Skill 1 Identify the features and attributes of a project Identifying the steps and variables of the project management

process Identifying the effects of the environment Recognizing various socio-economic and organizational issues Identifying an organizations structure Identifying the critical functions, necessary skills, responsibilities, and challenges of a project manager Choosing a project team Identifying the components of project scope Gaining project authorization Applying common project selection methods Writing an end-deliverable description Writing a project charter Determining the actions integral to scope planning Writing a scope statement Following a scope management plan Preventing scope creep Identifying the process of scope definition and verification Developing the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Developing the work package Identifying the types of information that stakeholders need to verify the project scope Identifying how the projects scope is typically verified Identifying actions involved in controlling changes Identifying the role of a scope change control system Identifying the components of time management Identifying the purpose of activity definition and sequencing Recognizing different diagramming techniques Identifying the factors affecting activity duration and identifying techniques for estimating activity duration Describing schedule development Applying mathematical analysis techniques for schedule development Identifying the purpose of schedule control Identifying the importance of schedule adherence Identifying the necessary project resources by using a WBS and other tools Identifying resource types Assigning resources Making cost approximations Assessing the effect of risk and activity duration on cost estimates Applying cost estimation techniques Applying capital budgeting and depreciation methods for project budgeting Controlling project costs

Calculating cost and schedule variance Calculating a projects estimate at completion (EAC) and variance at completion (VAC)