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Project Management Essentials
PROJECT MANAGEMENT ESSENTIALS
(For those who want PMP knowledge and do not need the PMP Cert.)
- This self-directed online course is an accessible, hands-on journey through a project from initiation to closing, with a special emphasis on initiation and planning. Course participants practice using project management tools and techniques while they experience the realistic challenges that are encountered on projects.
- Project Management Essentials is aligned with the Project Management Institute’s (PMI’s) Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge and it introduces tools and terminology without overwhelming participants with jargon. The course focuses on developing practical skills that can be applied immediately to increase the level of success on projects.
- This fun on-line course consists of a series of videos and short offline activities for participants to complete at their own pace. Videos include both Point slides with the instructor voice over and video recordings of a live instructor demonstrating techniques. Based on years of experience, the instructor inserts stories, illustrations and other examples to make the material relevant. The course uses two cases studies so participants can practice the tools they have learned on projects facing challenges similar to the ones they will face in their real-life work environment. The course includes sample answers for the exercises, pointing out best practices and also areas for improvement. There are also activities where the learners are encouraged to apply the new tools and techniques to one of their own real-life projects. Each course module tests for comprehension with true/false questions or fill-in-the-blank type exercises.
- Participants require approximately 20 hours to complete the course including watching all of the videos and completing the exercises.
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WHO SHOULD ATTEND
The Project Management Essentials Online course is appropriate for individuals who are:
- Responsible for managing smaller projects.
- Participants on a project team of any size, especially those who have not yet been exposed to the tools, techniques and terminology of formal project management.
PREREQUISITES
- There is no prerequisite for this course. It functions as a stand-alone course.
MATERIALS
- Participants will receive access to the online course including many video files, an electronic copy of a course workbook that they can print containing exercises and case study materials. and an online quiz to test that course concepts were properly understood.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Introduction and PM Context
- Identify the characteristics of a project
- Differentiate between project work and business as usual
- Describe the typical project management environment
- Differentiate between projects, programs and portfolios
- Describe the balance of project constraints
- List typical project challenges
- Describe project success criteria
- Define project management
- List the PMBOK areas of knowledge
- Discuss the principles of project governance
- Describe the importance of the business case
- Identify high-level success factors and the balance of constraints for their chosen case study
- Describe the project life cycle
Initiating the Project
- Use a Stakeholder Register
- Create a Project Charter
- Describe key project roles and responsibilities
- Differentiate between a functional, projectized and matrix project team
- Organize a project team
Planning the Project
- Discuss the requirement identification process
- Prepare a Work Breakdown Structure
- Evaluate a change management plan
- Assign responsibilities through the Work Breakdown Structure
- Use the Work Breakdown Structure to develop a cost estimate
- Identify, analyze and plan responses to the project risk
- List activity dependencies and create a simple bar chart schedule
- Prepare, defend and evaluate a logic diagram
- Calculate the schedule critical path and float
- Discuss schedule contingency and Recognize a resource histogram
- Prepare a summary and Evaluate a project schedule / Define project baseline
Project Execution
- List responsibilities of each key project stakeholder in Project Execution
- Evaluate a project change
- Describe the risk response process
- Apply conflict management techniques to case study situations
- Discuss leadership and motivation and Evaluate a cost repost
- Create a summary project status report
Project Closure
- Closing and lessons learned
Wrap-Up
- Lessons learned
