I
am not sure I should have dared to start;
but I am sure that I should not have dared to stop.
-Winston Churchill
This
course presents an overview of the project management process, including
focus on the essential elements of scoping, identifying critical issues,
and planning and crashing schedules.
Upon completion of this course, participants will understand the
fundamentals of a successful project and their role in ensuring its
success.
Learning Objectives
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Learn basic project management
terms and definitions.
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Understand the five steps in a
successful project.
- Understand
their role in a successful project.
Audience
This
course is designed to help executives, managers, decision makers and
project team sponsors more effectively manage projects within their
organization.
Course Outline
Getting the
Project Underway
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What is project
management? |
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Project interest levels |
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Project management terms
and definitions |
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The
five steps in a successful project |
Establishing
the Project Objective and Planning the Project: The Task Analysis
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Criteria for a good
objective statement |
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Group exercise: Creating
good objective statements |
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The six elements of the
task analysis |
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Group Exercise: Task
Identification Considerations |
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CPM, PERT and Gantt |
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Group Exercise: PERT/CPM
Network Relationships |
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Group Exercise:
Developing a CPM network and understanding the critical path |
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The strengths and
weaknesses of the Gantt |
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Group
Exercise: Constructing a Gantt chart |
Planning the
Project -- Time, Cost, Resources
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Six tips for getting
better time estimates |
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Estimating and tracking
costs |
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Resource categories –
understanding availability |
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Resource allocation |
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Resource
requirement v. availability |
Implementing
the Project: The Art of Controlling and Adjusting
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The loop concept |
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Schedule slippage –
causes and solutions |
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Decision-making: how it
keeps the project moving |
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How
to make your team meetings more effective |
Trends in
Project Management
Appendices
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Appendix A: Sample agenda
– Project team meeting |
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Appendix B: Sample
action-oriented minutes: project team meeting |
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Appendix C: Problems for
further practice with PERT and CPM |
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Appendix D: Answers –
PERT and CPM problems |
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Appendix E: Reasons why
project fail and why projects succeed |
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Appendix F: Laws of
project management |
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Appendix G: Becoming a
confident delegator |
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Appendix
H: How to motivate others to take action and how to motivate
creativity within a technical work group |
Program Format- 1
Day
Techniques
and principles are illustrated with examples and cases, and participants
have many opportunities to ask questions and discuss actual problems
they have experienced. The maximum class size is 20, but for optimum results 12-16
participants is ideal. |
