Course curriculum

  • Project Management Foundations

    • Course Overview

    • Assignment: Introductions

    • Course Checklist: Go to the Information Your Need the Most

    • Absolute Fundamentals of Project Management

    • Defining Projects and Project Management

    • Exploring the Project Management Life Cycle

    • Compare and Contrast: Predictive and Agile Project Management Methodologies

    • Key Project Stakeholders

    • Section wrap: Wrapping up Project Management Foundations

  • Core Project Management Principles

    • Section Overview: Core Project Management

    • Section Two - Core Project Management Principles

    • Section One - Project Management Foundations

    • Your role as a Project Manager

    • Key Skills for Project Management

    • Assignment: How can projects really help?

    • Your Project Life Cycle

    • Why do projects fail?

    • Why Organizations Launch Projects

    • Completing a Project

    • Selling a Project to Management and Customers

    • Creating a Project Vision

    • Establishing Goals for Your Project

    • Assignment: Crafting Project Goals

    • Using a Target Chart

    • Hosting a Project Kickoff Meeting

    • Planning and Executing Your Project

    • Section Wrap: Core Project Management Principles

  • Mechanics of Project Management

    • Section Overview: Mechanics of Project Management

    • Section Three - Mechanics of Project Management

    • Developing the Project Charter

    • Preparing Your Project

    • Planning the Project Work

    • What Really Needs to be Done?

    • People Are Resources: Labor Costs

    • Designing Your Work Breakdown Structure

    • How to Estimate Duration

    • Assignment: Estimating Activity Durations

    • Experimenting with Scheduling Techniques

    • Calculating Your Management Reserve

    • Using a Project Management Information System

    • Scheduling Approaches

    • Scheduling Advice for Project Management

    • Budgeting Tips and Tricks

    • Diving into Quality Management

    • Controlling Quality in Your Project

    • Section Wrap: Final Thoughts of Project Management Mechanics

  • Leading and Managing the Project Team

    • Section Overview: Leading and Managing the Project Team

    • Section Four - Leading and Managing the Project Team

    • Choosing Your Project Team

    • Determining Activity Resource Needs

    • Building Your Winning Team

    • Defining the Team Roles and Responsibilities

    • Leading Team Development

    • Managing Project Team Meetings

    • Reward Your Project Team

    • Section Wrap: Wrapping Up Leading and Managing the Project Team

  • Advanced Project Management

    • Section Overview: Advanced Project Management

    • Section Five - Advanced Project Management

    • Managing Project Risks

    • Performing Risk Analysis

    • Preparing the Final Project Plan

    • Getting Stuff Done: Project Execution

    • Controlling Changes in Your Project

    • Planning Project Communications

    • Communicating with Project Stakeholders

    • Communicating Bad News

    • Managing Project Communications

    • Communicating with Executives and Project Sponsors

    • Managing Project Meetings

    • Creating Status Reports

    • Exploring Scrum

    • Closing out Your Projects

    • Section Wrap: Wrapping Up Advanced Project Management Topics

  • Project Management Forms and Templates

    • Section Overview: Project Management Forms and Templates

    • Statement of Work

    • Project Charter

    • Key Performance Indicators

    • Project Management Plan

    • Scope Management Plan

    • Project Scope Statement

    • 72 Milestone List

    • Work Breakdown Structure

    • Requirements Management Plan

    • Configuration Management Plan

    • Change Management Plan

    • Change Request

    • Change log

    • Assumption Log

    • Communications Management Plan

    • Stakeholder Management Strategy

    • Human Resource Plan

    • Activity List

    • Issues Identification and Tracking

    • Performance Report

    • Project Status Report

    • Quality Management Plan

    • Quality Checklist

    • Risk Management Plan

    • Project Acceptance

    • Operational Transfer Plan

    • Course wrap

    • Course checklist

    • Project Management Templates - all files