Effective Project Management

    

Summary:
This course provides practical training in core project management concepts and techniques. The course extends PMBOK concepts with supplemental, field-proven best practices that are effective in any project setting. The format is truly multimodal, with a mixture of exercises, simulations, group discussions, individual discovery and lecture. Every student receives a set of useful Project Management templates. This course is ideal for Project Managers who want an update on crucial concepts and techniques, or new project managers looking for a jump start in their new profession. All participants will return to their workplace better equipped to bring their projects to a successful conclusion.

Duration:
3 Days/Lecture & Lab

Audience:
This course is designed for Project managers who are looking for an update on core concepts and techniques, newly assigned project managers and team leads, managers of project mangers, functional managers with project responsibility, and Project Management Office staff.

Topics:

• Project lifecycle and project environment
• Getting a project off to a good start
• Knowing who your stakeholders are
• Providing estimates you can live with
• Defining and managing scope, schedule and budget
• Establishing effective communication
• Procurement; Resource Planning
• Putting quality into the product
• Managing Project Risk
• Status Reports, Project Metrics and Earned Value
• Change Control; working with baselines
• Controlling cost
• Product delivery
• Lessons Learned

Prerequisites:
This course assumes minimal experience with project work.

Last Update: May 21, 2012