Basic Project Management I

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Course Length:

3 Days

Course Description:

This course covers the basics of project management including Requirements, Work Breakdown Structures, Life Cycles Management Concepts, Risk Management, and General Project Management Theory.

Who Should Attend:

This course is specifically developed to support Project Managers who need to meet the Federal Acquisition Certification for Program and Project Management (FAC-P/PM) program core training requirements.

Benefits of Attendance:

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

• Define project components to the task level in preparation for developing the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
• Define requirements in terms of performance-based outcomes, where appropriate
• Identify the role of an estimate in Total Ownership Cost (TOC)/Life Cycle Cost process
• Describe the risk and opportunity management process
• Explain the systems life cycle management concepts used for information systems
• Explain the need for a comprehensive Test and Evaluation (T&E) phase
• Identify the need to implement alternative logistics support

Prerequisites:

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Course Outline:

• The Project Management Process
  1. High Level Definition
  2. Intended Effects
  3. Key Roles & Responsibilities
  4. Stages of Progression
  5. Structuring the Manager’s Activities
• Work Breakdown Structures
  1. Task Identification
  2. Structuring the Decomposition
  3. Determining an Appropriate Level of Detail
• Project Plan Components
  1. Activity Duration Estimates
  2. Work Breakdown Schedule
  3. Network Diagram
  4. Project Baseline
  5. Resource Calendars
  6. Resource Requirements
  7. Activities Parameters
  8. Project Integrated Master Plan
  9. Entry to MS Project
• Requirements Definition
  1. Gathering Information
  2. Development
  3. Estimating Techniques/Tools for Developing Rough Cost Estimates
  4. Associated Risk Levels for all Cost Estimates.
  5. Need for Assumptions and Why They Should be Valid.
  6. Technical Reviews
  7. Description
  8. Performance Orientation
• Total Cost of Ownership
  1. Defining
  2. Quantifying
  3. Estimation
  4. Role in Life Cycle Costing
• Risk Management
  1. Overview
  2. Process
  3. Risk Identification Techniques
  4. Risk Valuation
  5. Risk Ranking
  6. Selection of Risks for Active Management
  7. Contingency Planning
• Systems Life Cycle Management Concepts
  1. IT Specific Models
  2. Application to Information Systems