Project Management Foundations

SignalLearning
Indianapolis, South Bend, Indiana, United States

Course Format: Classroom | E-learning | Virtual Class | Online | On-site | Blended | Self-paced

Course Description:

'' The purpose of this two-day seminar is to provide project managers, whether new or experienced, with a necessary broad foundation in the principles and skills of managing projects. The seminar will use lecture, group discussions and hands-on activities to introduce the key concepts and practices necessary to plan, control and report project activities to ensure that projects complete on time, on budget and on specification.

Participants will be expected to apply course concepts to an actual recent, current or pending project from their experience. Participants will receive an instructional manual and additional handouts for use in class and as reference material.

Course material and content are founded upon, and consistent with, the “best practices�of project management as defined by the Project Management Institute and the Project Management Body of Knowledge.



Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students must:

An interest in, or need to master, the topic
This course does not require participants to know or use a project management software application although course content may reference such software.


Course Outline

Module 1: Project Management Fundamentals

Projects Defined

The Project Management Process

Module 2: Characteristics of a Project

The Project Environment

The Project Manager

The Project Team

Module 3: Project Initiation & Scope Planning (Defining Project Requirements)

Project Initiation

Scope Planning

Module 4: Defining Project Work (the Work Breakdown Structure)

Activity Definition

Activity Duration

Module 5: Creating the Project Schedule

Schedule Development

The Critical Path

Module 6: Building and Managing the Project Team

Resource Identification

Stages of Team Development

Managing Conflict

Module 7: Project Estimating and Budgeting

Estimating and Budgeting Time

Estimating and Budgeting Cost

Module 8: Managing Project Change, Risk & Communications

Scope Creep and Scope Change Control

Risk Analysis and Risk Responses

Communications Planning & Control

Module 9: Project Control (Measuring & Managing Progress & Reporting)

Progress Tracking

Performance Reporting

Module 10: Project Closedown

Evaluating Lessons Learned

Project Closure Reporting


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Phone:(317) 573-2320

School Address:

MishawAka/South Bend:
3840 Edison Lakes Parkway
Mishawaka , IN 46545
(574) 254-7020

Indianapolis:
450 East 96 th Street, Suite 125
Indianapolis , IN 46240
(317) 573-2320

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