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Project Management Overview for Managers

The Challenge
Within virtually every enterprise there is growing understanding of just how crucial successful projects are to financial well-being. After all, our ability to reach Strategic Objectives largely depends on the success of our major initiatives. In parallel with this understanding is the realization that all levels of the organization must become conversant with the primary principles of project management. It is only through a shared understanding of how projects are chosen, funded, planned and executed that we can truly become proficient at achieving regular project success.

The Solution
Project Management Overview for Managers delivers a power-packed overview of the essential project management concepts and techniques that every business manager must know. All topics include field-proven best practices that are effective in any project setting. Participants are shown how to structure a project, establish and manage scope, create an effective schedule, identify and manage risks, control costs and more. The format includes a mixture of group discussions, exercises and lecture. Whether new to Project Management or building on existing skills, participants will return to their business better equipped to bring their projects to a successful conclusion. Learning Objectives include presentation of:

Project lifecycle and project environment
Getting a project off to a good start
Managing projects for optimal long-term value
Knowing who your stakeholders are
Obtaining good estimates
Defining and managing scope, schedule and budget
The Communication Strategy
Importance of Quality
Managing Project Risk
Change Control
Product delivery

Who should attend
This course will be of value to business owners, newly assigned project managers and team leads, managers of project mangers, and business managers with project responsibility.

Prerequisites
This course assumes some experience with project work.

Course Outline

Section 1: Introduction

Definition of Project
Programs and portfolios
What is the source of project failure?
What is the source of project success?
Defining project success
Project and product life cycle
Course blueprint

Section 2: Basic Project Management Concepts

Role of the Project Manager
What is project management?
Other PM terminology
IPECC
PM methodology
Stakeholders
Impact of change

Section 3: The Project Initiation Phase

Definition and Purpose
The Project Charter
Stakeholder analysis
Triple Constraint
Estimation

Section 4: Managing Scope

Product versus Project Scope
WBS
Requirements
Scope Control

Section 5: Schedule and Budget

Schedule
Budget and procurement
Project Performance Baselines

Section 6: Quality

Quality Control (QC)
Quality Tools
Requirements Traceability Matrix
Quality Assurance (QA)

Section 7: Managing Project Risk

Risk definition
Work of risk management
Sources of risk
Risk Register
Evaluating Risk
Risk Response Planning
Controlling Risk

Section 8: Communication

Communication Planning
Communication Tools
Good Meeting Practice
Document Control

Section 9: Project Execution

Work of project execution
Procurement
Status reports
Change Control
Project Transition

Section 10: Project Close

Contract closure
Administrative closure
Lessons learned

Learning Approach

A highly experienced instructor will use interactive lecture format, short exercises, group discussions, and other techniques to drive home the essential points of this material
We will build on your prior experience in this topic, while providing you with a structure and vocabulary to use in future projects.
If you have modest project management knowledge, you will find that the clarity of the material and direct presentation style of the instructor will make the subject matter easy to understand.
You will receive a Participant Guide which will help you follow the material, take notes and retain what you learned so that you can apply it on your job.

Why should I take this course?

If you are experiencing difficulties in your projects, the material in this course will give you an understanding of steps you can take to gain control.
Managers with project management experience will obtain a vocabulary and framework that lends structure and perspective to the wealth of experience they already have.
All participants take home a set of tools and techniques to help them deal with all aspects of project planning and execution.
Take this course and learn how to avoid the problems that business managers most often encounter in their projects.

Every course and workshop in our Project Training program is fully customizable. We offer virtual delivery of the training program you need. Call us: +1.919.495.7371.

All of our courses are fully compliant with the latest release of each relevant standards document such as the PMBOK® Guide, Standard for Portfolio Management, BABOK® Guide, and others.

Course Information

Course ID: 1060
Duration: 1 day
Class size: 6 - 24
Includes:
· PMP® certified instruction
· Comprehensive Participant Guide
· Certificate of Participation
· 7 PDUs / Contact Hours in project management education

Download this course description as a printable PDF document.

Pricing Information
On-site discounts are available.

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