Project Management

This section introduces the overall process of project management.

Introduction

A project is a set of activities that are designed to achieve a specific objective. Projects are the core investments of an organization. PPM Project Management provides a suite of tools to help you:

  • As a project manager, set up, execute, and close project activities.
  • As a project team member, work on and update your task.
  • As a PMO, streamline and standardize the management of projects in the organization.

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Suggested workflows

The following table demonstrates the suggested workflows for project management.

Role Suggested workflow
Project manager
  1. Set up a project
  2. Plan a project
  3. Execute a project
  4. Complete a project
Project team member
  1. Find tasks
  2. Work on and complete tasks
PMO
  1. Create and configure project types
  2. Monitor projects

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Entity relationship diagram

A project can be part of a program which can be part of a portfolio. A project can also directly belongs to a portfolio.

The following diagram shows the relationship between projects, programs, and portfolios.

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