Courseware: Custom
Course length: 1 day â customizable to multiple webinars
Course times: 8:30 a.m. â 4:30 p.m.
In this course, the student will become familiar with all aspects of Project Management from Project Needs Assessment to using planning tools to closing out a project.
By the conclusion of this 1-day workshop, students will be able to:
- Perform a project needs assessment and write goals, requirements and deliverables
- Create key project documents including Project Charter, Statement of Work and Project Requirements Document
- Understand and use the Work Breakdown Structure
- Build a project schedule by estimating time, costs and resources
- Create project planning documents
- Use planning tools, including the Gantt Chart, Network Diagram, and RACI chart
- Create and use a communication Plan, RACI Chart, and Risk management Plan
- Monitor and maintain the project
- Perform basic management tasks, includeing leading status meetings and ensuring all documents are complete at the end of the project
- Close out a project
This course is designed for anyone who is either leading a project or is a team member on a project.
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Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities or via webinar â see your coordinator for details. Each student is provided with a Manual. The manual is the student's to keep and makes an excellent reference guide.
Lesson 1: Key Concepts
Topic 1A: Definitions
Topic 1B: PMI and PMBOK
Topic 1C: Projectâs Triple Constraint
Lesson 2: Initiating the Project
Topic 2A: Project Charter
Topic 2B: Statement of Work (SOW) with Exercise
Topic 2C: Project Requirements Document
Lesson 3: Planning the Project
Topic 3A: Work Breakdown Structure with Exercise
Topic 3B: Estimating time, resources, and costs
Topic 3C: Dependencies
Topic 3D: Estimating Tips
Topic 3E: Communication Plan
Topic 3F: RACI Chart
Topic 3G: Risk Management Plan
Topic 3H: Scope Management Plan
Topic 3I: Quality Management Plan
Topic 3J: Procurement Management Plan
Lesson 4: Planning Tools
Topic 4A: Gantt Chat (Timeline)
Topic 4B: Network Diagram (Critical Path)
Topic 4C: Charting Exercise
Topic 4D: Cost Schedule (Budget)
Topic 4E: Computer Software Tools
Lesson 5: Executing the Project
Topic 5A: Managing Change
Topic 5B: Monitoring Risks
Lesson 6: Maintaining and Controlling the Project
Topic 6A: Tracking project progress (schedule and budget)
Topic 6B: Status Meetings and Status Reports
Topic 6C: Visual Tracking Tools
Lesson 7: Closing Out the Project
Topic 7A: Lessons Learning
Topic 7B: Celebrating Successes
Topic 7C: Scope Verification
Topic 7D: To-Do List
Lesson 8: Summary/Review
Topic 8A: Your Notebook
