This chapter is part of my personal notebook for PMP preparation. Check out the full notebook here.

This notebook summarizes project management concepts and terms in PMP context. Chapter 1 is an introduction to project management.

Contents of this chapter are as follow:

• Project Management
• Portfolio, Program, Project and Operations
• Project Initiation Context
• Benefits Realization Management
  • Identify Benefits
  • Execute Benefits
  • Sustain Benefits
• Business Documents
  • Business Case
  • Benefits Management Plan
• Project Selection Methods
  • Benefits Measurement Methods (Comparative Approach)
    • Depreciation
    • Return on Investment (ROI)
    • Future Value (FV)
    • Present Value (PV)
    • Net Present Value (NPV)
    • Internal Rate of Return (IRR)
    • Other Methods
  • Constrained Optimization Methods / Mathematical Model
  • Non-Financial Considerations
• Constraints
  • Theory of Constraints
• Project Lifecycle
• Project Management Methodologies (PMM)
  • Predictive Lifecycle / Plan-Driven / Waterfall
  • Iterative and Incremental Lifecycles / Iterations
  • Adaptive Lifecycle / Change-Driven / Agile
    • Characteristics
    • Agile Release Planning
    • Iteration Burndown Chart
    • Terms
    • Scrum
    • Extreme Programming (XP)
  • Hybrid Lifecycle / Structured Agile
  • Gates Methodology
  • Integrated Project Management (IPM)
  • Projects integration Sustainable Methods (PRiSM)
  • Projects IN Controlled Environments (PRINCE2)
• Project Documents
• Additional Terms