Introduction to project management/IPM101/Describing project management/Overview

Project Management

“	It takes half your life before you discover life is a do-it-yourself project.	”
—Napoleon Hill

In this section, we focus on the knowledge domain of project management as a discipline, including the project life cycle, phases of a project, and the main approaches and methodologies.

Objectives

At the end of this learning pathway, you will be able to:

• Describe the four phases of a project
• Summarise the components of the project management body of knowledge (PMBOK).
• Identify the relationships among components of the project management body of knowledge and the project management cycle.
• Describe different project management methodologies.
• Illustrate the interrelationships among the project management knowledge base, phases and methodologies.