Project Management Fundamentals
Learning Method: Instructor-led Classroom Learning
Duration: 1.00 Day
Overview:
Students learn important Project Management principles including the project life cycle, critical path theory, dependencies, work breakdown structure, resource allocation/leveling, and risk management. Students also learn techniques for establishing a project team, project tracking and control, project reports, and project close-out.
Pre-requisite(s):
To ensure your success, we recommend you have some working knowledge of your computers operating system.
Course Outline:
Lesson 1: The Project Life Cycle
- What is a Project?
- The Project Management Life Cycle
- The Role of the Project Manage
Lesson 2: Setting Up for Success
- The Meaning of Success
- What Happens in the Initiation Phase?
- Project Definition and Scope
- Putting Together a Statement of Work
- The Project Charter
Lesson 3: The Project Team
- The Teamwork Challenge
- Selecting Team Members
- The Team Charter
Lesson 4: Risk Management
Lesson 5: Project Plans
- The Work Breakdown Structure
- Work Package Sequencing
Lesson 6: The Project Schedule
- The Scheduling Process
- Time Estimates
Lesson 7: The Project Budget
- What is a Budget?
- Creating a Preliminary Budget
- Budget and Schedule Balancing
Lesson 8: Project Tracking and Control
- Moving the Project Forward
- Monitoring for Project Progress
- Earned Value Analysis
- Getting Back on Track
Lesson 9: Project Reports
- Communications Overview
- Project Performance Reports
- Project Change Requests
Lesson 10: Project Close-Out
- Elements of Close-out
- Evaluation of People and Projects
