Module 01 Overview

Project management is the process of leading the  a team to achieve goals and meet success criteria within a specified time. The primary challenge of project management is to complete project goals that meet client objectives and are completed within given time, funding and personnel constraints.  

This module introduces you to the concept of project management, the role of the project manager and how to plan a project.  You will learn the phases of a project and form your group to begin your project for this course. You will download the tools that you will need for the project.  You will form your team to begin your first group assignment to complete a project charter.

Module Objectives: The content and learning activities in this module will help get acquainted with the concept of a project. Specifically, upon completion of this module, you will be able to: 

Assigned Reading

  1. Slides for Module 1

  2. Links for Module 1

Assessments

Assessment

Module Level Objectives Measured

Discussion 1

MLO 1

Assignment 1A

MLO2, MLO3

Assignment 1B

MLO2, MLO4

Task List