Objective: Understand core concepts, terminology, and project lifecycle.
- What is a Project?
- Projects vs operations
- Characteristics of successful projects
- Project Management Frameworks
- Overview of Project Management Institute standards
- Introduction to PMBOK Guide
- Project Life Cycle
- Initiation → Planning → Execution → Monitoring → Closure
- Role of the Project Manager
- Skills, responsibilities, leadership
- Stakeholder Identification
- Stakeholder mapping and analysis
Activity: Identify stakeholders for a sample project
