Course Description

An experienced course trainer will help you master Project Management Fundamentals with an emphasis on soft skills. You’ll become a valued member of your project team by discovering and mastering the critical concepts you need to plan, implement, and close any type of project.

By participating in exercises and discussions in the Project Management Workshop class, participants acquire a working understanding of the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®) as defined by the Project Management Institute (PMI®) and as per ISO 21500, Guidance on Project Management Standard. The course also primarily includes workshops and activities to help participants better understand their roles’ expectations and to develop specific skills to deal with challenging situations. It will also provide a basic understanding and will enhance the participants’ capabilities to use Microsoft Project for planning projects and project schedules.

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Key Features of Project Management Workshop

What Participants Will Learn

Target Audience

Participants will, at the end of the training, have understanding on project management complexity and purpose, learn internationally standardized terminology and tools – identifying their individual areas for necessary improvement in order to better (efficiently, effectively and in an accountable manner) serve corporate objectives – and will be able to independently put in place essential project structure, manage stakeholders and risks and transfer this basic project structure (time-plan if nothing else) in MS Project software.

Delivery Method

Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

Prerequisites

Course Duration

Course Outline

Introduction and Project Management Concepts

  • What is Project Management?
  • Projects
  • Project vs. Operations
  • Program Management
  • Portfolio Management
  • Factors Affecting
  • Project Success
  • Project Management
  • Benefits
  • Benefits Management
  • Project Manager
  • Roles and Responsibilities
  • The Importance of Soft Skills in
  • Managing Projects
  • Project Phases
  • Project Management Process
  • Project Lifecycle, Characteristics, and Examples
  • Importance of Phase Reviews
  • Product Lifecycle
  • Organizational Culture and Styles
  • Organizational Communications
  • Organizational Structures
  • Stakeholder Roles
  • Project Team
  • Statement of Work
  • Resource Preassigned
  • Project Goals and Objectives
  • Project Constraints
  • Project Assumptions
  • Project Approval Requirements
  • High-level Risks
  • Project Charter and its Elements
  • Project Charter Influences
  • Identifying Stakeholders
  • Stakeholder Involvement in Projects
  • Stakeholder Analysis
  • Stakeholder Classification Models
  • Stakeholder Power/Interest Grid and Salience Models
  • Collect Requirements
  • Define Scope
  • Create a WBS
  • Define and Sequence Activities
  • Estimate Activity Resources and Durations
  • Develop Project Schedule
  • Estimate Costs
  • Determine Budget
  • Plan for Quality Management
  • Role of the Project Manager
  • Role of the Project Sponsor
  • Role of the Stakeholders
  • RAM and RACI Charts
  • Plan for Quality Management
  • Plan for Risk Management
  • Communications Requirements Analysis
  • Communications Models
  • Project Manager Soft Skills: Managing Perceptions
  • Project Manager Soft Skills: Effective Listening
  • Project Manager Soft Skills: The Role of the Project Manager in Communication
  • Communication Types
  • The Project Manager as a Communications Manager
  • Communications Matrix
  • Perform Quality Assurance
  • Acquire Project Team
  • Develop Project Team
  • Manage Project Team
  • Perform Integrated Change Control
  • Validate Scope
  • Control Scope
  • Control Costs
  • Control Quality
  • Control Risks