Lectures Delivered By:

Eng.Islam Zahran,
B.E, PMP, D.P.M

PMP Course Contents

1- Introduction to strategic management.
2- Introduction to project management.
3- Project management frame work.
4- Project Management Processes.
5- Project Scope Management.
6- Project Time management.
7- Project cost management.
8- Project Human resource management.
9- Project Communication management.
10- Project Procurement management.
11- Project Stakeholder management.
12- Project Risk management.
13- Project integration management.
14- Professional responsibility.
15- Exam night.

Important notes
1-Certificate will be provided after attending all lectures.
2-Advisable for each student to prepare a notebook and a pen and write what
instructor says because it will be the full translation for Pmbok and Rita.
3- For first time, Rita's book will be explained and translated
4- Each Chapter will be based in Pmbok fifth edition & PMP exam prep. Rita M.
5- After each chapter there will be some questions and answers.
6- A full lecture will be coordinated to be in the exam night for last revision (If
applicable).
7- This course not only gives the 35 required hours for the exam but it qualifies for
success.

Chapter one
1-Introduction to strategic management
1.1 The 47 processes within the 5 Project Management Process Groups and
the 10 Knowledge Areas.
1.2 Rita's process chart.
1.3 Product life cycle and Project life cycle
1.4 Project management processes
1.5 Project Management and the Organizational Strategy.
1.6 An Overview of the Strategic Management Process.
1.7 Strategic management model
1-8 Relation between strategic management ,portfolio , programs and
projects

1-1 The 47 processes within the 5 Project Management Process Groups and the 10 Knowledge Areas

1.2 Rita's process chart

1.3 Product life cycle and Project life cycle

1.3.1 Where is project management ?

strategic management
Project management
Operations management
Summary:
The project life cycle included in the product life cycle
The project life cycle consists of phases according to nature of the project.

Example of project
If you are a project manager and when you receive the project document How can you divide the project
to phases if it's a construction project ?

The project life cycle (Phases of the project) could be:

1-Investigation
2-Select consultant
3-Develop design (Initiating , Planning ,executing ,Monitor & control and closing )
4-Select contractor
5-Construction
6-Commissioning
7- Guarantee
Each phase considers a subproject and has its own processes (47 processes)
So we 3 life cycles :
Project management life cycle (Constant in any project and for each phase and contains 5 processes )
Project life cycle (Different according to project , industry and its nature)
Product life cycle Constant

1.4 Project management processes

1-Initiating
Know what is required from the project & from you as a project manager
2-Planning
According to information and what you understood put you plan
3-Execution
According to you plan you will execute
4-Monitor and controlling
Follow up the executing, compare with your plan and take actions to adjust projects
5-Closing
Signature from customer and document your results

1.5 Project Management and the Organizational Strategy

Project management is rapidly becoming a standard way of doing business in organizations.
We accomplish a considerable portion of our typical firms effort through projects. Projects are
becoming the tools of implementing the business strategy of an organization. Every project in
an organization should contribute to its strategic plan. How can we ensure this linkage? We
need to make sure that we integrate projects within the strategic plan. This integration requires
a process for prioritizing projects by their contribution to the plan. In this white paper, we will
introduce the strategic planning process, how it relates to project management, and how to
implement a process, how it relates to project management, and how to implement a project
selection and prioritization process.

1.6An Overview of the Strategic Management Process

In customer driven organizations, vision, mission, and goals are set to meet the needs of the
customers. The vision states, What we want to become. We need to communicate this vision
throughout the organization. In addition, we need to make communicate this vision throughout
the organization. In addition, we need to make sure that everyone in the organization is aware
of the organization's mission, What our business is and how we go to achieve our vision.
Business goals translate the vision, and the mission into broad long-term, measurable, and
tangible terms. The objectives answer in detail where a corporation is heading or when it is
going to get there. These objectives should set targets for all levels of the organization. Each
level of the organizational objectives should support the higher-level objectives in level of the
organizational objectives should support the higher-level objectives in more detail.
The development of strategies to meet these needs and goals answers the question of What
we need to do to achieve these goals. It requires an extensive analysis of the internal and
external environments. Based on a political, economic, social, and technological analysis
(PEST), we analyze the external environment to identify opportunities, and threats. We analyze
the internal environment looking for strengths and weaknesses such as management, facilities,
core competencies, product quality, technology, and financial resources. The deliverable of this
analysis is a set of strategies designed to best meet the needs of the customers.
Implementation of these strategies requires actions, and completing tasks.
It answers the question of How are we going to realize these strategies.
Implementation must include attention to the following key points:
Executing the work requires allocation of resources such as funds, people,
and equipment. Organizational resources are limited. In addition, multiple
goals frequently impose conflicting demands on resources. This requires a
mechanism for allocating resources based on organizational priorities.
Implementation requires an organizational structure that supports projects.
Project management processes for planning, executing, and controlling are
essential to ensure that we are able to implement strategies effectively and
efficiently.
We need a project selection and priority system to ensure strong linkages
between projects and the strategic plan.

Figure 1: Strategic Management & Project Management

Figure 1 shows the strategic management process and its relationship to projects

1-7Strategic management model:

1-Purpose
2-Mission
3-Vission

4-SWOT analysis

Internal

Strenght

weakness

Focus

Training

Only if

Avoid

External
Opportunity

Threat

5-Goals (Long term)

6-Objectives (Medium term)
7-Strategies
Strategies (Train, develop or learn ..)
8-Action plan (Project will JUST appear )
9-implementation (Project will be implemented )

Note :
Your Objectives must be :

1-8 Relation between Strategic goals , Portfolios , Programs and projects

Organizational
strategic goals
Portfolio
Programs
Projects

End of first lecture

Best wishes
Islam Zahran