Whether you are managing a project or enhancing your organizational processes, project management knowledge, tools and techniques are integral to success in today's cost and time-sensitive business environment. This course will provide students with the fundamental knowledge to effectively initiate, plan, execute, monitor and control, and close a project as a project manager or as a member of a project team. Participants will come to understand how their informal practices align with a PMI® based model that will provide a basis for working with internal or external stakeholders, producing a greater likelihood of project success and sponsor approval.