About this Course: "Towards a new global dimension of Project Integration Management"

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Project integration is a crucial aspect of project management that involves coordinating all project elements and activities to achieve the project objectives. With the increasing globalization of businesses, integration has become more important than ever. It helps organizations to optimize the utilization of project resources, reduce duplication of efforts, and streamline communication among team members.

Technological advancements, such as AI, virtual assistants, and chatbots, have further accelerated the demand for project integration. These tools can help automate tasks, reduce errors, and improve communication among team members. For example, chatbots can help project teams to communicate with each other, schedule meetings, and provide real-time updates on project progress.

To achieve project integration, organizations must follow a structured process that involves identifying project requirements, defining project scope, developing a project plan, executing the plan, and monitoring and controlling project activities. The latest releases of PMI PMBOK provide a framework for project integration that is aligned with industry best practices.

To make the learning process more engaging, this course will use a scenario-based approach with real-world examples and quizzes. The conversational style language will help to explain complex concepts in a way that is easy to understand. By the end of the course, you will have a better understanding of project integration and how it can be used to optimize project resources in a changing business environment

Project Integration Management Course Objectives

A scenario-based approach, with conversational writing style, "w5" interrogatives, real-world examples and quizzes for engaged learning. The focus of this course is on how the project manager (integrator and communicator), manages the delivery of projects using Agile, Waterfall and Hybrid development approach, to deliver a value-driven product, service and result, while optimizing the utilization of project resources.

 Course Objectives

In this Project Integration Management course, you will learn how project managers manage projects using both traditional and agile methods. You will learn how emerging technological advancements have changed customer expectations towards a more integrated solution, resulting in unique challenges with the traditional project management approach. You will discover how project managers integrate both traditional and agile methods that will effectively meet the needs of the stakeholders, deliverables, and the environment, using integrated project management best practices. You will also explore how project integration management processes work together seamlessly to make your project successful.

According to Project Management Institute (PMI), Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK)®, the Integration Management Knowledge area brings the processes, principles, and performance domains together to effectively deliver a unique product, service, or result. The project manager integrates the work of everyone on the team by tailoring these activities to support stakeholders’ expectations and to optimize the utilization of project resources and keep the project on track.

Learning Objectives

·        Understand key concepts and purpose of Integrated Project Management

·        Examine how project management processes are integrated to create a product, service, or result.

·        Demonstrate the rationale to applying the traditional, agile and hybrid approaches to project management.

·        Explore unique challenges in the project management discipline, because of emerging technological advancements.

·        Discover how Project Integrated Management Processes are used during the management and delivery of projects. (How) to optimize the utilization of project resources and deliver business value. 

Skills You Will Learn

•  Improving the management and delivery of projects

•  Integrated Project Management

•  Optimizing the utilization of project resources