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Getting Efficient with Project Management Basics

Gain knowledge to contribute to more successful projects. This course provides participants with an understanding of Project Management concepts and familiarization with key Project Management tools and procedures. Participants will gain skills to enable them to contribute to Project Management planning within teams and to help their organization achieve project completion goals.

Recommended Preparation: This class is designed for participants who have no knowledge of or experience in Project Management.

Lesson 1: Getting Started with Project Management

Describe a project
Describe a Project Management Life Cycle
Identify the role of project manager
Project manager as a leader

Lesson 2: Initiating a Project

Determine the scope of a project
Project charter
Identify the skills for a project team
Identify the risks to a project

Lesson 3: The Project Team

Teamwork challenge
Selecting team members
Team charter

Lesson 4: Planning for Time and Cost

Create a Work Breakdown Structure
Time estimates
Sequence and activities
Lags and leads
Create a project schedule
Create the critical path
Network logic diagram
Determine project costs
Developing work package dependencies
Budget and schedule balancing

Lesson 5: Planning for Project Risks, Communication and Change Control

Analyze the risks to a project
Risk management
Risk register
Create a communication plan
Plan for change control

Lesson 6: Managing a Project

Begin project work
Meeting management and conflict resolution
Execute the project plan
Track projet progress
Repeat performance
Implement change control

Lesson 7: Project Quality

Defining quality
Quality assurance
Quality control

Lesson 8: Executing the Project Closeout Phase

Close a project
Evaluation of people and projects
Create a final report