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Essentials of Project Management

 

Essentials of Project Management is a three-day, instructor-led, training class designed to introduce participants to the basics of the project management discipline. 

The course structure effectively combines introductory lecture and discussion with hands-on application of useful project management principles, tools, and techniques through applied case study exercises.  The course covers the basics of all project management life-cycle processes including: project initiation, planning, executing, monitoring and control, and closing.   Topics areas include:

•     Project Management Terminology	•     Project Organizations
•     Stakeholder Management	•     Project Charter
•     Triple Constraint Model	•     Work Breakdown Structure
•     Schedule Development	•     Critical Path Method
•     Cost Estimating and Control	•     Resource Planning
•     Roles and Responsibilities	•     Risk Management
•     Change Control	•     Quality Control
•     Lessons Learned	•     The Final Report

 

Course Objectives

The primary objectives of this course include learning how:

•     To define and recognize the fundamental terminology of the project management discipline

•     To identify all process groups of the project management life-cycle

•     To prioritize the primary project constraints of a project

•     To identify and assess the relative importance of key project stakeholders

•     To identify key project deliverables and decompose to build a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

•     To formulate an activities list required to produce the project’s deliverables and work packages

•     To build a project schedule, identify its critical path, and determine relative float/slack for activities

•     To identify pertinent roles and responsibilities required to complete the project activities

•     To formulate a budget estimate for the project

•     To identify key communication elements of a project

•     To effectively and more accurately report on a project’s progress, status, and forecast

•     To assess key project risks and formulate action plans to minimize their exposure to the project

•     To develop and deliver a project summary or final report to key stakeholders

Course Outline

I.                   Introduction to Project Management

A.      Definition of a Project

B.      Projects vs. Programs

C.      Project Management Life Cycle

D.     Project Management Terminology

E.      Triple Constraints

II.                Initiating a Project

A.      Project Initiation

B.      Evaluation, Selection, and Prioritization

C.      Stakeholder Analysis

D.     Project Charter

E.      Project Management Organization Types

III.             Planning a Project

A.      Scope Planning

B.      Scope Decomposition

C.      Work Breakdown Structure

D.     Activity Definition

E.      Activity Sequencing

F.       Activity Duration Estimating

G.     Network Diagramming/Critical Path

H.     Schedule Compression

I.        Resource Planning

J.        Cost Estimating and Budgeting

IV.              Executing and Controlling a Project

A.      Project Communications

B.      Budget and Schedule Performance Management (Earned Value)

C.      Status Reporting

D.     Project Risk Management

E.      Project Change Control

F.       Project Quality Management

V.                 Closing a Project

A.      Contract Closeout

B.      Administrative Closure

C.      Lessons Learned

D.     Final Reporting

 

Hands-on Application and Practice

Participants will further expand their knowledge and experience through applied individual and team exercises.  Using a selected organizational case study approach, participants will manage a sample project from initiation to closing through the following exercises:

•     Project Identification and Selection

•     Stakeholder Identification & Analysis

•     Project Charter Development

•     Work Breakdown Structure

•     Activity Definition and Sequencing

•     Activity Duration Estimating

•     Network Diagram and Critical Path Analysis

•     Roles and Responsibilities Definition

•     Cost Estimating and Budgeting

•     Communications Plan Development

•     Earned Value Analysis

•     Risk Identification, Analysis, and Response Planning

•     Final Project Reporting

 

 

All Tanden LLC instructors are certified Project Management Professionals (PMP)^® with many years of hands-on project leadership experience in a multitude of industries.

Tanden LLC is a Project Management Institute (PMI) Global Registered Education Provider (R.E.P)