Project Management
This course teaches participants the fundamentals of project management. You will learn how to manage time and costs, implement quality measures, handle project risks, acquire and motivate team members and communicate effectively.
Detailed Course Outline
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Key Concepts
- What is a Project?
- What is Project Management?
- What is a Project Manager?
- About the Project Management Institute (PMI)
- About the Project Management Body Of Knowledge (PMBOK)
- The Five Process Groups
- The Nine Knowledge Areas
- The Triple Constraint
Project Initiation
- Identifying Your Stakeholders
- Assessing Needs and Wants
- Setting a SMART Project Goal
- Creating Requirements and Deliverables
- Creating a Statement of Work
- Completing the Project Planning Worksheet
- Completing the Project Charter
Planning
- Managing Expectations
- Creating a Task List
- Estimating Time
- Estimating Resources
- Estimating Costs
- Building the Work Breakdown Structure
- Creating the Schedule
- Creating a Risk Management Plan
- Creating a Communication Plan
Planning Tools
- The Gantt Chart
- The Network Diagram
- Using a RACI Chart
- Introduction to Microsoft Project
Executing the Project
- Establishing Baselines
- Monitoring Project Progress
- Triple Constraint Reduction Methods
Maintaining and Controlling the Project
- Making the Most of Status Updates
- Managing Change
- Monitoring Risks
Closing Out
- Preparing for Closeout
- Celebrating Successes
- Learning from Project Challenges
- Scope Verification
- A Final To-Do List
"Our outlines are a guide to the content covered on a typical class. We may change or alter the course topics to meet the objectives of a particular class."
