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Project Management Principles
Public Price:
$975.00
GSA Price:
$1,020.09
Length: 3 day(s)
The effective project manager must be able to develop strategies, work plans, estimates and schedules and monitor progress against them in todayÂs dynamic market. Simply planning a successful project is merely half the job: attentive tracking, status reporting and change management are all needed to ensure success.
This 3-day workshop blends five modules from our Project Management curriculum. It provides practical tools and techniques for planning and managing the variables or constraints of project success, using content discussion, a series of exercises and a project simulation application. Participants gain classroom experience with today's best practices for structuring, estimating, scheduling and tracking projects, in order to bring them in on time, within budget and with high quality.
Prerequisites:
Topics convered
Include:
Introduction
& Concepts Module
Definition of a Project; PMI
& PMBOK Knowledge Areas:
Historical Project Problems;
The Project Variables
Project Management Skills; Project
Processes; Initial vs. Detailed Planning Process
Organizing
Module
Rapid Planning; Project Kick-Off;
Team Organization, Roles & Responsibilities; Infrastructure
The Project Office; Background
Analysis; Project Requirements; Scope & Objectives
Initial Project Forecasts; Cost/Benefits
Analysis; Prioritization; Project Manager Activities
Project Strategies; Lifecycles;
Deliverables; Risk Management; The Project Charter.
Structuring
Module
Phase Initiation Process; Work
Breakdown Structures; Decomposition and Templates;
Identifying Work Packages; Phase
Organization; Assigning resources to the tasks
Delegation; Quality Assurance;
and the Project Plan.
Task Estimating
Module
Determining the Estimating Approach;
Definitions; Estimating Effort; Simple Estimating
Delphi Estimating; Modified PERT
Estimating; Statistical Processes; Conversion to Duration
Documenting the Task Estimate;
Contingency & Reserves Planning
Estimating Project Management
Effort;
Scheduling
Module
Terminology and Graphical Techniques
Network Diagrams & Critical
Path Determination; Precedence Analysis
Gantt Charts; Resource Leveling;
Histograms
Milestones & Baselines; Performing
the Visibility Review;
The Planning, Estimating and
Scheduling Process Steps
Tracking
& Controlling Module
The Tracking Information; Executing
& Controlling Processes
Tracking Methods Analysis &
Guidelines; Earned Value
Determining Status and Reforecasting
the Project Schedule
Project Reporting; Change Management
Completing the Phase; Project
Completion Criteria; Workshop to Workplace Transition.
Topics Covered Include:
Rapid Planning:
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Organizing: Perform
Rapid Planning: including identification of the project
variables; definition of the project scope and preliminary
requirements; early forecasts of effort, duration and staffing;
cost/benefit analysis; team roles & responsibilities;
risk management; project strategies and the creation of
a project charter.
Phase Planning:
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Structuring: Identify
and structure the tasks of a phase into work packages; organize
the project team; apply resources to the plan; delegate
tasks to the team members; build in Quality Assurance Reviews
and create the Project Plan.
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Task Estimating: Improve
task estimates by determining the appropriate estimating
approach; estimating effort and duration; effectively document
task assumptions;
Padding vs. Contingency and estimating Project Management
effort.
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Scheduling: Define
the scheduling terminology; develop network diagrams; determine
Critical Path and perform Precedence Analysis to reduce
the overall project duration. Develop Gantt charts and perform
resource leveling; identify milestones and establish the
project baseline.
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Tracking & Controlling:
Identify the minimum effort tracking mechanisms appropriate
for the project; re-forecast the project schedule and update
the project plan; determine the reporting processes; manage
the change process and complete the phase and project.
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