The future of project management
According to the Project Management Institute (2017) ‘projects are proliferating globally and it’s projected that, over the next decade, organizations of all sizes and types will need nearly 88 million …
Course: Project Initiation
Preparing for Short Course 2: Project Planning
For those learners who are enrolled in the full module, you have a task as homework that you need to complete before beginning your next short course: Project Planning. Your …
Continue learning with Coventry University
Thank you for joining us on this short course on Project Initiation. We hope that you enjoyed the learning experience. This course is part of the online Project Management for …
Review of the week
Congratulations on completing the second week of this short course. Watch the video where Umair summarises what we have covered. Over the past two weeks, we have explored the ‘initiation’ …
What are the triple constraints?
What are the triple constraints? Think of the triple constraint as the boundaries in which you can work. Just as restrictions enhance creativity, the triple constraint provides a framework that …
The iron triangle
The iron triangle is a project management tool that shows how three factors can be linked. If two of the parameters (ie points on the triangle) change, it affects the …
Review of the week
Congratulations on completing the first week of Project Initiation. This week, we have focused on the project initiation stage of the project life cycle by covering three key areas. First, …
The contents of a PID
The contents of a PID The sections we have divided it into below describe all the key elements you should aim to include in a PID, but they don’t necessarily …
Introducing the Project Initiation Document (PID)
Have you ever been part of a team or a group where everyone had exactly the same view of a project and the direction in which it is heading? It’s …
The 3P Management
While we commonly talk about project management, many of the skills and concepts can actually refer to more than just a standalone project. The Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) …
Following a recognised approach
As you saw in the previous step, project management has a long history: early examples often cited are the building of the pyramids at Giza and the Great Wall of …
The history of project management
Project management could be said to date back as far as the Great Pyramid of Giza, which was completed in 2560BC. The diagram below shows some of the (more recent) …
The project life cycle
While projects can be diverse, there are standard key stages in project management. Watch the video in which Umair Tanveer introduces you to the project life cycle. He names each …
How Project Management Differs from Management
As you read about the characteristics of projects and project management, you may be thinking how is ‘project management’ different from ‘management’? The APM summarise this difference quite neatly: A …
What are the key project management organisations?
Project management often refers to key professional bodies and the role they play within the professional arena of project management, to develop ‘best practice’. A good way to start understanding …