Project Management Basics 2 Days Training in Wayne, PA

Course Description:

With this Course you will gain a basic understanding of Project Management based on the Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge® – 5th Edition. The Course covers information on project Management theory, Principles, techniques, and methods.

 During the Course, exercises are made based upon a case study. The case study may be one of three pre-defined case studies or a customized case study from the participant’s organization (see below: customization).

Course Topics:

Module 1 : Getting Started

 Module 2 : The Big Picture

●      Basic Principles about Project Management

●      The necessity of project preparation

●      Explanation of the Course roadmap

Module 3 : Definitions, Concept & Life Cycles

●      Project Management (PM) Definitions

●      Focus and benefits of PM

●      Concepts of triple constraints and competing demands

●      Project life cycles

Module 4 : People, Projects and Framework

●      People and projects overview

●      The project manager

●      The project sponsor / director

●      The client, the project team and other stakeholders

●      People and projects in organizations

●      Framework

Module 5 : Initiating and Defining Requirements

●      Initiating the project and developing the project charter

●      Conducting stakeholder Assesments

●      Defining Requirements

●      Establishing the change control Process

Module 6 : Using the Work Breakdown Structure

●      Defining the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

●      Developing a usable WBS

●      Using the WBS

Module 7 : Managing Project Risk

●      Making the case for Risk Management

●      Using Risk Management Processes and tools

Module 8 : Estimating

●      Defining an estimate

●      Distinguishing approaches to estimating

●      Using specific estimating Practices & techniques for duration

●      Estimating cost

●      Validating an estimate – schedule or budget

Module 9 : Scheduling

●      Defining the scheduling Process & related terminology

●      Sequencing and Defining dependencies

●      Determining the critical path

●      Considering schedule Risks and optimizing the schedule

Module 10 : Executing, Communicating, and Developing the Team

●      Defining Execution

●      Executing through Effective Communication & Stakeholder Relationships

●      Executing with High-Performing Teams

Module 11 : Monitoring and Controlling

●      Defining monitoring and controlling

●      Viewing control through the lens of competing demands

●      Using earned value for schedule and cost control

Module 12 : Closing the Project

●      Closing projects

●      Focusing on project transition

●      Focusing on post-project evaluations

Module 13 : Summary and Next Steps

Learning Goals:

The basics of Project Management and be able to contribute to projects based upon the knowledge related to the Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge® – 5th Edition.

Course Agenda:

Day 1

●      Getting Started

●      The Big Picture

●      Definitions, Concept & Life Cycles

●      People, Projects and Framework

●      Initiating and Defining Requirements

●      Using the Work Breakdown Structure

●      Managing Project Risk

Day 2

●      Estimating

●      Scheduling

●      Executing, Communicating, and Developing the Team

●      Monitoring and Controlling

●      Closing the Project

●      Summary and Next Steps

Who can Attend?

Managers, project team memb ers or non-project managers working in a project environment who want to improve their effectiveness. Entry level for PM practitioners.