Course: Introduction to Project Management
ID: 1384-PM101
Contact Hrs / PDUs: 21
Course Length: 3 Days
Course Objectives:
Learn to manage a small to mid-sized project in the real
world
Learn all the tools and modeling of the profession
Learn the basics of Microsoft Project®
Target Audience: People interested in learning
the practical application of project management. This course
is all about learning how to do it in the real world!
Prerequisites: None
Provided Material:
Course Manual
2008 PMBOK® Guide (Book)
Inscape CARE Profile
Course Outline:
Lesson 1: Introductions
Current PM performance
What makes projects succeed or fail?
What knowledge do you need to succeed?
What is the role of certification?
6 things every project must have
Hard vs. soft skills, how do you measure up?
Lesson 2: Teams and Leadership
Understanding the natural roles and approaches of
people
The challenges of change
The five common errors of leaders
The five common errors of teams
Lesson 3: Communication is the key to
success
Defining the communication plan
Selecting communication methods
How to avoid "Death By Meeting"
Tools for effective communication
Lesson 4: The Basics of Project Management
The PM process areas
Processes vs. methodologies why care?
The PM knowledge areas
How does it all fit together?
Project selection methods
The basic steps of PM
Starting a project (Charters, Charters, Charters)
Your Statement of Work (SOW)
Lesson 5: Stakeholder Management
Finding your sponsor
Who are your key stakeholders
Determining how and when do deal with stakeholders
Tools for effective stakeholder management
Lesson 6: The Work Breakdown Structure
(WBS)
What is the WBS
Activities vs. work packages
Key tests for your WBS
Understanding Displayed Thinking
Lesson 7: Scope And Requirements
What is the difference between scope and
requirements
Project vs. product scope
Use Cases
Feature Cards
Requirements testing
Lesson 8: Developing Effective Budgets And
Schedules
The types of estimating (when and where to use
them)
When to use Network Diagrams, Gantt Charts and
other tools
Understanding the triple constraints
PERT Analysis
Critical Path identification
Bringing resources into the mix
Are you planning for Brooke's Law?
Critical Path vs. Critical Chain which is right for
you?
Lesson 9: Performance Monitoring &
Control
(execution, execution, execution)
Stage-gate management
Key performance metrics for all projects
Making effective use of Earned Value
Status reports and status meetings
Stakeholders during performance
Scope change management
Lesson 10: Closing & MS Project
How to close a project
Ensuring stakeholder satisfaction
Learning from the past
How to do everything you learned in MS Project