Introduction to Project Management

1) What is the project?

a) Project is temporary endeavor

b) Definite by beginning & end
c) Carefully planned by divide several phases
d) Gives a unique output

2) How projects different from operations?

Project Operation

Temporary On-Going Process

Gives Unique Products Repetitive

Closed after attaining objectives Objective is to sustain business

3) What are the phases of project management?

Project Life cycle

a) Initiating
b) Planning
c) Executing
d) Monitoring and control process
e) Closing

4) Why manage a project?

Sustain:‫ محافظة‬,Endeavour : ‫ محاولة‬, Assembly line : ‫ خط أنتاج‬, Repetitive : ‫ تكرار‬, Attaining : ‫ تحقيق‬,
Unique: ‫ فريد‬, Initiating : ‫ بدء‬, Statistics : ‫أحصائيات‬
Introduction to Project Management
Here is the statistics

a) 32% of all projects were successful, meaning delivered on time, on budget, with required features
and functions
b) 44% were challenged; these projects were late, over budget, and/or with less than the required
features and functions
c) 24% failed which was denoted by those projects that were canceled prior to completion or
delivered and never used
5) Why projects fail?

a) Failure in time management

b) Failure in cost management
c) Failure in scope management
d) Failure in quality management

6) What are the skills of the project manager?

a) Leader ship
b) Communication
c) Information technology
d) Accounting Purchasing
e) Problem solving

Sustain:‫ محافظة‬,Endeavour : ‫ محاولة‬, Assembly line : ‫ خط أنتاج‬, Repetitive : ‫ تكرار‬, Attaining : ‫ تحقيق‬,
Unique: ‫ فريد‬, Initiating : ‫ بدء‬, Statistics : ‫أحصائيات‬