Project Management Overview (PM5994)

Module 1: Project Management Concepts

• Workshop Logistics
• How to Get the Most Out of This Workshop
• Workshop Objectives
• Workshop Contents
• PMBOK Guide

Module 2: Project Management Concepts

• Project Management in the Enterprise Environment
• Programs
• Projects and Sub-Projects
• Project Management Offices (PMOs)
• So What is Project Management?
• The Project Management Process
• Rolling Wave Planning
• Project Phases
• Project Lifecycle
• Rolling Wave Planning
• What Defines a Successful Project?
• The Project Management Triangle
• Critical Success Factors
• The Project Manager’s Skills and Knowledge
• The Project Manager’s Role
• The Project Participants
• The Stakeholders
• The Project Team
• The Project Environment

Module 3: The People Side of Project Management

• The People Side
• The Social Style Model™
• The Social Style
• Versatility
• The Communication Process
• Virtual Communications

Module 4: Initiating the Project

• Project Initiation
• Defining Need
• Defining Feasibility
• Demonstrating Need and Feasibility
• Identify Stakeholders
• Project Charter
• Project Description
• Project Purpose
• Project Objectives
• Project Requirements
• Triangle Flexibility

Module 5: Planning the Project

• Why Do You Plan?
• Components of the Project Management Plan
• Project Scope
• Project Scope Statement
• Project Deliverables
• Exclusions
• Constraints
• Assumptions
• Approach
• Plan Procurements
• Characteristics of an Effective Project Plan
• The Investment of Planning

Module 6: Decomposition Using a Work Breakdown Structure

• Project Decomposition
• Decomposition Using a Work Breakdown Structure
• Benefits of the Work Breakdown Structure
• Work Breakdown Structure hierarchy
• Work Breakdown Structure Format
• WBS Template
• WBS Graphic Conventions
• Activity Definition
• Activities

Module 7: Estimating

• Estimating Accuracy
• Effort, Duration, and Cost
• Methods for Estimating Effort

Module 8: Sequencing and Scheduling

• Determining Sequence and Schedule
• The Network Diagram
• Dependencies
• Milestones
• Establishing the Network Diagram
• Critical Path
• Gantt and Bar Charts 

Module 9: Risk Management

• What is Risk?
• Elements of Risk Management
• Risk Identification
• Qualitative Risk Analysis
• Quantitative Risk Analysis
• Risk Response Planning
• Responses for Negative Risk
• Responses for Positive Risk and Opportunity
• Risk Management Method
• Risk Management Worksheet

Module 10: Executing the Project

• Project Execution
• Guidelines for Executing a Project Phase
• Project Kickoff
• Tracking Progress via Status Reports
• Pitfalls of Project Execution

Module 11: Monitoring & Controlling the Project

• Project Control
• Key Control Activities
• Planning versus Monitor and Control
• Prerequisites for Effective Monitoring and Control
• Taking Corrective Action
• To Manage Risks
• To Manage Quality
• To Shorten the Project Duration (Time)
• To Reduce Costs
• To Accommodate Increasing Scope
• Pitfalls to Project Control

Module 12: Closing the Project

• Closing
• Lessons Learned

Module 13: Summary and Conclusion

• Critical Success Factors
• Project Management Functions
• Conclusion