Overview
It is designed to give newer project managers an edge with tools and techniques they will apply throughout the life-cycle of their projects, along with best practices for managing a successful project. Aligned with a Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) 6th Edition, this course provides a refresh and review of the skills and vernacular that will benefit intentional project managers and PMP®-certified professionals as well.
This course will provide 8 Professional Development Units (PDU’s) that can be used toward PMP® certification or applied to the Technical Skills continuing education requirement of PMI® Talent Triangle.
PMI®, PMP®, and PMBOK® are registered marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc.
Course Instructor: Ashley Hunt
Course Outline
- Project and Development Life Cycles
- Crash Course on Waterfall and Agile Project Management
- Project Tailoring and Needs Assessments
- The Project Manager’s Role and Sphere of Influence
- Building A Case for Business
- Project Selection and Chartering
- Stakeholder Identification and Engagement
- Kick-Off and stand-up meetings
- Waterfall Project Planning and Documentation
- Agile Adaptive planning and user stories
- Estimating time, cost and scope of work
- Project Execution and Value Driven Delivery
- Team Development and Performance
- Project Performance and Change Control
- Risk Management
- Problem Detection and Resolution
- Project or Sprint Closure and Retrospective Overview
Skills Learned
After completing this online training course, students will be able to:
- Common best practices utilized by successful project managers
- Common processes and documents, and how to utilize them
- How organizational variables can affect which best practices to utilize
- How to initiate, plan, execute, monitor and control in an effective manner