MBP1133 | Project Management Framework
Prepared by Dr Khairul Anuar

L1 – The Project Environment

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Introduction
Understanding Project Management
Overview of Project Management
Project Management according to PMBOK® Guide
What is a Successful Project Management
Benefits of Project Management
Obstacles in Project Management
Project Deliverables
Project Stakeholders
Defining Project Success
Defining the Project Manager’s Role
Project Scope and Product Scope
Project Management Success Factors
Project Management Failure
Project Life Cycle
Integrated Processes of Project Management
Integrated Processes of Project Management
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1. Introduction
• PM started about 40 years ago in the US in the Department of
Defense contractors and construction companies.
• Today, the concept behind project management is being applied in such diverse industries and organizations as
 defense, construction, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, banking, hospitals, accounting, advertising, law, state and local governments, and the United Nations and
 even transitional planning for a new US president
(Romney Readiness Project, in 2012), and
 NGOs/disaster relief organisation
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2. Understanding Project Management
• A project can be considered to be any series of activities and tasks that:
 Have a specific objective to be completed within certain specifications  Have defined start and end dates
 Have funding limits (if applicable)
 Consume human and nonhuman resources (i.e., money, people, equipment)
 Are multifunctional (i.e., cut across several functional lines)

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3. Overview of Project Management
• Figure 1–2 is a pictorial representation of project management. • The objective of the figure is to show that project management is designed to manage or control company resources on a