Project Management is the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet the project requirements.
Regular work or operations are the organization’s ongoing execution of activities that produce the same product or provide a repetitive service, e.g. production  operations, banking operations, telecommunication services, accounting operations etc.

Most work being done in organizations can be described as either operational or project work. Though temporary in nature, Projects can help achieve the organizational goals when they are aligned with the organization’s strategy.

There’s a relationship among Portfolios, Programs and Project. The Project Manager needs to understand these concepts and how each of them contributes to organizational goals. With or without certification, this course discussing the elements of project management in relation to the integration of its 5 process groups and 49 project management processes.