Global Knowledge-Business - February-June 2009 - (Page 11) Introduction to Project Management Identify, assess, and manage typical projects. Course Description Learn project management techniques and best practices in this updated version of Project Management Essentials, the 2006 PMI Professional Development Product of the Year award winner. This course will teach you how to effectively manage all phases of a project. Learn the project management framework of initiation, planning, execution, control, and formal closing, and discover what it takes to ensure project success. In this skills-building course, you’ll focus on practical tools and techniques as you spend 75% of the course working on a project from initiation to close. You’ll work individually and in teams to write objectives, conduct stakeholder analysis, and develop a work breakdown structure and risk management plan for a case study project. Practice using estimating techniques, dependency analysis, and network diagramming. Course 2868 You will earn 18 contact hours or PDUs upon completion of this course. Hands-On Exercises 1. Project Management Terminology 2. Establish the Project Background and Develop the Project Mini Charter 3. Stakeholder Identification and Analysis 4. Communications Planning 5. Risk Planning 6. Change Management Planning 7. Develop the WBS 8. Activity Definition 9. Estimate Activity Duration 10. Calculate the Critical Path 11. Develop the Project Schedule 12. Project Controls 13. Manage Expectations 14. Plan for Closure 15. Evaluate PM Competencies Course Content 1. Project Management Framework • The Project Management Institute - Five Process Groups - Life Cycles - Nine Knowledge Areas • What is a Project? • Project Management Terminology 2. Initiating • Five Steps of Project Initiation • BOSSCARD Framework • Stakeholder Analysis • Project Roles and Responsibilities • Sign-Off Process 3. Planning • Communications Planning • Risk Management - Risk Management Life Cycle - Risk Response Strategies • Sources of Change • Developing the WBS • Creating the Schedule 4. Controlling and Closing • Project Controls - The Constraints Quartet - Focus on Past and Future - Project Meeting Tips - Key Principles for Control • Challenges - Activity Analysis • Expectations - Stakeholder Expectations - Project Environment - Expectation Control Elements - Project Manager vs. Expectation Gap • Organizational Style - Why Do Projects Fail? 5. Closing Processes • Administrative Closure What You’ll Learn in Class • Define basic terminology of project management • Identify the project management life cycle • Understand the project management knowledge areas • Build a business case for project initiation • Define project scope and stakeholder expectations • Define roles and responsibilities for project stakeholders • Build an effective WBS and project schedule • Ensure buy-in from your team and sponsors • Identify, analyze, quantify, mitigate, and manage risks • Create project management plans for quality, communication, resources, and stakeholder management • Manage project change through formal change control processes Who Needs To Attend Associate project managers, project managers, IT project managers, project coordinators, project analysts, project leaders, senior project managers, team leaders, product managers, program managers, project team members, stakeholders, and senior managers who want to master project management. Note: If you have taken IT Project Management (p. 12), you should not attend this course since there is a significant overlap in course content. We Recommend Many sessions of Introduction to Project Management and Microsoft Project 2003 are offered back-to-back in the same week! This is a perfect way to use your BOGO. Microsoft Project 2003 (Course 2877) Classroom Learning: 2 days $1,495 12 PDUs In this course, you’ll complete a series of exercises covering the critical skills you need to create and modify a project plan file that contains tasks, resources, and resource assignments and to become an expert in Microsoft Project 2003. Buy get one Buy 1 course, get 2nd half off. 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