Course Length:

3 Days

Course Description:

This is an introductory class to the Project Management discipline.

Who Should Attend:

This course is intended for project managers and team leaders who need a good foundation for further study in Project Management.

Benefits of Attendance:

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Define a project, program, and project management and its processes.
• Determine effective ways of integrating project management and general business management in an organization.
• Determine ways to effectively integrate a project across an entire enterprise to reduce the impact of change.
• Determine how ethics, integrity, and objectivity affect project management.
• Discuss ways of effectively communicating throughout the Project Lifecycle.
• Determine stakeholders and how they affect the project.
• Describe the Project Management Lifecycle and develop a basic project plan.
• Form an effective project team.
• Recognize one’s own work behavior style and quickly read other people’s styles.
• Identify how to mesh divergent styles together to achieve project success.

Prerequisites:

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Course Outline:

• Chapter 1: What Is A Project?
  1. Project Characteristics
  2. Projects vs. Operational Work
  3. Projects and Strategic Planning
• Chapter 2: What Is Project Management?
• Chapter 3: The PMBOK Guide Structure
  1. The Project Management Framework
  2. The Standard for Project Management of a Project
  3. The Project Management Knowledge Areas
• Chapter 4: Areas Of Expertise
• Chapter 5: Application Area Knowledge, Standards, And Regulations
• Chapter 6: Understanding The Project Environment
  1. Cultural and Social Environment
  2. International and Political Environment
  3. Physical Environment
• Chapter 7: General Management Knowledge And Skills
  1. Financial Management and Accounting
  2. Purchasing and Procurement
  3. Sales and Marketing
  4. Contracts and Commercial Law
  5. Manufacturing and Distribution
  6. Logistics and Supply Chain
  7. Strategic Planning, Tactical Planning, and Operational Planning
  8. Organizational Structures
  9. Organizational Behavior
  10. Personnel Administration
  11. Compensation
  12. Benefits
  13. Career Paths
  14. Health and Safety Practices
  15. Information Technology
• Chapter 8: Interpersonal Skills
  1. Effective Communication
  2. Influencing the Organization
  3. Leadership
  4. Motivation
  5. Negotiation and Conflict Management
  6. Problem Solving
• Chapter 9: Project Management Context
  1. Programs and Program Management
  2. Portfolios and Portfolio Management
  3. Subprojects
  4. Project Management Office
• Chapter 10: Project Lifecycle And Organization
  1. The Project Lifecycle
  2. Project Stakeholders
  3. Organizational Influences
• Chapter 11: Project Management Process For A Project
  1. Project Management Process Groups
  2. Initiating Process Group
  3. Develop Preliminary Project Scope Statement
  4. Planning Process Group
  5. Develop Project Management Plan
  6. Scope Planning
  7. Scope Definition
  8. Create Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
  9. Activity Definition
  10. Activity Sequencing
  11. Activity Resource Estimating
  12. Activity Duration Estimating
  13. Schedule Development
  14. Cost Estimating
  15. Cost Budgeting
  16. Quality Planning
  17. Human Resource Planning
  18. Communications Planning
  19. Risk Management Planning
  20. Risk Identification
  21. Qualitative Risk Analysis
  22. Quantitative Risk Analysis
  23. Risk Response Planning
  24. Plan Purchases and Acquisitions
  25. Plan Contracting
  26. Executing Process Group
  27. Direct and Manage Project Execution
  28. Perform Quality Assurance
  29. Acquire Project Team
  30. Develop Project Team
  31. Information Distribution
  32. Request Seller Responses
  33. Select Sellers
  34. Monitoring and Controlling Process Group
  35. Monitor and Control Project Work
  36. Integrated Change Control
  37. Scope Verification
  38. Scope Control
  39. Schedule Control
  40. Cost Control
  41. Perform Quality Control
  42. Manage the Project Team
  43. Performance Reporting
  44. Manage Stakeholders
  45. Risk Monitoring and Control
  46. Contract Administration
  47. Closing Process Group
  48. Close Project
  49. Contract Closure
  50. Process Interactions
  51. Project Management Process Mapping