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Objective This two-day program provides the hands-on knowledge it takes to successfully execute projects of all sizes. A balanced mix of lecture, group exercises, and a project case study are used to illustrate the tools and develop the skills necessary to manage a project from beginning to end. Particular emphasis is placed on defining the customer's requirements and building a realistic schedule. The tools and principles taught in this program are in alignment on the Project Management Institute’s PMBOK (Project Management Body of Knowledge).
Participants will receive 14 PDU's/Contact Hours for attending course.
Agenda – Day 1
- Benefits of Project Management
- Project Management Framework
- What's a project?
- What are the triple constraints of a project?
- Who are the stakeholders in a project?
- What is project management?
- What are we managing? (PMI Body of Knowledge Areas)
- Project Life Cycle (The Project Management Process)
- Initiation, Planning, Execution and Control, Closing
- What's a deliverable?
- Defining project hierarchy (Business Need vs. Deliverable vs. Scope)
- Project Initiation
- Putting together a team
- Creating the project charter
- Defining deliverables
- Role of the project sponsor
- Project Planning
- Creating a Milestone schedule
Agenda – Day 2
- Project Planning (continued from Day 1)
- Project planning flo
- Creating the Work Breakdown Structure
- Developing work plans
- Activity duration estimating
- Creating the budget
- Risk management
- Precedence diagramming
- Creating the Gantt Chart
- Identifying the project's Critical Path
- Change management
- Communication management
- Project Execution and Control
- Tracking cost, time, and quality
- Status reports
- Managing changes
- Project Closing
- Interviewing stakeholders
- Collecting actuals
- Preparing and communicating a Close Report
Note
Are you interested in becoming certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP)? The PMP certification, established by the Project Management Institute (PMI), is one of the most valued and respected credentials in project management. Earning and maintaining this certification demonstrates a solid foundation of experience in effectively managing projects. The current application for PMP certification requires 35 hours of formal project management education in addition to between 4,500 - 7,500 hours of project management experience. Though this two-day Project Management program offered by Sinclair Community College is not presented as an exam preparation program, it will provide you with 14 hours of project management education towards the PMP application requirements.
