Highlights of the Project Management Fundamentals Facts

  • Intended for candidates who would like a refresher on project management methodologies or are new to the Project Management profession.
  • Course materials will encompass the nine knowledge areas, the five processes, core purposes and core values of PMI.
  • General discussion on the historical aspects of project management as a knowledge-based occupation and its incorporation as a profession.
  • Practical guide on project management strategies, process inputs, tools, techniques and outputs.
  • Integration and mapping of the processes, process flow diagrams and symbols.
  • Realistic, professional, and quality instruction by PMP certified instructors.
  • This class provides 24 contact hours. (If you are not yet a certified PMP you cannot accrue PDU's)


Project Management Fundamentals Facts Topics
The PMBOK® Guide defines project management knowledge areas. The Project Management Fundamentals offers a comprehensive review of pertinent topics in each of these areas:

  • Project Integration Management, the processes required to ensure that the various elements of the project are properly coordinated. It consists of project plan development, project plan execution, and overall change control.
  • Project Scope Management, the processes required to ensure that the project includes all the work required, and only the work required, to complete the project successfully. It consists of initiation, scope planning, scope definition, scope verification, and scope change control.
  • Project Time Management, the processes required to ensure timely completion of the project. It consists of activity definition, activity sequencing, activity duration estimating, schedule development, and schedule control.
  • Project Cost Management, the processes required to ensure that the project is completed within the approved budget. It consists of resource planning, cost estimating, cost budgeting, and cost control.
  • Project Quality Management, the processes required to ensure that the project will satisfy the needs for which it was undertaken. It consists of quality planning, quality assurance, and quality control.
  • Project Human Resource Management, the processes required to make the most effective use of the people involved with the project. It consists of organizational planning, staff acquisition, and team development.
  • Project Communications Management, the processes required to ensure timely and appropriate generation, collection, dissemination, storage, and ultimate disposition of project information. It consists of communications planning, information distribution, performance reporting, and administrative closure.
  • Project Risk Management, the processes concerned with identifying, analyzing, and responding to project risk. It consists of risk identification, risk quantification, risk response development, and risk response control.
  • Project Procurement Management, the processes required to acquire goods and services from outside the performing organization. It consists of procurement planning, solicitation planning, solicitation, source selection, contract administration, and contract close-out.
  • Professional Responsibility, the tasks, knowledge, and skills required to ensure integrity, contribute to knowledge base, apply professional knowledge, balance stakeholder interest, and respect differences.


Additional Information

  • For additional information contact the VP of Certification & Education at certed@pmiatlanta.org
  • Go to the Calendar of Events for information on the next Project Management Fundamentals Class