Project Management Tools and Techniques

Objectives
This course is designed to enable participants to:
■ Discuss the goals of the project management process.
■ Define key project management terms.
■ Describe the role of the project manager.
■ Define the elements of a project plan.
■ Describe the contents and benefits of a project notebook.
■ Prepare a statement of work.
■ Complete a work breakdown structure for a sample project.
■ Describe the responsibilities of project team members.
■ Develop a project schedule in order to meet project goals.
■ Use Critical Path Method (CPM) techniques to identify a project s critical path.
■ Define the components of a project budget.
■ Level project resources to meet availability and time constraints.
■ Develop a risk management plan.
■ Identify project start-up activities.
■ Apply project control techniques to measure project progress.
■ Report project progress using a standard template.
■ Use change management methods.
■ Conduct project close-out activities.
■ Identify leadership styles that can be used to meet the needs of specific situations.