Managing Projects: Foundations™ Who is the Course For This course is for business and government professionals who may Oversee, Lead, Manage, Plan, or Participate in a Project. There is no pre-requisite for this course, however the content is rich and the course is fast-paced. Individuals do not need formal exposure to Project Management prior to this course. Individuals currently functioning as Project Managers find the exposure to the body of knowledge and the skills demonstrated and practiced during this course invaluable to their practice of Project Management. Individuals in the following roles find the most benefit from this course: Executives PMO Professionals Program Managers Process Managers Product Managers Service Managers Relationship Managers Business Development Professionals Operations Managers Marketing Professionals | Project Managers Technical Services Professionals Business Managers IT Managers Administrative Managers Research & Development Professionals Human Resources Professionals | Education & Training Professionals Planning & Strategy Professionals Budgeting Professionals Coordinators Analysts Engineers Quality Professionals Deployment Specialists Supervisors |
Skills You Will Master Charter development, initiation kick-off, stakeholder negotiation, project communication, managing a project, risk identification & contingency planning, issues management, basic scheduling, basic baselining, earned value fundamentals, controlling process, meeting management, basic vendor negotiation, lessons learned development & documentation, project closing & archiving About the Course The course covers all of the project processes of the project management body of knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) – Fourth Edition, areas tested in the PMP® certification exam. After completing this course, you will be prepared to manage small to medium projects. Module 1: Attributes of Projects Module 2: Roles & Relationships in Projects Module 3: Estimation and Planning in Projects Module 4: Communication in Projects Module 5: Application of Skills & Learning Module 6: Risk Identification & Management Module 7: WBS & Implications Module 8: Execution and Management Skills Module 9: Concept Review Module 10: Project Performance & Tools Module 11: Implementation & Deployments Module 12: Project Closing After completing this course, a participant will be prepared to manage small to medium projects successfully & with confidence. |
