Registration is now open HERE
Summary:
Project managers must understand and coordinate many things at once; people, stakeholders, resources, budget and unforeseen issues. Defining and implementing a plan to manage these items is critical for ensuring the success of a project. This course is designed to provide participants with the core knowledge and skills necessary to become effective and efficient project managers.
Course Content:
In this course, participants will learn practical methods for defining and managing the schedule, resources, cost, risk and quality of a project. Through a combination of lecture, group discussion and hands-on exercises the course will cover the following topics:
Project Management Overview
- What is necessary for project success?
- What is the role of a project manager?
- Project objectives, scope and constraints
- Key stakeholder, sponsor and project member roles
Project Planning
- Project life cycle and planning
- Project deliverables
- Introduction to project planning tools
- Work breakdown structure
- Estimating time and cost
- Resource allocation and management
- Predecessor and task linkage
- Gantt charts
- Risk management and contingency planning
- Project documentation
Managing the Project After Launch
- Monitoring project progress and performance
- Identifying and eliminating issues
- Effective decision making
- Sponsor and stakeholder communications
- Managing change requests and scope creep
Managing Project Teams
- Determining appropriate team meeting frequency
- Running an effective team meeting
- Generating efficient team meeting notes
- Managing team issues and providing effective team member feedback
Project Close
- Measuring project success
- Assessing project results vs. objectives
- Presenting results to project sponsors
- Confirming sponsor acceptance
- Final project documentation and project close-out
- Sharing project success and best practices
**Registration of three or more participants from one company is discounted to $475.00 per participant**
Instructor: Drew Mohler
Contact MSQPC if you would like to conduct Project Management training on-site for your organization.
