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Fundamentals of Project Management

This course will provide students with an understanding of the basic concepts of structured project management including scope, schedule, and budget through the planning, execution, and control processes. Students will also be given an introduction to concepts of managing project risks and project change control processes.

Upon completing this course, students should be able to understand and execute the role of project team members in:

  • defining project scope.
  • estimating project duration.
  • estimating project costs.
  • managing project risks.
  • managing changes to the project plan.

Course Agenda

1)   Day One Opening Activities

a)       Objectives, agenda, ground rules

b)       Participant introductions

2)       The Project Life Cycle

a)       Project Initiation

b)       Project Planning

c)       Project Execution

d)       Project Control

e)       Project Closing

3)       The Iron Triangle

a)       Project Scope Management

i)         Scope in the life cycle

ii)       The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

(1)    WBS Construction Exercise

iii)      Scope validation

b)       Project Time Management

i)         Project estimating methods

ii)       Project scheduling methods

iii)      Gantt

iv)     Network diagramming

v)       Schedule compression techniques

vi)     Project tracking methods

c)       Project Cost Management

i)         Resource estimating

ii)       Managing free float

4)       Day One Closing Activities

a)      WBS Estimating Exercise

b)       Evaluation

 

 5)      Day Two Opening Activities

a)       WBS Estimating Exercise reports

6)       Managing Risk in Projects

a)       Identifying risk

i)        Risk Identification Exercise

b)       Quantifying risk

c)       Risk management strategies

d)       Procurement

e)       Contingency planning

f)        Alternative strategies

g)       Insurance

h)       Acceptance

7)       Managing Change in Projects

a)       Sources of change

b)       Impacts of change

i)        Change Impact Exercise

c)       Change control process

8)       Day Two Closing Activities

a)       Workshop follow-up

b)       Course objective review

c)       Certificates of Completion

d)       Evaluation


 

 

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