Fundamentals of Project Management

3 days

Audience

Prerequisites

The course will benefit project managers, team members, functional managers, and other key project stakeholders in any industry

None

Description

 The course structure effectively combines introductory lecture and discussion with hands-on application of useful project management principles, tools, and techniques through applied case study exercises.  The course covers the basics of all project management life-cycle processes including: project initiation, planning, executing, monitoring and control, and closing.

Goals/Objectives

·   Learn the process steps of developing a business case

·   Review methods for performing background analysis and developing project scope, requirements and objectives.

·   Learn how to quickly identify and record Project Risks.

·   Learn how to identify and develop methods for determining key project skill requirements.

·   Learn how to document the project assessment in a Project Charter &  how to assess project priority.

·   Learn how to describe the role of intangible benefits and how they can become powerful reasons for authorizing a project.

·   Learn methods for incorporating intangible benefits into a financial analysis.

·   Understand and use financial analysis techniques - ROI, Breakeven Analysis, Net Present Value and Internal Rate of Return.

·   Obtain practical templates for development of a Business Case Charter and Cost/Benefits Analysis.

Outline/Table of Contents

·   Project Management Terminology

·   Stakeholder Management

·   Triple Constraint Model

·   Schedule Development

·   Cost Estimating and Control

·   Roles and Responsibilities

·   Change Control

·   Lessons Learned

·   Project Organizations

·   Project Charter

·   Work Breakdown Structure

·   Critical Path Method

·   Resource Planning

·   Risk Management

·   Quality Control

·   The Final Report