Project Management "Back to Basics" PM00.20

Much of the work that you do can be organized as a project. The ability to successfully define and subsequently manage a project is quickly leaving the realm of the extraordinary and is becoming a core competency for many organizations. Managing a project is not easy and project management skills do not come naturally to many people - even to many “experienced” project managers. This class provides the foundation for experienced project managers that have not had prior formal training before. It is also a great refresher class for experienced project managers that would like to recap the value associated with rigorous and disciplined project management practices.

Prerequisites

  • This is an accelerated version of the four-day PM00.00 Project Management Preparation for Success class. The attendees should already have a basic understanding of project management.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this class, participants will be able to:

  • Define the various aspects of a project

  • Build an appropriate project schedule

  • Effectively manage the project through:

    • Schedule management

    • Issues and change management

    • Communication management

    • Risk management

    • Human Resource management

    • Quality and metrics management

Who Should Attend

  • Experienced project managers and team members that manage and work on projects

  • Managers that manage project managers and monitor project status

  • Clients, customers and all stakeholders that participate on projects

Course Outline

  • Overview

  • Defining a project

  • Building and managing a schedule

  • Managing issues and change

  • Managing communication

  • Managing risk

  • Managing human resources

  • Managing quality and metrics

The class contains numerous exercises that are worked on throughout the course.

Class Length

  • Two Days (16 PDUs)