Overview
In today’s project environment, Project Managers are challenged to meet the demands of both the customer and their own organization in delivering projects on time, within budget, and within scope. To help the Project Manager achieve his/her objectives, it is essential that all members of his/her team become aware of and use sound project management practices.
This course is designed to provide project team members with the basic knowledge and skills to support the Project Manager's planning, implementation, and monitoring requirements. It is intended to give team members an appreciation of the types and quantities of data that Project Managers require to keep a project within the confines of the triple constraints.
- Course Length: Virtual: Two 3.5-hour sessions; Onsite: 1 day
- Professional Development Units (PDUs): 7 (Ways of Working)
- Program Knowledge Level: Basic
- Field of Study: Business Management & Organization
- Prerequisites: None
- Advance Preparation: None
- Benefits: Establish basic project management best practices in team members and stakeholders
Key Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
Understand the end-to-end project management lifecycle
Develop a scope statement and work breakdown structure with your project team
Discuss cost and work estimates for your project
Analyze a project’s schedule and critical path
Contribute to stakeholder engagement planning
Participate in project risk management activities
Understand project leadership fundamentals and the Project Manager role as a leader
Capture lessons learned during project closeout
Course Outline
The Project Management Environment
- Define a project
- Differentiate between a project, an operation, a program, and a portfolio
- Describe the purpose of project management
Project Initiating
- Define the phases of a project management lifecycle
- Identify the elements of a Project Charter
- Develop a Project Scope Statement
- Conduct initial stakeholder identification and analysis
- Conduct initial risk identification and analysis
Project Planning
- Prepare for Delivery, develop the Project Management Plan
- Define Project Scope, develop the Work Breakdown Structure and Project Scope Statement
- Estimate project activities
- Develop the Project Schedule
- Conduct stakeholder analysis and stakeholder engagement planning
- Conduct risk planning
Project Executing
- Lead Project Delivery
- Manage Risks
- Lead your team
- Manage conflict
- Manage project change control
- Managing and controlling outcomes
- Identify the decision-making process
Project Closing
- Identify closeout activities
- Discuss the benefits of effective project closure