Course Overview:
This class introduces the most important aspects of project management in a way that can be easily put into practice on any project, exposing participants to the most central of the generally accepted project management processes as defined in the PMBOK® Guide, 6th Edition.
Course Description:
Audience profile
This course is intended for anyone wishing to learn the basics of project management so they may apply the techniques to personal and smaller business projects. For anyone who is considering a career in project management this course serves as a basic introduction to the field.
Course Outline
1. Introduction
- Project Management Triple Constraint
- Project Management Plan
- Challenges to Effective Project Management
- Constraints and Assumptions
- Projects, Deliverables, Activities and Processes
- Exercise – Identify projects you have worked on
2. Stakeholder Management
- The Purpose of Stakeholder Management
- Project Stakeholder Management Proceses
- Who Are Your Stakeholders?
3. The Identify Stakeholders Process
- Stakeholder Register
- Power/Interest Grid
- Class Discussion
- Exercise – Prepare a stakeholder register
4. Plan Stakeholder Management Process
- Stakeholder Management Plan
5. Manage Stakeholder Engagement Process
- Knowing Your Stakeholders
- Cultural Considerations
- Diversity
- Virtual Teams
6. Control Stakeholder Engagement Process
- Exercise – Sensitive Conversations
- Class Discussion
7. Introduction To Project Communications Management
- Challenges of Project Communications Management
- Class Discussion
8. Project Communications Processes
- Dimensions of Communication
- Important Communication Skills
- Sender-Receiver Models of Communications
- Where Does Meaning Come From?
9. Plan Communications Management
- Plan Communications Management
- Communications Management Chart
- Exercise – Create a Communications Planning Matrix for a project
10. Manage Communications
- Exercise – Active Listening
- Emotional Intelligence (EQ)
11. Project Scope Management
- Triple Constraint
- Scope Management Processes `
- Define the Project Scope
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