributor to the PMBOK. Beyond being certified as a PMP, Neal is also a certified agile project manager (PMI-ACP) and IT service management (ITIL Expert and ITIL Practitioner). Neal currently resides in the Detroit area with his wife and 5 kids.

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