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The Tools and Techniques of Modern Project Management
The science of project management is the foundation
for the art of leadership.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Audience
At Course Completion
Prerequisites
Certified Professional Exams
Student Materials
Course Outline
Introduction
The science of project management is the foundation for the art of leadership.
Project management tools and techniques have been used for decades on projects
in all industries. This 2-day course presents these proven techniques and tips
for applying them in today’s project-driven workplace.
Specific techniques such as Work Breakdown Structure and Resource Leveling
will be presented, with opportunities to practice each technique. Emphasis is
placed not only on how to perform the technique, but also on when and why. It’s
the knowledge every project manager needs to succeed.
As project management applies to all industries, the material presented is
relevant to every practitioner. To support the effective application of the
techniques learned, the project life cycle is related to development life cycles
(process methodologies). In addition, real world project challenges presented
in class offer hands-on opportunities for participants to identify specific
project management tools to help solve each problem.
While this is not a traditional leadership course, it acknowledges that project
managers are in leadership roles, and accordingly emphasizes the leadership
aspect of each technique. By teaching participants how the project management
tool set enables them to satisfy all their stakeholders – sponsors, management,
customers and the project team – this course allows the project manager
to achieve success on many levels.
Benefits
- Create realistic project schedules.
- Get the most from project management software using the five steps of project
planning.
- Create effective project plans with clear responsibilities and milestones.
- Identify problems when they are still small enough to solve.
- Transform ambiguous projects into focused, productive projects with tangible
results.
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Audience
Anyone associated with projects benefits from understanding the tools of project
management. Project managers and team leaders, managers with multiple projects,
and team members with special assignments will get the greatest benefit from
this course.
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At Course Completion
At the end of this course, the student will be able to:
- Understand how project management can increase productivity, improve communication
and cut development costs.
- Systematically apply the proven techniques of project management to define,
plan and control a project.
- Create a project plan using standard project management techniques.
- Use the project plan to manage the team, customers, management and project
sponsors.
- Understand the relationship between the science of project management and
the art of leadership.
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Prerequisites
None listed.
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Certified Professional Exams
No exam currently exists for this course.
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Student Materials
The student receives a copy of The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management
and other necessary materials for this class.
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Course Outline
1. Successful Projects
- Why project management?
- Project success factors
- What is a project?
- The goal of project management
- Project management responsibilities
- Project life cycle
- Product development lifecycle
- Projects vs. products
2. Project Definition
- Questions for the executive committee
- Project definition: Establishing the rules of the game
- Identify project stakeholders
- Create a statement of work
- SOW contents
- Responsibility matrix
- Publish a project charter
3. Project Planning
- The project plan
- The project manager’s planning pledge
- Step one: The work breakdown structure
- Step two: Define task relationships
- Step three: Make work package estimates
- Step four: Determine the initial schedule
- Step five: Assign and level resources
- Accurate estimating
- Estimating techniques
4. Project Control
- Project management responsibilities
- Monitoring cost and schedule
- Quality assurance
- Change control
- Project communication
- Project close out
- Corrective action
5. Leadership
- Project manager skills
- Art based on science
6. Lessons Learned
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