Upon completion of the course the student will possess the following competencies:

·      Given the basics of project management and a good project idea (no less than 6 months or longer than 2 years in duration), identify, and develop a plan for project integration management.

·      Given the processes required to ensure that the project includes all the work required and a good plan for project integration management, develop a scope statement and management plan.

·      Given the appropriate processes required to ensure timely completion of the project, a scope statement and management plan, compose and organize a project under time and resource constraints.

·      Given the processes required to ensure that the project is completed within the approved budget, time and resource constraints, develop a budget for a project.

·      Given the processes required to ensure that the project will satisfy the needs for which it was undertaken and a sound budget, develop a quality management plan for a project.

·      Given good human resource management skills and a quality management plan, make a plan with the most effective use of the people involved with the project.

·      Given the basis of good communication skills and a human resources management plan, ensure timely and appropriate generation, collection, dissemination, storage, and ultimate disposition of project information.

·      Given techniques used to minimize and the successfully accomplished prior objectives, identify, analyze, and respond to project risk.

·      Given the background of procurement processes and the successful completion of all previous objectives, acquire goods and services from outside the performing organization.