Lesson 1.1 in Microsoft Project Tutorial and you will learn to:

Understand Project Management Concepts

As defined by the Project Management Body of Knowledge,

PROJECT is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service or result.

So, it has a specific

• Beginning
• End
• Duration
• Objectives
• Uniqueness

Examples of Projects can be: Constructing a Building, Creating a new product, etc.

Project Management is successfully taking a project from its initiation to completion. The main guiding parameters for Project Management are:

• Scope
• Schedule
• Budget
• Quality
• Resources
• Risk

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