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Project Management Workshop

Course Duration: 2 Days

Introduction

This course is designed to teach participants all the principles of good project management. Participants will learn how to identify and schedule project resources and create project flow charts. Important issues of staff selection and team mamnagement are also covered. These learning objectives are reinforced by a course project that allows the participant to apply the principles and use the tools they learn.

Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:

Discuss the phases of project management life cycle and a project manager's role in each phase
List and discuss basic project success criteria and common reasons for project failure
Discuss techniques for setting up a strong project team
List and discuss elements of a risk management plan
Discuss techniques for planning and sequencing project activities, including the Work Breakdown Structure
Identify the critical path for completing a project on schedule
List and discuss cost elemetns that should be included in the project budget
Discuss techniques for controlling for deviation from budgets and schedules
Discuss key elements of project management communication and reporting tools

Key Content

Module 1: The Project Management Life Cycle

What is a project?
Understand the growing need for better project management
Explain what a project is and provide examples
Describe what project management is and discuss key elements of the project management framework
Discuss how project management relates to other disciplines
Understand the history of project management
The Project Management Life Cycle
The role of Project Manager

Module 2: The Project Management Process Groups

Describe the five project management process group, the typical level of activity for each and the interactions among them
Understand how the project management process groups relate to the project management knowledge areas
Discuss how organizations develop information technology project management methodologies to meet their needs
Understand the contribution that effective project initiation, project planning, project execution, project control, and project closing makes to project success

Module 3: Setting Up for Success

Initiation phase
Project definition and scope
Putting together a statement of work
The project charter

Module 4: The Project Team

The teamwork challenge
Selecting team members

Module 5: Risk Management

What is risk and the importance of good project risk management
Elements involved in risk management planning
Common sources of risks on projects
Risk identification process and tools and techniques to help identify project risk
Qualitative risk analysis process
Quantify risk analysis process
Decision trees and simulation
Risk response planning strategies
Risk monitoring and control
Good project risk management

Module 6: Work Breakdown

Work breakdown structure
Work package sequencing

Module 7: The Project Schedule

Time scheduling process
Time estimates

Module 8: The Project Budget

What is a budget?
Creating a preliminary budget
Budget and schedule balancing

Module 9: Project Tracking and Control

Moving the project forward
Monitoring for project progress

Module 10: Project Close Out

Elements of close out

Target Audience

Executives, supervisors, managers, head of departments, business leaders and business owners who are involved directly in a project in a company