Curriculum

Project Management Overview

PMP Certification Overview
Knowledge Areas & Practice Groups
Historical Perspective

Planning the Project

Stakeholder Management
Building the Team
Scope Management
Schedule Management
Budgeting & Cost Management

Executing the Project

Resource Management
Risk Management
Issues Management
Communication Management
Integration Management

Monitoring & Controlling the Project

Quality Management
Change Management

Closing the Project

Handoff and Maintenance
Transition Considerations

Detailed Lesson Plans

1. What is a Project?

2. What is Project Management?

3. What’s Driving the Need for Project Management?

4. Project Management Institute (PMI)

5. The Project Management Body Of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide®)

6. The Ten Knowledge Areas

7. The Five Process Groups

8. Predictive Project Life Cycles

9. Adaptive (Agile) Life Cycles

10. Tailoring

11. The Role of the Project Manager

12. Project Balance

13. Organizational Considerations

14. The Project Management Office

15. The Role of Project Sponsors

16. A Simplified Project Management Process

17. Project Charters

18. Progressive Elaboration

19. Stakeholders

20. Identify Stakeholders

21. Power-Interest Grid

22. Stakeholder Management

23. Phase Gate Reviews

24. Define Project Scope

25. Work Breakdown Structures

26. Rolling Wave Planning

27. WBS Checklist

28. Project Resource Management

29. Assignment Matrix

30. Network Diagrams

31. Estimating Durations

32. Analogous Estimating

33. Parameter Estimating

34. 3-Point Estimating

35. Develop Schedule

36. Critical Path Scheduling

37. The Importance of Total Float

38. Schedule Optimization

39. Reporting the Project Schedule

40. Gantt Charts

41. Estimate Costs

42. Common Estimating Themes

43. Types of Costs

44. Contingency Reserves

45. Accuracy of Estimates

46. Why do Plans Fail?

47. Management Plans

48. Baselines

Project Management Plan

49. Successful Status Review Meetings

50. Status Meeting Agenda

51. Meeting Notes

52. Tracking Issues and Action Items

53. Control Schedule

54. Collecting “Actuals”

55. “Actuals” Collection Strategies

56. Control Costs

57. Cost Tracking

58. PMI’s Approach to Quality

59. Customer Satisfaction

60. Prevention over Inspection

61. Management Responsibility

62. Quality Management Plan

63. What is a Risk ?

64. Identify Risks

65. Qualitative Risk Analysis

66. Plan Risk Responses

67. Contingency Plans

68. Risk Register

69. Monitor Risks

70. Change Management

71. Project Communication Management

72. Close Project or Phase

73. Portfolio Management

74. Next Steps

Why Attend this Course?

Understand the fundamentals of project management.
Develop your project management and leadership skills.
Get experience using project management strategies in real-world settings.
Work together with other experts and exchange knowledge and best practices.
Improve your understanding of formal project management approaches and processes.
Improve your career possibilities and exhibit your dedication to professional growth.
Get a certificate of completion attesting to your project management expertise.

What will you Learn?

Learn the terms and organisation of the Project Management Institute's Body of Knowledge, the international benchmark for best practices in project management.
Examine and debate the benefits of several life cycle techniques to help you choose the one that is best for your project.
Understand the importance of project charters in starting and directing fruitful initiatives.
Improve your ability to recognise and involve stakeholders, which will help you control their expectations and lower project risks.
Consider how your project's setting or context may affect your planning procedures, and discover how to modify your strategy accordingly.
Use work breakdown structures to define your project, lower the risk of scope gaps, and improve project management.

FAQ

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Who is this program intended for?

Those interested in becoming project managers and seasoned project managers wishing to advance their knowledge and abilities can benefit from this course.

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How will I benefit from this course?

You will thoroughly grasp the fundamental concepts and methods of project management through this course and the skills necessary to use these concepts and techniques in practical situations. Project management skills, including how to efficiently manage project schedules, finances, and resources, will be taught to you.

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What qualifications are needed for this course?

While there are no formal requirements for this course, familiarity with project management terms and ideas may be helpful too.

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What is the structure of the course?

Project initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and control, and project closure are some of the numerous project management areas covered in the course's modules. Lectures, case studies, practical exercises, and debates are all included in each module.

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