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Project Management Fundamentals
…How to Complete Projects on Time and within Budget
Highly competent and effective
people who have little or no project management training perform
many projects. They perform projects like process improvement,
marketing campaign development, new product development, event
planning and production and other “tasks” which are projects.
Learning project management on the job is an unnecessary burden
in an already challenging position.
This course provides practical skills, concepts and principles
you can take back to the job –along with insights you’ll need to
adapt them to specific project environments.
Prerequisite
None
Course Level
Foundational
Duration
2 Days
Who should attend?
This course is for people responsible for
managing, leading, coordinating and working on projects who have
limited experience or knowledge of practical, formal project
management methods. Among those who can benefit from this course
are:
- Business planning coordinators
- Technical service, operations and support staff
- Administrators and managers responsible for coordinating,
facilitating or managing projects and programs
- Technical professionals and engineers moving into project leadership
and coordination
- General Managers responsible for projects and programs
- Marketing, training and technical writing professionals
- Anyone who wants to move towards the wonderful world of project
management
What You Will Learn
- Describe the project management process and its
practical benefits
- Use standard and global project management vocabulary
and terminology
- Identify the characteristics of a successful project and
“Why” they beget success
- Create a basic project plan that is practical and
effective
- Identify and perform the major aspects of project
initiation, project control and closeout
- Identify and describe cultural change issues in
implementing project management
Content
Basic Outline of the Course:
Foundation
Concepts
Project management (PM) process overview
Focus and benefits of PM
Critical PM skills
Concept of triple constraints
Project Life Cycle
Project life cycle overview
Phases, tasks, deliverables and steps
Variations on the life cycle
Check points and milestones
Selection
Project governance
Roles & responsibilities of the project manager, project sponsor and
team
Initiating the project and developing the project charter
Linking project objectives to the project team structure
Requirements
Conducting stakeholder assessments
Understanding and managing resistance
Communicating and refining requirements
Defining product/service requirements
Change control process
Communications
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
The central role of WBS
Developing a usable WBS
Using the WBS to clarify product constraints and activities
Using the WBS to facilitate project development
Risk Management
Defining risk management
Benefits of risk management in project management
Risk management processes and tools |
Estimating
Defining an estimate
Specific types and methods of estimating
The estimating process
PERT
Final estimate development
Validating an estimate
Scheduling
Scheduling techniques
Using WBS
Critical path
Risk assessment and logical schedule alternatives
Execution and Project Control
Reasons for project control
Elements of project Control
Status reporting
Change control
Earned value analysis
Variance analysis and corrective action
Project Closing
Project closing/project transition
Post-project evaluations
Collaboration and Organizational
Change
Overview of the PM process
Teams
Motivation and expectancy theory
Change and continuous improvement
Recap & Closing |
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