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Project Initiation
A required course in the Certificate Program in Project Management .
Course Description
Have a project in mind for your organization? This course provides the information you need to get started on the right foot. Before any project work can begin, it’s important to do a bit of background research. Some critical elements to establish at the beginning of any project include creating a business case to justify the project for your organization, identifying your stakeholders and a plan to manage them, coming up with the project requirements that must be accounted for, and setting up a project team with the characteristics needed to support and complete this specific project.
Prerequisite: Completion of Project Management Overview is required to begin this course. The Overview course will establish the project that will be used for the duration of the program.
All courses in the Project Management Program require a PMI Membership . By becoming a PMI member, you'll gain access to Standards+ and a digital version of the most recent PMBOK® Guide, both of which are required for this course.
This course uses live sessions via Zoom. A device with audio and visual will be needed to participate. The student guide provides additional resources/information on how to use and access your courses Zoom sessions. Please note these sessions will be recorded and posted in the course for all students to access.
Instructor
Kristine A. Hayes Munson, MBA, PMP leads an IT Risk and Compliance team at State Street. She has over twenty years' experience leading project teams. An active PMI volunteer, she served on the PMI-OC Board in various roles including Chair. She leads PMI Global Accreditation Center onsite degree accreditation teams. She teaches in the PMI-OC PMP exam preparation courses and speaks at professional association events. Her discussion on "Getting It Done" remains one of the PM Podcasts most popular episodes.
Textbook Information
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Meeting Schedule
Event Date Day Start Time End Time Location Room
START 02/05/2024 Monday --- --- Online (Access Begins) ---
OL-LEC 02/06/2024 Tuesday 7:00 PM 7:45 PM Zoom ---
OL-LEC 02/13/2024 Tuesday 7:00 PM 7:45 PM Zoom ---
OL-LEC 02/20/2024 Tuesday 7:00 PM 7:45 PM Zoom ---
OL-LEC 02/27/2024 Tuesday 7:00 PM 7:45 PM Zoom ---
END 03/03/2024 Sunday --- --- Online (Access Ends) ---