Chapter 1

Introduction to Project Management

Characteristics of a project and project life cycle

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Role of a project manager

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Project selection and justification (Financial models)

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Project Management Office (PMO)

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Organizational structures for project management

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Chapter 2

Project Planning and Scope

Project charter and scope statement

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Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

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Project organizational breakdown structure (OBS)

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Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RACI chart)

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Defining deliverables and milestones

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Chapter 3

Project Scheduling and Networks

Activity sequencing and dependency relationships

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Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)

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Critical Path Method (CPM)

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Gantt charts and schedule development

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Resource leveling and resource-constrained scheduling

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Chapter 4

Project Cost and Risk Management

Cost estimation techniques (Analogous, Parametric, Bottom-up)

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Budgeting and time-phased budgets

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Risk identification and qualitative/quantitative risk analysis

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Risk response planning and risk registers

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Earned Value Management (EVM) for cost/schedule control

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Chapter 5

Project Execution and Agile Methods

Team development and conflict resolution in projects

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Project tracking, reporting, and change control

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Agile vs Waterfall project management

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Scrum framework (Roles, Events, Artifacts)

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Project closure and post-implementation reviews

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