Introduction to Project Management Training Course

Package Includes:

• 3 Training DVDs featuring live instructor-led classroom sessions with full audio,         video and Extensive Review Quiz Components
• 21 PDU/Contact Hours upon Completion 
• Free 1 Year Upgrade Policy

Course Introduction:

This course focuses on introducing participants to the practical basics of project management. Focus is placed on the ANSI and IEEE accepted standards for professional project management as defined by the Project Management Institute (PMI).

This course is best suited for those new to project management or desiring a refresher on the basics, and is especially effective when taken by entire project leadership teams. Students can claim 21 PDUs/contact hours upon completion of this course.

Project Management Introduction Training Course Outline:

• Course Introduction 

Introduction & Overview

• Introduction & Overview
• Course Expectations
• Project Management Field
• Exercise Introduction
• What Knowledge Do You Need?
• Certification
• What Is Project Management All About?
• So How Does An Organization Attain Predictable Results?
• The Division of Skills
• Pretest Introduction 

Teams & Leadership

• Teams & Leadership
• Janssen's Model for Reactions to Change
• Personality Profile - 4 Approaches
• Conceptual Approach
• Spontaneous Approach
• Normative Approach
• Methodical Approach
• Team Dimensions Roles
• Creator Role
• Advancer Role
• Refiner Role
• Executor Role
• Project Manager Role
• Team Z-Process
• The P.E.P. Cycle
• Track and Field
• Five Reasons for Balancing Your Project Team
• The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
• Absence of Trust
• Fear of Conflict
• The Changing View of Conflict
• The Five (5) Conflict Resolution Modes
• Fear of Conflict Cont.
• Lack of Commitment
• Avoidance of Accountability
• Inattention to Results
• 5 Dysfunctions of a Team Exercise Introduction

Project Communication

• Project Communication
• Why Is Communication Important?
• With Whom Do We Communicate?
• Listening
• Channels of Communication
• Where Do We Get Understanding?
• Hallway Conversations & Lunches
• Meetings
• Basic Meeting Rules
• The Communications Plan
• The Use of Collaboration Tools
• Challenger
• Challenger Conclusion
• Damage Index
• Damage to Temperature Correlation
• Temperature Chart
• How would you do the presentation differently?

Stakeholder Management

• Stakeholder Management
• Who is a Stakeholder?
• Steps in Stakeholder Management
• Stakeholder Super Groups
• The People Who Oppose Your Project
• Stakeholder Prioritizations

The Basics of Project Management

• The Basics of Project Management
• There are no absolutes, just generally accepted practices
• What is Project Management?
• The Triangle
• PMBOK Guide
• Project Boundaries
• PMBOK Guide Knowledge Areas
• Every Project Should Have
• The Basic Planning Steps
• The Major Project Documents
• The Project Charter
• The Statement of Work
• The Project Management Plan
• The Project Data Sheet (PDS)
• The Reporting Information Flow 

Scope and Requirements

• Scope and Requirements
• The Importance of Scope & Requirements Definition
• The PMI Scope Management Framework
• Real World Best Practice
• Scope Definition
• The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
• What the WBS Is
• Example of WBS
• What a WBS is NOT
• Components of the WBS
• Code of Accounts
• WBS Dictionary
• Managing Change
• What's wrong with this WBS?
• Answer Four Key Questions
• The Fourth Question?
• Why use a WBS?
• Introduction to Displayed Thinking
• In Scope/Out Of Scope
• What is a "Requirement"?
• Getting Quality Requirements
• The Use Case
• Detailed Use Cases 

Developmental Methodologies

• Developmental Methodologies
• Project Management & Development Methodologies
• Formality/Sequentiality
• Three Major Types
• Keys to the Waterfall Model
• The Basic Waterfall Model
• Keys to the Waterfall Model Cont.
• Waterfall Keys Challenges
• Steps in the Spiral Model
• The Spiral Development Cycle
• Advantages of the Spiral Model
• Disadvantages of the Spiral Model
• Prototyping
• Reasons to Prototype
• Dangers of Prototyping
• Agile Methodologies
• Manifesto for Agile Software Development
• XP Is Customer Focused
• Iteration 0
• XP, How Does It Work?
• Feature Cards
• The Basic Steps
• Tools For Agile Development
• Methodology Table
• Selecting A Methodology
• Developmental Methodologies Exercise Introduction

Effective Budgets & Schedules

• Effective Budgets & Schedules
• The Basic Steps in Scheduling
• Sequencing
• Potential Methods for Activity Sequencing
• Finish to Start
• Start to Start
• Finish to Finish
• Start to Finish
• Network Diagram
• Resource Estimating
• Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM)
• Duration Estimating
• The Critical Formula
• Efficiency vs. Availability
• Project Evaluation & Review Technique (PERT)
• Stages for Budget Development
• Estimating Techniques
• Don?t Back into Your Schedule
• Critical Path Method (CPM)
• The Critical Path Method
• To Decrease Your Schedule
• Brooke's Law
• Duration & Critical Path Introduction

Project Performance

• Project Performance
• Remember, over budget, late, technical successes are not considered successful projects!
• What Causes Project Delays?
• Multi-Tasking
• What Behavior Do You Want?
• The Keys to Success
• Measuring Success
• A Single Scale For All Three Legs
• Introduction to Earned Value
• Earned Value Requirements
• Earned Value - Key Terms
• Cost Analysis
• Schedule Analysis
• Earned Value - Key Terms Cont.
• Forecasting - ETC
• Forecasting - EAC
• Project Performance
• EV Performance
• Performance Dashboard
• Project Graph with Results
• The Results
• Conclusions
• Earned Value Exercise Introduction

Change Management

• Change Management
• Keys to Managing Change
• Defining Change Management
• Scope Change Management
• Change Request Form
• Action Items or Issues
• Course Closure