The ability of a project manager to demonstrate best practices in project management on the job is becoming standard in order to compete in today’s fast-paced and highly technical workforce. In this course students will learn how to apply the formally recognized practices of project management to successfully manage projects. Materials for this course are a valuable on-the-job resource. Simulated hands-on activities and exercises enable students to practice new skills. This course is approved by the Project Management Institute and is eligible for 18 Professional Development Units (PDU’s).
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Prerequisites
Students should have completed Project Management Fundamentals, a course which will provide knowledge of terminology, roles and concepts of project management. A working knowledge of Microsoft Office is also required.
Detailed Class Syllabus
Getting Started with Project Management
Describe the basics of project management
Recognize the factors influencing a project
Launching Projects
Identify how an organization selects projects
Identify stakeholders and their expectations
Identify the project scope
Prepare an effective Statement of Work (SOW)
Formally authorize a project through a project chart
Estimating Project Work
Estimate project effort and resources using the top-down estimation technique
Estimate project effort and resources using the bottom-up estimation technique
Identify the techniques used to reduce risks in project estimate
Creating a Project Schedule
Illustrate project flow
Identify activity resources
Schedule project work
Planning Project Costs
Estimate project costs
Establish the cost baseline
Reconcile funding and cost
Planning for Risks
Create a risk management plan
Identify project risks and their causes
Analyze risks
Develop a risk response planc
Planning for Quality and Compliance
Create a quality management plan to deliver the expected project results
Verify project compliance requirements
Managing Human Resources
Plan your dream team
Put the project team together
Build the team; manage the project team
Identify steps to assess team performance
Managing Project Procurements
Plan for project procurements
Conduct a make-or-buy analysis
Obtain responses from vendors
Examine types of contracts and warranties
Manage vendors and procurements
Managing Change During Project Execution
Execute the planned project
Transition from planning to implementing
Define the PMIS and identify common PMIS problems
Manage project changes
Avoid scope creep
Identify change control systems
Monitor the project scope
Monitoring and Controlling Project Schedule and Cost
Monitor and control the project schedule
Understand Earned Value Management (EVM)
Optimize the project schedule
Understand schedule compression and fast-tracking
Crashing the schedule
Monitor and control project costs
Monitoring Risk and Quality
Monitor and control project risk
Put quality plans into action
Use quality assurance tools
Control the quality of the project
Conduct root cause analysis
Use Pareto charts
Communicating and Reporting
Communicate effectively using various methods
Distribute project information
Manage stakeholder relationships and expectations
Report on project performance
Closing the Project
Deliver the project to the customer or the operations team
Close project procurements
Wrap-up a project