Project Management Training – Understanding Project Management
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Recommended Prerequisites
No prerequisites are required for this course.
Course Overview
Project management isn’t just for construction engineers and military logistics experts anymore. Today, in addition to the regular duties of your job, you are often expected to take on extra assignments and to get that additional job done well, done under budget, and done on time. This course is not intended to take you from a supervisory or administrative position to that of a project manager. However, this course will familiarize you with the most common terms and the most current thinking about projects.
In this course, we will walk you through the nuts and bolts of project management, from setting priorities to controlling expenses and reporting on the results. You may still have to cope with the unexpected, but you’ll be better prepared.
Learning Objectives
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Understand what is meant by a project
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Recognize what steps must be taken to complete projects on time and on budget
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Have a better ability to sell ideas and make presentations
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Know simple techniques and tools for planning and tracking your project
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Have methods for keeping the team focused and motivated
Course Outline
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Course Overview
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What is a Project?
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Project Management Basics
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Pre-Assignment Review
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How Can Projects Help Me?
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The Benefits of Projects
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Case Study: Mary Marvelous
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A Project’s Life Cycle
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Selling a Project
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Tom Peters
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The Priority Matrix
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Preparing Your Project
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The Role of a Project Manager
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A Project Manager’s Skills
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Key Skills
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Project Goals
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Laying Out the Project
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The Statement of Work
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Individual SOW
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Project Planning Worksheet
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Writing Reports
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Project Risks
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Risk Tolerance
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About Risks
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Reducing Risks
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Contingency Planning
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What Really Needs To Be Done?
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Beginning to Plan
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Preparing a Basic Schedule
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Other Scheduling Factors
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Scheduling My Project
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The Work Breakdown Structure
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Planning Tools
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Two Basic Tools
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PERT
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Gantt Charts
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The Network Diagram
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The Flow Chart
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Budgets
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Teamwork
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Why is Teamwork Important?
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Building a Winning Team
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Developing Teams
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Four Issues to Address with Project Teams
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Team Development
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Putting it Into Practice
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Decision Information
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Individual Action Steps
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Communication Tips
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Closing Out a Project
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Team Meetings
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Presentation Primer
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Project Presentations
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Personal Action Plan
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Recommended Reading List
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Post-Course Assessment