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Project Management Principles and Practices
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2 Days, Course Number: 2033-PM0001
After Attending This Seminar You Will Be Able to…
Apply project management techniques ranging from managing project communications to planning scope and controlling change in order to achieve project objectives on schedule and budget.
Convey to others what project management is and lead them in implementing it both on projects and throughout the larger organization.
Course Materials:
All attendees receive a Schedule Associates exclusive reference manual of over 300 pages in length on project management developed specially for this course. This comprehensive guide serves as a thorough reference to what was covered in the course and is available only to those attending a Schedule Associates course.
In addition, attendees receive access to Schedule Associates’ password-protected Back-at-Work-BonusTM, an online collection of templates for use in implementing project management techniques in the workplace.
Hardcopies of any overheads used in the session are included in the course materials.
Who Would Benefit From Attending:
This course is beneficial for anyone who is responsible for, or being given more responsibility for, managing projects. This may include those with formal project management experience and job titles and those without.
Course Credits:
Attendees will receive credit for 14 contact hours of project management training good toward PMIâ’s CAPM or PMPâ project management certification.
PMPâ’s will receive 14 PDU’s good toward recertification.
Course Agenda:
Day One
Introductions and seminar Objectives
Projects and Project Management
The Role of the Project Manager
Project Manager Certification
Project Initiation
Defining The Project
Choosing Among Multiple Projects
Getting The Authority To Proceed
The Project Sponsor
Best Practices In Project Initiation
Case Study -- Building a Network Diagram
Planning The Project
Defining The Project’s Scope
When Will The Project Be Done?
Quality Planning
What Is Quality?
Quality Assurance (QA) Versus Quality Control (QC)
Relevant Standards
Testing
What Needs To Be Tested?
Planning For Testing
Test Outcomes
Estimating Work And Cost
Top-Down Versus Bottom-Up Estimating
Day Two
Estimating Work And Cost (continued)
Estimating Techniques
Building A Schedule And Spending Plan
Scheduling Techniques
What's My Schedule Telling Me?
Techniques For Shortening The Schedule
Balancing Risk And Schedule Reduction
So, How Much Is This Going To Cost?--Determining A Spending Plan
Staffing
Analyzing The Project's Needs For Resources
Working With Consultants
Contracting
Orienting, Motivating And Focusing The Team
Understanding The Communication Needs Of The Stakeholders
Risk And Planning For Project Control
The Risk Management Process
The Change Management Process
Reporting
The Baseline
Best Practices In Project Planning
Case Study -- Assembling a Communications Plan
Executing And Controlling The Project
Tracking Work
Managing Change
Managing Risk
Managing Quality
Is Everybody Happy?--Managing People
Communicating About The Project
Replanning
Strategies For Project Recovery
Best Practices In Project Execution And Control
Closing Out The Project
What Is Project Close-Out?
Administrative Tasks
The Project Repository
Getting Agreement The Project Is Done
Knowledge Transfer
The Impact Of Close-Out On Customer Satisfaction
Best Practices In Project Close-Out
Seminar Wrap Up--Putting What We've Learned to Use
A mix of group and individual exercises, explanation of concepts on flip charts or whiteboards, and presentations makes this a varied and extensive course.
Prerequisites:
There are no prerequisites for this course.
Pricing:
$995 per person
Register three or more people and receive 10% off for all attendees!
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"PMI" is a service and trademark of the Project Management Institute, Inc. which is registered in the United States of America and other nations.
The PMI logo is a trademark of the Project Management Institute, Inc. which is registered in the United States and other nations.
"PMP" and the PMP logo are certification marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc. which are registered in the United States and other nations.
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