Project Management Essentials
Develop core project management skills with practical tools, case studies, and frameworks to plan, execute, and deliver successful projects.
Project Management Essentials
OVERVIEW
Project Management Essentials course provides individuals with the skills and techniques needed to effectively participate in the definition, planning, and management of projects. The course combines lecture, discussion, demonstrations, and hands-on exercises to communicate and reinforce key concepts while providing tools and models that can be immediately applied to projects.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After successful completion of the workshop series participants will:
- Understand basic concepts, skills, and techniques needed to define, plan and manage projects
- Have applied these skills and techniques to case study projects and situations in class
- Be better prepared to define, plan and manage projects in the real world
- Have improved project and task definition and estimation skills
- Understand the basics of scheduling and risk management
- Share a common project management language with their peers
AGENDA
Initiate Project Team Acquisition
- Project Sponsor
- Project Manager/Leader
- Project Team
Initiate the Project
- Identify Project Stakeholders
- Validate the Project Definition with Sponsor
Plan the Project
- Establish Project Norms and Policies
- Create the Work Breakdown Structure
- Develop Preliminary Project Schedule
- Refining estimates of work and cost
- Optimize the Project Plan
- Develop Risk Management Plan
Execute the Project
- Measure Results and Progress
- Identify and Analyze Variances
- Plan and Manage Corrective Actions
- Report Project Status
Close-Out the Project
- Project Retrospective
- Archive
- Reward, Recognize, and Celebrate
