Overview
The Project Management Executive Seminar is a one-day, instructor-facilitated, seminar session designed to provide an introductory overview of the project management discipline.
Audience
This seminar will benefit executives, senior managers, resources managers, and functional managers that want a basic understanding of project management and how it can contribute to organizational success. The seminar will benefit any project stakeholder in any industry.
Length
8 hours
Outline
Introduction to Project Management
- Definition of a Project
- Projects vs. Programs
- Project Management Life Cycle
- Project Management Terminology
- Triple Constraints
Initiating a Project
- Project Initiation
- Evaluation, Selection, and Prioritization
- Stakeholder Analysis
- Project Charter
- Project Management Organization Types
Planning a Project
- Scope Planning and Decomposition
- Time Management and Scheduling
- Resource Planning
- Cost Estimating and Budgeting
Executing and Controlling a Project
- Project Communications and Reporting
- Project Risk Management
- Project Change Control
- Project Quality Management
Closing a Project
- Administrative Closure and Contract Closeout
- Lessons Learned
- Final Reporting
Hands-on Application and Practice
Participants will further expand their knowledge and experience through applied exercises. Using a selected organizational case study approach, participants will manage a sample project from initiation to closing through the following exercises:
- Work Breakdown Structure
- Risk Identification, Analysis, and Response Planning
- Final Project Reporting