In the past few decades, organizations have discovered something incredible: principles that have been used to create enormous successes in large projects can be applied to projects of any size to create amazing success.
As a result, many employees are expected to understand project management techniques and how to apply them to projects of any size. This workshop will give you an overview of the entire project management process, as well as key project management tools that you can use every day.
Define projects, project management, and project managers
Identify the importance of the PMBOK and PMI
Identify the five process groups and ten knowledge areas as defined by the PMI
Describe the triple constraint
Perform a project needs assessment and write goals, requirements, and deliverables
Create key project documents, including the statement of work, project planning worksheet, and project charter
Perform basic management tasks, including leading status meetings and ensuring all documents are complete at the end of the project
This course is for those who want to:
build a project schedule by estimating time, costs, and resources
understand and use the work breakdown structure
create project planning documents, such as a schedule, risk management plan, and communication plan
use planning tools, including the Gantt chart, network diagram, and RACI chart
establish and use baselines
monitor and maintain projects
Module 1: Basic Key Concepts
What is a Project?
What is Project Management?
What is a Project Manager?
Module 2: Other Key Concepts
About the Project Management Institute (PMI)
About the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK)
The Five Process Groups
The Ten Knowledge Areas
The Triple Constraint
Module 3: Pre-Approval Initiation
Identifying Your Stakeholders
Assessing Needs and Wants
Setting a SMART Project Goal
Creating Requirements and Deliverables
Module 4: Project Initiation
Creating a Statement of Work
Completing the Project Planning Worksheet
Completing the Project Charter
Module 5: Upon-Approval Planning
Managing Expectations
Creating a Task List
Estimating Time
Estimating Resources
Estimating Costs
Module 6: Post-Approval Planning
Building the Work Breakdown Structure
Creating the Schedule
Creating a Risk Management Plan
Creating a Communication Plan
Module 7: Planning Tools
The Gantt Chart
The Network Diagram
Using a RACI Chart
Going the Extra Mile: Microsoft Project
Module 8: Executing the Project
Establishing Baselines
Monitoring Project Progress
Triple Constraint Reduction Methods
Module 9: Maintaining and Controlling the Project
Making the Most of Status Updates
Managing Change
Monitoring Risks
Module 10: Closing Out
Preparing for Closeout
Celebrating Successes
Learning from Project Challenges
Scope Verification
A Final To-Do List
Wrapping Up
Q & A
Action Plan
If you'd like to learn more, choose the 'Buy This Course' button below and you'll be taken to the course enquiry page where you can WhatsApp us.