What Is Project Management?

What is Project Management? is the first week of Introduction to Project Management, a six-week course offered by The University of Adelaide via edX. I have completed Week 1.


University of Adelaide

This course provides a supplement to Agile Appetizer, a virtual self-study group coordinated through Boston PHP Meetup.

Week 1: Learning Objectives

  • Understand the characteristics of a project
  • Apply project characteristics to your own project
  • Identify skills necessary to manage a project

Personal Feedback

The most valuable insight provided in Week 1 was a self-assessment of my current management skill set. My graph follows:

my project management feedback

Based on my self-assessment responses, I have an opportunity to improve in the following skill area.

Communication

Managing a project can be a highly stressful. Good communication skills are essential in helping you to work effectively, build solid stakeholder relationships, prevent unnecessary misunderstandings, and navigate day-to-day deadlines. Successful project management communication is about being supportive, remaining on top of the day-to-day challenges of the project, being approachable, and considering various points of view before taking action.

Introduction to Project Management

Course Overview

Managing projects is an essential skill-set for many careers and in many contexts in our lives. Introduction to Project Management is an ideal starting point if you need to coordinate projects at work or at home, while not necessarily being a formally trained manager. It is also suitable if you are considering undertaking a project in the near future and are seeking to learn and apply essential knowledge and skills of managing projects.

In this six-week course, you will learn practical ways to manage projects, whether your project is large or small. Join us to explore how you can benefit from using these skills and techniques in your own projects.

Boston PHP

Boston PHP is the largest education-focused Meetup in New England with more than 3,700 members. Our mission is to engage members in continuing education efforts. As a result, we offer services beyond in-person meetups. A cornerstone of our member engagement strategy is this virtual self-study group initiative called Web Apprentices.

If you would like to learn agile methodologies as part of a group of like-minded web developers, join Boston PHP Meetup and sign up for the next Agile Appetizer self-study group.


Gene Babon

Gene Babon is a team leader, project manager and web developer who is actively seeking next management-level opportunity. Learn more at Pick a lane. Keep driving.


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