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PM Boot Camp IPM Boot Camp IInternational Sign International Sign

AssociationAssociationRisk/Regulatory Compliance Risk/Regulatory Compliance

DepartmentDepartment

Las Vegas DivisionLas Vegas Division

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PMBOK Five Process PMBOK Five Process GroupGroup

InitiatingInitiating PlanningPlanning ExecutingExecuting Controlling and Controlling and

MonitoringMonitoring ClosingClosing

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PMBOK Nine Knowledge PMBOK Nine Knowledge AreasAreas

Project Integration ManagementProject Integration Management Project Scope ManagementProject Scope Management Project Time ManagementProject Time Management Project Cost ManagementProject Cost Management Project Quality ManagementProject Quality Management Project Human Resources ManagementProject Human Resources Management Project Communications ManagementProject Communications Management Project Risk ManagementProject Risk Management Project Procurement ManagementProject Procurement Management

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Project Schedule and Critical PathProject Schedule and Critical Path

Project Network Project Network DiagramDiagram

““Any schematic Any schematic display of the logical display of the logical relationships of relationships of project activities. project activities. Always drawn form Always drawn form left to right to reflect left to right to reflect project chronology.”project chronology.”

Dependencies Dependencies between project tasksbetween project tasks

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Project Schedule and Critical PathProject Schedule and Critical Path

Critical Path DefinitionCritical Path Definition““The sequence of The sequence of activities that must be activities that must be completed on schedule completed on schedule for the entire project to for the entire project to be completed on be completed on schedule. This is the schedule. This is the longest duration path longest duration path through the work plan. If through the work plan. If an activity on the critical an activity on the critical path is delayed by one path is delayed by one day, then entire project day, then entire project will be delayed by one will be delayed by one day (unless another day (unless another activity on the critical activity on the critical path can be accelerated path can be accelerated by one day).”by one day).”

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Work Breakdown Structure Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)(WBS)

““A work breakdown A work breakdown structure is a structure is a results orientated results orientated family tree that family tree that captures all the captures all the work of a project work of a project in an organized in an organized way”way”