Project Management Foundations
-The purpose and benefits of implementing project management best practices -Key project management terminology, frameworks, and tools -How to use project management approaches and processes to deliver better outcomes -The importance of interpersonal skills for engaging the project stakeholders
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Description
Agenda
Introduction
- Project Management Processes
Starting a Project
- Adapting to Project Needs
- Developing a Project Charter
- Acquiring Resources
- Identifying Stakeholders and Stakeholder Roles
- Kick-Off Meeting
Planning a Project
- Collecting and Documenting Requirements
- Requirements Traceability Matrix
- Defining Scope
- Creating Work Breakdown Structure
- Defining Activities
- Estimating Resources and Durations
- Developing a Viable Schedule
- Sequencing Activities
- Using Leads and Lags
- Critical Path Method
- Schedule Compression
- Estimating Costs
- Estimating Documentation
- Developing a Budget
- Planning Quality
- Quality Tools (Control Charts, Flowcharts, Cause and Effect Diagrams, etc.)
- Communications Matrix
- Risk Analysis Overview
- Qualitative Risk Analysis
- Quantitative Risk Analysis
- Calculating Contingency Reserves
- Planning Procurements
Executing a Project
- Acquiring (the Project Team) Resources
- Developing the Project Team
- Directing and Managing Project Work
- Managing Quality
- Managing Communications
- Managing Meetings
- Managing Stakeholder Engagement
Monitoring and Controlling a Project
- Monitoring and Controlling Project Work
- Integrated Change Control
- Validating and Controlling Scope
- Managing Cost
- Earned Value Management
- Control Quality
- Monitoring Communications
- Monitoring Risk
Closing a Project
- Transferring the Final Product
- Lessons Learned
- Archiving Records
- Final Report
