Project Management

Training Provided by Advanced Concepts Course Description Your ability as a project manager to demonstrate best practices in project management both on the job and through professional certification is becoming the standard to compete in today's fast-paced and highly technical workplace. This course expands upon the basic concepts of project management you discovered in the Project Management Fundamentals course and covers in-depth the essential elements of managing a successful project. Focusing on the generally accepted practices of project management recognized by the Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI ), this course offers you a standards-based approach to successful project management across application areas and industries. Course Objective: You will apply the generally accepted project management best practices recognized by the PMI to successfully manage projects. Prerequisites: To ensure your success, we recommend you first take the following courses or have equivalent knowledge: Project Management Fundamentals Microsoft Project 2000 Level One Microsoft Project 2000 Level Two Microsoft Word 2000 Level One Microsoft Word 2000 Level Two Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities. Performance-Based Objectives Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: initiate a project. define project scope. develop schedule and cost performance baselines for a project. plan project quality, staffing, and communications. analyze project risks. define project procurement requirements. execute the project. control the project. close the project. Course Content Lesson 1: Initiating a Project Topic 1A: Select a Project Topic 1B: Create a Project Charter Lesson 2: Planning Your Work Topic 2A: Develop an Initial Project Plan Topic 2B: Create a Scope Statement Topic 2C: Develop a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Lesson 3: Developing Project Schedules, Cost Estimates, and Budgets Topic 3A: Create an Activity List Topic 3B: Create a Project Network Diagram Topic 3C: Acquire Activity Duration Estimates Topic 3D: Identify the Critical Path Topic 3E: Develop a Project Schedule Topic 3F: Determine Resource Requirements Topic 3G: Estimate Project Costs Topic 3H: Establish a Cost Baseline Lesson 4: Planning Project Quality, Staffing, and Communications Topic 4A: Create a Quality Management Plan Topic 4B: Document Roles, Responsibilities, and Reporting Relationships Topic 4C: Assign Project Staff Topic 4D: Create a Communications Management Plan Lesson 5: Analyzing Risks and Planning Risk Response Topic 5A: Create a Risk Management Plan Topic 5B: Identify Project Risks and Triggers Topic 5C: Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis Topic 5D: Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis Topic 5E: Develop a Risk Response Plan Lesson 6: Planning Project Procurement Topic 6A: Prepare a Statement of Work Topic 6B: Prepare a Procurement Document Lesson 7: Working the Plan Topic 7A: Execute the Project Plan Topic 7B: Implement Quality Assurance Topic 7C: Develop the Project Team Topic 7D: Distribute Project Information Topic 7E: Solicit Proposals, Quotes, or Bids Topic 7F: Select a Seller Topic 7G: Administer a Contract Lesson 8: Controlling the Project Topic 8A: Manage Changes to Performance Baselines Topic 8B: Review Deliverables and Work Results Topic 8C: Control Project Scope Changes Topic 8D: Control the Project Schedule Topic 8E: Control Project Costs Topic 8F: Control Project Quality Topic 8G: Report Project Performance Topic 8H: Monitor and Control Project Risk Lesson 9: Closing the Project Topic 9A: Obtain Formal Acceptance Topic 9B: Close Out a Contract

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