Project Management Fundamentals

Learners are introduced to the building blocks of project management, learning how to define, plan, and manage a project from a theoretical followed by a practical standpoint. There is a strong emphasis of the alignment of the practice of project management with three central aspects of best practice project management and case-study based scenarios.

On completion of this course, attendees will be able to:

• Identify and classify project characteristics of PMI
• Outline the benefits of effective project planning and control
• Prepare and deliver good Project Charters (Project Charter Template)
• Define project objectives and create a project initiation document
• Show how a work breakdown structure as an input to developing a project plan
• Define the principles behind time and cost estimation
• Describe the different components of a project schedule
• Present an effective project management plan (Project Plan Templates) and how it is used to identify risks and issues
• Describe efficient techniques for controlling project performance (Change Control and Reporting Templates)
• Define how projects are closed successfully (Project Closure Template)

Day One

Module 1: - Project Best Practice and Structure 

• Topic 1: - Project Stakeholders
• Topic 2: - Evaluation of Scope
• Topic 3:- Preparing Project Plans and Work Breakdown Structures

Module 2: - Project Scoping with Stakeholders

• Topic 1: - Project Stakeholders
• Topic 2: - Evaluation of Scope
• Topic 3: - Preparing Project Plans and Work Breakdown Structures 

Day Two

Module 3: - Project Scheduling & Estimation

• Topic 1: - Concepts behind Scheduling
• Topic 2: - Developing a Realistic Schedule
• Topic 3: - Defining Critical Activities and Issues
• Topic 4: - Estimation Methods

Module 4: - Monitoring and Controlling the Project

• Topic 1: - Reporting and Managing Project Progress
• Topic 2: - Project RAID
• Topic 3: - Project Dash-Boarding
• Topic 4: - Project Change Control

Module 5: - Project Risk Management

• Topic 1: - The Risk Management Process
• Topic 2: - Risk Analysis Tools and Techniques

Module 6: - Project Closure

• Topic 1: - Keeping Track on Closure Success
• Topic 2: - Transitioning Projects

There are no specific prerequisites for this course. However, experience in or exposure to a project management  environment is recommended.

• Project Managers who have managed small projects featuring standard functional drop-in solutions
• Aspiring project managers

• ICAgile Certified Agile Fundamentals
• Psychology of Communication Intelligence
• Change Management Fundamentals