Welcome to Project Management Consultants International.

Task 1  Introduction to Project Management

Welcome to Project Management Consultants International.  We currently have a client who wants to hire a team to work with their PM to develop a project plan for a new line of products that will be available on the international market.  As the Project Team on this job, it is your responsibility to decide on the best product or service to develop, develop the plan, execute it, ensure quality control and monitoring, and close the project. 

Project Management includes activities to initiate a project, plan the course of the project, execute it, evaluate it, and close it when completed.  This requires working with a team to achieve goals to meet stakeholders requirements. Understanding this process will be key to meeting the needs of the company. 

Investigate Project Management and who the Project Manager and Project team are.

1. Complete the LinkedIn Learning course 
2. Complete the LinkedIn Learning course .
3. Review the  website for more information on the profession of project management and certifications.

Investigate more about the field of project management.

1. Read Schwalbe, An Introduction to Project Management, chapter 1.  Pay particular attention to what makes a good project, constraints, and tools and techniques, and frameworks. These are introductions to project management that you will revisit in-depth during the course. However, it is important to learn about them now so you can choose a viable project for the term.

Choosing the Project

1. Read Chapter 2 of Schwalbe, “Project, Program and Portfolio Selection.” Focus on the various methods of project selection (SWOT, 4-step, balanced scorecard, weighted scorecard, financials).
2. What is a SWOT analysis?  Use the internet to search for a company’s SWOT analysis that they could use to decide on what project or projects the company needs. Use the guidelines in the chapter to help you analyze the SWOT.

Upload the LinkedIn Learning certificates for the 2 courses you completed.

Propose an idea for a fictional project that you would like to do throughout this course. The planning deliverables you will create throughout this term will leverage this project.

Submit here.