PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL

Project management is the process and activity of planning, organizing, motivating, and controlling resources, procedures and protocols to achieve specific goals in scientific or daily problems. A project is a temporary endeavour designed to produce a unique product, service or result with a defined beginning and end (usually time-constrained, and often constrained by funding or deliverables),undertaken to meet unique goals and objectives, typically to bring about beneficial change or added value.

The primary challenge of project management is to achieve all of the project goals and objectives while honoring the preconceived constraints. The primary constraints are scope, time, quality and budget. The secondary and more ambitious challenge is to optimize the allocation of necessary inputs and integrate them to meet pre-defined objectives.

A project is temporary in that it has a defined beginning and end in time, and therefore defined scope and resources. And all must be expertly managed to deliver the on-time, on-budget results, learning and integration that organizations need. Project management, then, is the application of knowledge, skills and techniques to execute projects effectively and efficiently. It's a strategic competency for organizations, enabling them to tie project results to business goals and thus, better compete in their markets.

It has always been practiced informally, but began to emerge as a distinct profession in the mid-20th century. PMI's A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK^® Guide) identifies its recurring elements:

• Initiating
• Planning
• Executing
• Monitoring and Controlling
• Closing

• Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)^®
• Project Management Professional (PMP)^®
• Program Management Professional (PgMP)^®
• PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)^®