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Formulating for Success!
Project
Management Professional
Course Description
"Project Management" is a course that covers the fundamentals of
managing projects with the newcomer in mind. Project management is
the discipline of organizing and managing resources in such a way
that these resources deliver all the work required to complete a
project within defined scope, time, and cost constraints.
This
course assumes students have no prior knowledge about project
management, and delivers lessons and examples to build management
skills. We review the examination of the identification, selection,
and planning of projects. Specific topics include: organization
structure, project selection and scope definition, project team
selection and development, work breakdown structures and statements
of work, project scheduling, and budgeting, resource allocation,
risk management planning, and project controlling.
Students who are preparing for the PMI (Project Management
Institute) Certification (PMP or CAPM) can also use this course to
prep for the exam.
Course Outcome
After
completing Project Management Professional, students will be
equipped with a basic understanding of the following:
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Provide students with a basic understanding of project
management principles and practices.
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Increase the student's ability to function effectively on a
project team.
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Use of contemporary techniques and technology for project
management.
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Examination of successful business projects, especially the role
of project planning and management
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Help prepare the student for the PMP Examination.
Recommended Prerequisites
- No
prior experience necessary, although 1-2 years experience as a
project manager or project team member recommended
Assessment
Students will be assigned 5 homework assignments, and 1 final exam.
Syllabus
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Lesson |
Overview |
Topics |
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1 |
Introduction to Project Management. This chapter reviews
project management, projects, organizational structure, the
roles and responsibilities of the project manager, project
team, management, and stakeholders. |
- What is a
project?
- Objectives
- Project team:
roles and responsibilities
- Organizational
structure
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2 |
Project Conception. This chapter reviews the four basic
operations of projection management. How a project is
conceived, evaluated, and granted will be reviewed. |
- Project phases
- Phase inputs /
outputs
- Project
conception
- Feasibility
analysis
- Financial
analysis
- Project charter
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3 |
Project Planning. This chapter reviews how the project is
planned and organized. Here, we review the Statement of
Work, Work Breakdown Structure, Risk Management, Schedule,
and Resource and Budget Management planning activities. |
- Statement of Work
- Constraints
- Assumptions
- Risk analysis
- Kick off meeting
- Work Breakdown
Structure (WBS)
- Responsibility
Matrix
- Schedule
development
- Critical chain
- Resource planning
and budgeting
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4 |
Project Execution and Controlling. This chapter reviews the
executing and controlling step of the project. Here, we
cover how to monitor and assess project performance,
schedule, and cost. Other topics include communication plan
development, change control, conflict resolution, and team
building. |
- Monitoring:
Schedule
- Gantt chart
- PERT diagram
- Monitoring:
Results
- Monitoring: Cost
- Monitoring:
Earned Value
- Communication
- Change control
- Team building
- Variance reports
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5 |
Project Closure. This chapter reviews the final step of
project management- closure. Here, we cover the evaluation,
auditing, and termination steps. Finally, we close the
project administratively and with the final report. |
- Evaluation
- Auditing
- Termination
by addition
by integration
by starvation
- Extinction
- Administration
issues
- Lessons learned
- Final report
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Course Delivery
This
course is Instructor-led and delivered through our award-winning
online Learning Management System. See our
FAQ for more
details.
Education Credit
This
course has 20 contact hours and can be used for 2 Continuing
Education Units (CEUs).
Course Registration
Course only: $49
Course + Certificate: $99
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