Tiffany Muller
August 28, 2015
OGL 320
Introduction to Project Management
Module 1, Paper 1
Ben Pandya
Arizona State University

What key things did you learn about project management in general and for you specifically?

Project Management is so much more complex than one would initially think, but with clear understanding of what the job truly is, it is far more fascinating at each and every intricacy that really is involved in running a successful project from start to finish. Over the course of my professional years, I have found myself falling into this role more and more. I am naturally a very thorough and detailed person so much of what project management entails I applied to my everyday work, and for a long time never realize what I was doing was really Project Management. Along with that, my current position as a Production Manager carries a great deal of Project Management responsibilities; the two positions are very much one in the same so I am able to implement what I know of Project Management currently and what I am in the process of learning and apply it to my everyday work experience; no better way to learn than to actually do it.
As I have learned about the process of Project Management, I have learned just how thorough and strategic every step needs to be; the very careful planning that must go into an entire scope of work, the steps involved at each level, the stakeholders that make the project happen in the first place, the transparent communication of all key players involved and the importance of budgeting and forecasting.

What tools and areas of consideration within project management were you already aware of? What aspects are new to you?

The tools and areas of consideration within project management that I was already aware of were the build-up, implementation and closeout pieces. Every project has a beginning, middle