Project Management

“	It takes half your life before you discover life is a do-it-yourself project.	”
—Napoleon Hill

In this section, we focus on the knowledge domain of project management as a discipline, including the project life cycle, phases of a project, and the main approaches and methodologies.

Objectives

At the end of this learning pathway, you will be able to:

Describe the four phases of a project
Summarise the components of the project management body of knowledge (PMBOK).
Identify the relationships among components of the project management body of knowledge and the project management cycle.
Describe different project management methodologies.
Illustrate the interrelationships among the project management knowledge base, phases and methodologies.

IPM101 (NWU)

Describing project management

Overview

Objectives