Practical AI in Project Management

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• Provide a deep understanding of the relationship between organizational structure, project management concepts, and IT context to achieve business objectives efficiently.

• Includes defining work boundaries to keep objectives and deliverables under control.

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• Explain the relationship between the organization as a project container and the structured framework (5 process groups) to achieve cost, time, and quality targets.

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• Explain the interconnected flow of the five main process groups: initiation, planning, execution, monitoring/controlling, and closing for an effective project flow.

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• Discuss the 'Triple Constraint' concept (scope, time, cost) and its development into six modern constraints (including quality, risk, and resources) as project success criteria.

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• Focuses on the initiation phase from the Project Manager's perspective, including the 'Shift Left' approach to find potential issues early to control risk and cost.

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• Explain how to identify, analyze, and respond to IT project risks, and understand the main elements (Critical Success Factors) that must exist to achieve project goals.

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• Discuss the Project Manager's activities in identifying stakeholders (via Stakeholder Register) and drafting the Project Charter as the official authorization for project execution.

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• Provide an understanding of activity definition, optimal scheduling, and time control to ensure the project is completed on time.

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• Explain the Project Manager's tasks during execution, monitoring (including change management via Change Requests), and formal project closure.

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• Introduce the Agile mindset, values, principles, and popular practices like Scrum and Kanban to address changing customer needs iteratively.

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• Train the Project Manager and team's ability to dissect technical project content (such as user manuals) to quickly address installation needs, specifications, and troubleshoot problems.