An Introduction to Essential Skills and Techniques of Modern Project Management
Modern project management skills are essential for individual and organizational productivity excellence in today’s business world. The application of sound project management techniques has been demonstrated to improve the chances of successfully completing work efforts within the constraints of time, cost and quality. This two-day course prepares you to immediately start to implement the principles and techniques of modern project management within your organization or improve those already implemented.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This course should be attended by project managers, project team members, executives, functional managers, and anyone involved with the planning, implementation and control of projects.
COURSE FEATURES
This practical course emphasizes the essentials skills of modern project management within the organizational, cultural and economic environment of today’s business world. Through dialogue, demonstrations and real-world examples and exercises, including hands-on exercises using Microsoft Project, the student learns how to take projects apart, understand the components, put the projects together again in new, more organized ways and lead the project to success. Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
• Understand the philosophy of modern project management
and be able to implement key generally accepted best practices.
• Be able to develop effective project schedules considering
resources and risks.
• Be able to integrate and execute the basic functions of project
initiating, planning, execution, control and closing throughout the
life cycle of a project.
• Understand the basics of, and be able to use, a modern project
scheduling software system
COURSE OUTLINE
Projects and Project Management
• Definitions
• Project Life Cycles and Processes
• Project Initiation
• Project Management Body of Knowledge
Basic Scheduling Concepts
• Basic Scheduling Elements
• Network Diagrams and Gantt Charts
• Critical Path Concepts
• The Concept of Float
Project Planning
• Project Plans and Planning Guides
• WBS and Estimating
• Resource Assignments and Utilization
• Multiple Projects
Project Execution and Control
• Cost, Time and Quality Targets
• Team Motivation
• Project Control
• Earned Value Analysis
Case Analysis
Project Risk Management
• Project Risk and Risk Management
• Risk Response Strategies
• Qualitative and Quantitative Risk Analysis
Project Closing
• Project Archives
• Formal Acceptance
• Lessons Learned
Program Number: PMB007
Duration: 2 days
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Earn: 14 PDUs and 1.4 CEUs
KNOWLEDGE AREAS ADDRESSED
This course addresses the following knowledge areas of the Project Management Institute’s A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge:
• Project Integration Management
• Project HR Management
• Project Scope Management
• Project Comm. Mgt.
• Project Time Management
• Project Risk Mgt.
• Project Cost Management
• Project Procurement Mgt.
• Project Quality Management