Project Management Fundamentals
Course Duration: 2 days
- Type: Certification of Completion
- Level: Beginner
- Categories: Project Management, WipData
Description
Course Outline
Description
Course Overview:
The field of project management is fascinating. A project manager constantly encounters new companies, procedures, and systems, as well as new individuals and circumstances, when switching between projects. Compared to typical occupations, working in such a dynamic atmosphere enhances your abilities and allows you to learn more every day.
Your efforts will be more effective if you can learn how to organize chaos into a project with strong project management knowledge and abilities. This applies to huge company performance as well as career advancement, new business start-ups, and personal projects!
Prerequisite:
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No prior experience is required. We start from the basics
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You’ll need access to Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) to download and practice with the supplemental course materials
Audience:
- Project Manager
- Project Coordinator
- Project Expeditor
- Project team member
- Junior Project Manager
- Executives
- Functional manager
*We also offer certification training in project management through collaboration with PMI Premier Authorized Training provider, Project Leadership Academy. Contact us for more info*
Course Outline
Topic 1: Introduction to Projects and Project Management
- What is a Project?
- The 3 Project Constraints
- What is Project Management?
- What do Project Managers actually do?
- Projects vs Business as Usual: The differences and similarities of projects
- How do Projects get started? What makes a successful project?
- The Triple Constraint Triangle in Project Management (Project Management Iron Triangle)
- Projects in History: Successes and Learnings
Topic 2: The Project Phases
- How does a project start and how does it end? What is a project’s main stages?
Topic 3: The Initiation Phase
- What is the Initiation Phase about? Define your project goals.
- What is a Project Charter?
- Who’s involved? Stakeholders
- How does this project benefit society and what does it involve?
- Project Feasibility, Assumptions, and Constraints
- What makes a successful project?
- Can you skip a Project Charter?
Topic 4: The Planning Phase
- This is the Planning Phase: What do project managers focus on? It’s all about planning!
- What kind of changes to the original plan should be managed?
- How do you plan for scope?
- What is the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)?
- Project Planning Techniques
- Planning: Tools & Diagram
Topic 5: The Planning Phase: Timelines and Schedules
- How is the timeline plan created?
- What should be included in your timeline, duration of tasks?
- Project Dependencies
- Scheduling: Understand the dependencies
- Planning Resources and Estimating Costs
- Gantt Charts: How to create them for scheduling and planning
- Milestones and Critical Path Method (CPM)
- Project Scheduling Techniques
- Planning: Critical Path Method (CPM)
Topic 6: The Planning Phase: Cost
- How is the project budget planned?
- What is a cost estimate?
- Estimating Costs: Techniques
- Project Risk: Managing Uncertainty
- Contingency Reserves
- Cost Baseline
Topic 7: The Planning Phase – Expectations, Assumptions, and Risks
- Planning expectations management
- How to avoid assumptions
- Planning Risk management
- Building a Risk log
Topic 8: The Planning Phase – Change Process
- How to deal with and record change requests
- Planning: Risk and Change Management
Topic 9: The Execution Phase – Meetings
- Introduction to Execution and Meetings
- What is involved in a kick-off meeting?
- Tips to handle meetings
Topic 10: The Execution Phase – Project Diary
- What is the project diary for?
- Filling in the project diary
*We also offer certification training in project management through collaboration with PMI Premier Authorized Training provider, Project Leadership Academy. Contact us for more info*
