Project Management – Back to Basics PM00.20

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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
  • 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 quality and metrics

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

Class Length

• Two Days (16 Total PDUs – 12 Technical / 2 Leadership / 2 Strategic)

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