Project Management: Coordination

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Contents

1. Contents
2. Description
3. Audience
4. Prerequisites
5. Objectives
6. Topics Include
7. Duration
8. Minimum Requirements
9. Media

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Description

This program covers the components of project integration, the differences between a project and product lifecycle, as well as the functions of a project plan. In addition, this course covers the components of a project management information system, how to conduct mid-project evaluations, and how to use stakeholder input while implementing the project plan. Finally, this program teaches students the functions of a change control system, and the steps of configuration management.

Audience

Primarily targeted toward project managers and anyone interested in learning project management. Additionally, individuals who are trying to study for PMI's PMP exam.

Prerequisites

(Currently no course prerequisite information)

Objective

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• Identify project integration activities.
• Identify management plans used during project
• Implementation.
• Develop a plan.
• Implement the plan.
• Control change.

Topics Include

Unit 1: Understanding Integration

• Identify project integration activities.
• Identify the definition of a project interface.
• Identify the ways data is measured and presented during project integration.
• Identify how performance reporting is important to project integration.
• Identify the areas in which project and product life cycles differ.
• Simulation Overview

Unit 2: Developing a Plan

• Identify the goal of project planning.
• Identify the elements of and the inputs to a project plan.
• Identify the documents included in a project plan.
• Identify methods used in project plan development.
• Identify the purposes of organizational policies, a project charter and coordination meetings.
• Simulation Overview

Unit 3: Implementing the Plan

• Identify the definition of a project management information system (PMIS).
• Identify characteristics of a good PMIS.
• Identify management plans used during project implementation.
• Identify the purpose of work outputs.
• Identify the benefits and disadvantages of mid-project evaluations.
• Simulation Overview

Unit 4: Controlling Change

• Identify actions of project change control.
• Identify components used to control project change.
• Identify the purpose of a change control system.
• Identify the characteristics of a good change control system.
• Identify the role of change control boards and status meetings.
• Identify the steps of configuration management.
• Identify items used for performance, budget, and schedule control.
• Simulation Overview

Duration

4 Hours

Minimum Requirements

The CDROM version of this course requires:

• At least a 486DX 33Mhz CPU.
• Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher and a Microsoft compatible mouse.
• At least 8MB RAM.
• At least VGA graphics capability with a minimum 512K video RAM (1MB video RAM recommended).
• At least a double speed CDROM drive.
• An MPC compliant sound card with attached speakers or headphones is recommended (Currently, only the CDROM version supports audio).

• At least a 486DX 33Mhz CPU.
• Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher and a Microsoft compatible mouse.
• At least 8MB RAM and 22MB available hard disk space or file server space.
• At least VGA graphics capability with a minimum 512K video RAM (1MB video RAM recommended).

Media

CDROM
Web Based Training