Description
Course Objectives
After you complete this Project Management course, you will be able to:
- Identify your project’s tasks and resources
- Order tasks using the Work Breakdown Structure
- Schedule tasks effectively
- Use basic planning tools such as a Gantt chart, PERT diagram, and network diagram
- Prepare a project budget
- Modify the project budget and schedule to meet targets
- Identify and manage risks
- Prepare a final project plan
- Execute and terminate a project
- Develop and manage a change control process
Who is this Training Course for?
- Project managers
- Members of project offices
- Project sponsors
- Functional managers
- Senior management and individuals interested in project management.
The Course Content
- Course Overview
- What Really Needs To Be Done?
- Identifying Tasks
- Identifying Resources
- A Sample Cost List
- The Work Breakdown Structure
- Scheduling Techniques
- Preparing a Basic Schedule
- Other Scheduling Factors
- Planning Tools
- Gantt Charts
- Creating a Gantt Chart
- Network Diagrams
- Flow Charts
- Budgeting Tips and Tricks
- Budgeting Basics
- Pete’s Budget
- Assessing Project Risks
- Preparing the Final Plan
- Making it Fit
- Schedule and Budget Compression
- Case Study
- The Execution Phase
- Controlling Changes
- Closing Out a Project
- Recommended Reading List
- Post-Course Assessment
- Pre- and Post-Assessment Answer Keys
- Personal Action Plan
