Project Management / Business Training Overview
Your ability as a project manager to demonstrate best practices in project management?both on the job and through professional certification?is becoming the standard to compete in today's fast-paced and highly technical workplace.
Prerequisites
To ensure your success, we recommend you first take the following courses or have equivalent knowledge:
- Microsoft Word 2000, 2002, 2003 or Microsoft Office Word 2007, Level 1
You should also have some work experience in the area of project management and be familiar with general project-management terms and concepts.
Delivery Method:
Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities
Target Student;
This course is designed for experienced project managers who want to increase their project management skills, apply a standards-based approach to project management, and prepare for Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI?) Project Management Professional (PMP?) Certification.
Objective:
You will apply the generally recognized practices of project management acknowledged by the Project Management Institute (PMI?) to successfully manage projects.
Hardware Requirements
- A PC with a Pentium processor, at least 300 MHz.
- A minimum of 64 MB of RAM with 1.0 GB of free hard disk space.
- A CD-ROM drive.
- Super VGA recommended (set at least to 800 x 600 screen resolution) with 256 colors.
- An Internet connection with access to the World Wide Web.
Platform Requirements
- Windows? XP Professional or Windows Vista
Software Requirements
A licensed copy of the following software for the instructor and each student:
- Microsoft Word 2000 or later.
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- describe professional project management.
- initiate a project.
- plan project work.
- develop project schedules.
- develop cost estimates and budgets.
- plan project quality, staffing, and communications.
- analyze risks and plan risk responses.
- plan project procurement.
- manage project procurement.
- execute project work.
- monitor and control project work.
- monitor and control project schedule and costs.
- monitor and control project quality, staffing, and communications.
- monitor and control project risk and contracts.
- close the project.
Course duration
5 Days
Project Management / Business Training outline
Lesson 1: Professional Project Management
- Topic 1A: Project Management Processes
- Topic 1B: Professional and Social Responsibilities
Lesson 2: Initiating a Project
- Topic 2A: Project Management Context
- Topic 2B: Project Selection
- Topic 2C: Prepare a Project Statement of Work
- Topic 2D: Create a Project Charter
- Topic 2E: Develop a Preliminary Project Scope Statement
Lesson 3: Planning Project Work
- Topic 3A: The Elements of the Project Management Plan
- Topic 3B: Create a Scope Management Plan
- Topic 3C: Create a Scope Statement
- Topic 3D: Develop a Work Breakdown Structure
Lesson 4: Developing Project Schedules
- Topic 4A: Create an Activity List
- Topic 4B: Create a Project Schedule Network Diagram
- Topic 4C: Estimate Activity Resources
- Topic 4D: Estimate Activity Durations
- Topic 4E: Draft a Project Schedule
- Topic 4F: Identify the Critical Path
- Topic 4G: Optimize the Project Schedule
Lesson 5: Developing Cost Estimates and Budgets
- Topic 5A: Estimate Project Costs
- Topic 5B: Estimate the Preliminary Cost Baseline
- Topic 5C: Reconcile Funding and Costs
Lesson 6: Planning Project Quality, Staffing, and Communications
- Topic 6A: Create a Quality Management Plan
- Topic 6B: Document the Project Roles, Responsibilities, and Reporting Relationships
- Topic 6C: Acquire the Project Team
- Topic 6D: Create a Communications Management Plan
Lesson 7: Analyzing Risks and Planning Risk Responses
- Topic 7A: Create a Risk Management Plan
- Topic 7B: Identify Project Risks and Triggers
- Topic 7C: Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis
- Topic 7D: Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis
- Topic 7E: Develop a Risk Response Plan
Lesson 8: Planning Project Procurement
- Topic 8A: Prepare a Contract Statement Of Work
- Topic 8B: Prepare a Procurement Document
Lesson 9: Managing Project Procurement
- Topic 9A: Request Seller Responses
- Topic 9B: Select Sellers
Lesson 10: Executing Project Work
- Topic 10A: The Direct and Manage Project Execution Process
- Topic 10B: Execute a Quality Assurance Plan
- Topic 10C: Develop the Project Team
- Topic 10D: Distribute Project Information
- Topic 10E: Establish a Schedule Baseline
- Topic 10F: Develop a Change Control System
Lesson 11: Monitoring and Controlling Project Work
- Topic 11A: The Monitor and Control Project Work Process
- Topic 11B: Utilize the Change Control Process
- Topic 11C: Review Deliverables and Work Results
- Topic 11D: Control the Project Scope
Lesson 12: Monitoring and Controlling Project Schedule and Costs
- Topic 12A: Control the Project Schedule
- Topic 12B: Control Project Costs
Lesson 13: Monitoring and Controlling Project Quality, Staffing, and Communications
- Topic 13A: Perform Quality Control
- Topic 13B: Manage the Project Team
- Topic 13C: Report on Project Performance
- Topic 13D: Manage Stakeholder Relationships and Expectations
Lesson 14: Monitoring and Controlling Project Risk and Contracts
- Topic 14A: Monitor and Control Project Risk
- Topic 14B: Administer a Contract
Lesson 15: Closing the Project
- Topic 15A: Close the Project Administratively
- Topic 15B: Close Project Contracts
Appendix A: PMP Certification Mapping
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