Project Masters - Project Management Training Courses

1.0 Introduction

• Seminar member introduction and overview of course material

2.0 Project Management Terminology and Process

• Define Project management

3.0 Organizational Structures

Understand:

• The work and function of a project manager in different organizational structures
• The functional organizational structure

  Define the role of:

• The project manager
• The project team

  Group exercise using project organizational structures

4.0 Selecting the Project Manager

Define:

• Coordination and integration skills required by a project manager
• Motivational skills required by a project manager
• Communication and collaboration skills required by a project manager
• Delegation skills required by a project manager
• Team leadership skills required by a project manager
• Key responsibilities of the project manager

  Group exercise selecting the project manager

5.0 Phases of a General Project Management Life Cycle

Learn about:

• Initiating Processes
• Planning Processes
• Execution Processes
• Controlling Processes
• Closeout Processes
• Project team requirements in each phase

6.0 The Project Plan

Learn about:

• Components of the Project Plan
• Purposes of the Project Plan
• Importance of the Project Plan

  Group exercise writing the scope of the Project Plan

7.0 The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

• Learn how to develop the WBS

  Group exercise creating a WBS

8.0 Communicating with the Project Stakeholders

• Learn key communication skills
• Learn the dimensions of communication
• Learn how to use meeting to communicate with stakeholders
• Learn communication styles
• Learn how to improve your written communication
• Learn how to manage meetings
• Learn how to setup progress reporting on the project

Group exercise on communication

9.0 Managing the Project's Scope

• Define the meaning of the term Scope Management
• Understand how to develop a Project Charter
• Review the importance of the DBS & WBS in defining the scope
• Discuss the scope and how it ties into the Project Schedule, Budget and Risk
• Baseline the Project Scope
• Develop and use Scope Reports

  Group exercise using project scope

10.0 Project Scope Change Control

Learn how to use:

• The Change Control System
• Components of the Change Control System
• Change is Inevitable
• Planning vs. Executing
• Functions of the Change-Control System
• Documenting Changes

  Group exercise use change control

11.0 Managing the Project's Time

Learn how to:

• Apply the critical path method
• Use PERT methodology
• Estimate accurate activity durations
• Apply scheduling terminology
• Apply the Project Schedule Life Cycle
• Use Network diagrams and Gantt Charts
• Set up project constraints
• Use the WBS to develop a schedule

  Group exercise developing a schedule

12.0 Managing the Project's Budget

Learn how to do:

• Cost Estimating and Forecasting
• Cost Budgeting
• Cost Control
• Cost Applications
• Earned Value Analysis

  Group exercise creating a budget

13.0 Earned Value Concept

Learn:

• Cost/Schedule control systems criteria
• Benefits of using earned value methodology
• Earned value and the WBS
• Basic Performance Measurement Terms
• Cost Performance Measurements

  Group exercise creating a budget

14.0 Managing the Project's Risk

Learn how to:

• Use the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) to identify Project Risk
• Apply Risk Management definitions
• Identify and manage risk
• Develop and Risk plan
• Evaluate the probability for Risk Events
• Occurring
• Attach money and time value to risk

  Group exercise using risk

15.0 Forming the Project Team

• Using interpersonal dynamics
• Working in a team environment
• Using behaviors to build not weaken trust
• Learn ways to motivate the team
  • The powers of a leader
  • Management styles
  • Follower styles
  • Maslow
  • McGregor
  • Herzberg
• Learn how to manage team
• Learn how to manage team conflict
• Team performance assessment
  • Tuckman model
  • Frequency
  • Metrics
  • Feedback
  • Troubleshooting