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Project Management Essentials

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Description

If you are taking this course, you probably have some exposure to managing projects, or you may be considering embarking on a career as a professional project manager. Your ability as a project manager to demonstrate best practices in project management on the job is becoming the standard to compete in today's fast-paced and highly technical workplace. In this course, you will apply the generally recognized practices of project management to successfully manage projects. Project managers are always under severe pressure to complete projects on time and within budget. However, most projects fail to meet these demands, and, as a result, many projects are terminated early. Successful project management requires knowledge and experience. This course is designed to provide you with the skil

Course Overview

Course Objective

In this course, you will apply recognized practices of project management to manage a project from start to finish. You will: - Identify the basic concepts of project management. - Launch a project. - Estimate project work. - Create a project schedule. - Plan project costs. - Plan for project risks. - Plan for project quality and compliance. - Manage human and physical resources for the project. - Manage project procurements. - Plan for change management and monitor the project scope. - Monitor and optimize project schedule and cost. - Monitor the quality of the project work and the risks involved. - Plan communication strategies and manage stakeholder relationships. - Close a project.

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for any individual who might need to perform project management activities in their job role on either a formal or informal basis, or any individual who wants to build upon their current project management knowledge to be more productively involved on a project team. This course is not specifically designed for students who are seeking project management-related certification. Rather, it is designed to introduce a structure to help students more effectively manage projects as well as participate fully on a project team.

Getting Started with Project Management Lesson Id 1

Getting Started with Project Management

Launching Projects Lesson Id 2

Launching Projects

Estimating Project Work Lesson Id 3

Estimating Project Work

Creating a Project Schedule Lesson Id 4

Creating a Project Schedule

Planning Project Costs Lesson Id 5

Planning Project Costs

Planning for Risk Lesson Id 6

Planning for Risk

Planning for Quality and Compliance Lesson Id 7

Planning for Quality and Compliance

Managing the Project Team Lesson Id 8

Managing the Project Team

Managing Project Procurements Lesson Id 9

Managing Project Procurements

Managing Change During Project Execution Lesson Id 10

Managing Change During Project Execution

Monitoring and Controlling Project Schedule and Cost Lesson Id 11

Monitoring and Controlling Project Schedule and Cost

Monitoring and Controlling Risk and Quality Lesson Id 12

Monitoring and Controlling Risk and Quality

Communicating and Reporting Lesson Id 13

Communicating and Reporting

Closing the Project Lesson Id 14

Closing the Project

Lesson Id	Title	Description
1	Getting Started with Project Management	Define Project Management Basics<br />Identify Influencing Factors<br />Define Project Management Certifications
2	Launching Projects	How Organizations Choose the Right Project <br />Identify Project Stakeholders and Their Expectations <br />Authorize a Project<br />Identify the Project Scope
3	Estimating Project Work	Develop a WBS<br />Identify the Relationships Between Work Packages<br />Identify Resources<br />Estimate Time
4	Creating a Project Schedule	Develop a Project Schedule<br />Create a Schedule Baseline
5	Planning Project Costs	Establish Project Costs<br />Establish the Cost Baseline<br />Reconcile Funding and Costs
6	Planning for Risk	Create a Risk Management Plan <br />Identify Risks and Their Causes <br />Analyze Risks <br />Develop a Risk Response Plan
7	Planning for Quality and Compliance	Deliver the Desired Project Results <br />Verify Compliance Requirements
8	Managing the Project Team	Plan Your Project Team <br />Assemble the Team<br />Develop the Team<br />Manage the Team
9	Managing Project Procurements	Plan for Project Procurements <br />Obtain Responses from Vendors <br />Select the Right Vendor <br />Manage Vendors and Procurements
10	Managing Change During Project Execution	Prepare for Project Execution<br />Manage Project Changes <br />Monitor the Project Scope
11	Monitoring and Controlling Project Schedule and Cost	Monitor and Control the Project Schedule <br />Optimize the Project Schedule <br />Monitor and Control Project Cost
12	Monitoring and Controlling Risk and Quality	Monitor and Control Risks <br />Put Quality Plans into Action <br />Control Project Quality
13	Communicating and Reporting	Communicate During a Project<br />Distribute Project Information <br />Manage Stakeholder Relationships and Expectations <br />Report on Project Performance
14	Closing the Project	Deliver the Final Product<br />Close Project Procurements <br />Close the Project