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Principles of Project Management
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On-Site Learning Options
- Traditional: Instructor led – 2 days ( 15 PDU's )
- Workshop: Apply course concepts to your projects in class – 3 days
- With Microsoft Project – Combine with a Microsoft Project course – 3 or 4 days ( 22.5 to 28 PDU's )
- With additional content: Add topics that are important to your audience – 2-5 days
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Project management tools and techniques have been used for decades on projects in all industries. This course presents these proven techniques and tips for applying them in today’s project-driven workplace.
Specific techniques such as Work Breakdown Structure and Resource Leveling will be presented, with opportunities to practice each technique. Emphasis is placed not only on how to perform the technique, but also on when and why. It’s the knowledge every project manager needs to succeed.
As project management applies to all industries, the material presented is relevant to every practitioner. To support the effective application of the techniques learned, the project life cycle is related to development life cycles (process methodologies). In addition, real world project challenges presented in class offer hands-on opportunities for participants to identify specific project management tools to help solve each problem.
While this is not a traditional leadership course, it acknowledges that project managers are in leadership roles, and accordingly emphasizes the leadership aspect of each technique. By teaching participants how the project management tool set enables them to satisfy all their stakeholders – sponsors, management, customers and the project team – this course allows the project manager to achieve success on many levels. |
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- Create realistic project schedules.
- Get the most from project management software using the five steps of project planning.
- Create effective project plans with clear responsibilities and milestones.
- Identify problems when they are still small enough to solve.
- Transform ambiguous projects into focused, productive projects with tangible results.
Each participant receives a copy of The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management. |
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Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Understand how project management can increase productivity, improve communication and cut development costs.
- Understand how to consitently achieve the Five Project Success Factors using the discipline of project management.
- Systematically apply the proven techniques of project management to define, plan and control a project.
- Create a project plan using standard project management techniques.
- Use the project plan to manage the team, customers, management and project sponsors.
- Understand the relationship between the science of project management and the art of leadership.
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Anyone associated with projects benefits from understanding the tools of project management. Project managers and team leaders, managers with multiple projects, and team members with special assignments will get the greatest benefit from this course. |
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I. Why Project Management?
A. Success Factors
B. What is Project Management?
C. Project Life Cycle
II. Project Definition
A. Identify the Project Stakeholders
B. Project Communication
C. Statement of Work
D. Project Charter
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III. Project Planning
A. The Purpose of Planning
B. Work Breakdown Structure
C. Network Diagrams
D. Work Package Estimates
E. Scheduling and Gantt Charts
F. Resource Leveling
G. Project Management Software
H. Accurate Estimating
IV. Project Control
A. Project Kickoff
B. Monitoring
C. Project Close Out
D. Corrective Action
V. Project Leadership
A. Project Manager Skills
B. Art Based on Science
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Traditional: Instructor led – 2 days ( 15 PDU's )
Knowledgeable, engaging instructors use lecture, discussion, and in-class exercises to present course materials.
Workshop: Apply course concepts to your projects in class – 3 days
Accelerate learning! The traditional instructor-led class augmented with a planning workshop provides an opportunity for participants to plan one of their own projects in class. By applying the course topics to their own project, individuals will learn the concepts better and catch their mistakes in class. The workshop component is embedded in the course so that each lecture topic is immediately followed by the workshop component. For example, after the Work Breakdown Structure lecture, teams will create their own WBS. A terrific format for teaching a company-specific project management methodology!
With Microsoft Project – Combine with a Microsoft Project course – 3 or 4 days ( 22.5 to 28 PDU's )
Integrate this thorough introduction to the discipline of project management with a complete introduction to the most popular project management software. Combine either the traditional instructor-led or workshop formats with our 2-day Mastering Microsoft Project class. <Read a complete course description>
With additional content: Add topics that are important to your audience – 2-5 days
Build on this strong foundation by adding additional topics such as risk management and Earned Value. The content and duration of the class will be determined by understanding your organizational objectives and tailoring the course to fit them.
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