Project Management Professional Workshop

Technology Ed
Midlothian, VA, United States

Course Format: Classroom | E-learning | Virtual Class | Online | On-site | Blended | Self-paced
Teacher/Instructor: Technology Ed
Term: Continuous
Seats: Unlimited
Fee: 49.00

Course Description:

'' "Project Management" is a course that covers the fundamentals of managing projects with the newcomer in mind. Project management is the discipline of organizing and managing resources in such a way that these resources deliver all the work required to complete a project within defined scope, time, and cost constraints.

This course assumes students have no prior knowledge about project management, and delivers lessons and examples to build management skills. We review the examination of the identification, selection, and planning of projects. Specific topics include: organization structure, project selection and scope definition, project team selection and development, work breakdown structures and statements of work, project scheduling, and budgeting, resource allocation, risk management planning, and project controlling.

Students who are preparing for the PMI (Project Management Institute) Certification (PMP or CAPM) can also use this course to prep for the exam.



Course Outcome

After completing Project Management Professional, students will be equipped with a basic understanding of the following:

Provide students with a basic understanding of project management principles and practices.
Increase the student’s ability to function effectively on a project team.
Use of contemporary techniques and technology for project management.
Examination of successful business projects, especially the role of project planning and management
Help prepare the student for the PMP Examination.
Recommended Prerequisites

No prior experience necessary, although 1-2 years experience as a project manager or project team member recommended
Assessment

Students will be assigned 5 homework assignments, and 1 final exam.

Syllabus

Lesson
Overview
Topics

1
Introduction to Project Management. This chapter reviews project management, projects, organizational structure, the roles and responsibilities of the project manager, project team, management, and stakeholders. What is a project?
Objectives
Project team: roles and responsibilities
Organizational structure

2
Project Conception. This chapter reviews the four basic operations of projection management. How a project is conceived, evaluated, and granted will be reviewed. Project phases
Phase inputs / outputs
Project conception
Feasibility analysis
Financial analysis
Project charter

3
Project Planning. This chapter reviews how the project is planned and organized. Here, we review the Statement of Work, Work Breakdown Structure, Risk Management, Schedule, and Resource and Budget Management planning activities. Statement of Work
Constraints
Assumptions
Risk analysis
Kick off meeting
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
Responsibility Matrix
Schedule development
Critical chain
Resource planning and budgeting

4
Project Execution and Controlling. This chapter reviews the executing and controlling step of the project. Here, we cover how to monitor and assess project performance, schedule, and cost. Other topics include communication plan development, change control, conflict resolution, and team building. Monitoring: Schedule
Gantt chart
PERT diagram
Monitoring: Results
Monitoring: Cost
Monitoring: Earned Value
Communication
Change control
Team building
Variance reports

5
Project Closure. This chapter reviews the final step of project management- closure. Here, we cover the evaluation, auditing, and termination steps. Finally, we close the project administratively and with the final report. Evaluation
Auditing
Termination
by addition
by integration
by starvation
Extinction
Administration issues
Lessons learned
Final report
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Elements of this syllabus are subject to change.

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