ISO 21502:2020. Project management

From organizing a party to managing a large construction project and from the implementation of a new software in an organization to the coordination of a marketing campaign, projects require knowledgeable and skilled professionals who understand the concepts of project management and who can apply the practices that will drive the project towards success.

This course presents the guidelines for project management of the international standard ISO 21502:2020 to help you understand how a project can be planned, initiated, directed, controlled and closed with the aim of delivering the expected outcomes and achieving its objectives.

The structure of the course includes 5 sections, generally following the structure of ISO 21502.

The first section is an introductory one where the discussion focuses on what is project management and what is the history of project management, which are the standards published by ISO on the subject of project, programme and portfolio management (the ISO 21500 series of standards) or what is the structure and purpose of ISO 21502:2020.

Then, the next section of the course is about project management concepts. This section relates the 4th clause of ISO 21502 and among the subjects discussed are the project’s context and the impact of a project’s context on its success, the project constraints, project governance, the project life cycle or the structure and the different roles in the project organization.

The third section of the course is called Prerequisites for formalizing project management, and it discusses about the conditions necessary to put project management into practice, to improve the project management environment and the alignment with the organization’s processes and systems.

In the fourth section of the course the subject is about the integrated project management practiceswhich are at the center of the project and provide integration, supervision, control and heart-beating to project management. The integrated project management practices include project initiation, project oversight, project control or project closure and are presented in relation to the different roles in the project organization.

The last, and the largest, section of the course is called Management practices for a project,and it includes 17 practices that should be considered when managing a project. They include practices like scope management, schedule management, cost management, change control, quality management, stakeholder engagement or reporting.

The subject of certification for project management (for both individuals and organizations) is covered in one video at the end of the course.

Become familiar with the concepts and practices of project management or improve your project management knowledge and skills with this course and help your projects be successful!

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