Project Management Essentials

Course Length: 3.0 day(s)

Course Overview

Students will identify and apply generally recognized practices in project management.

Target Student

The target student for this course is any individual who may need to perform project management activities in their job role on either a formal or informal basis, or any project team members who want to enhance their knowledge of project management in order to interact more productively with a project manager and perform more effectively on a project team.

Prerequisites

Work experience with project management and knowledge of the roles, responsibilities, and skills required for project management is needed. Also, basic working knowledge of office productivity tools is required. The Project Management Fundamentals course is recommended for students as a prerequisite to this course.

Performance-Based Objectives

• Identify the basic concepts and terminology of professional project management
• Launch a project
• Estimate project work
• Create a project schedule
• Plan project costs
• Plan for project risks
• Plan for project quality and compliance
• Manage human resources for your project
• Manage project procurements
• Plan for change management and monitor the project scope
• Monitor and optimize project schedule and cost
• Monitor quality of project work and the risks involved
• Plan communication strategies and manage stakeholder relationships
• Perform project closure