Project Management Foundations

Price
$1,195.00 USD

Duration
2 Days

 

Delivery Methods
Virtual Instructor Led
Private Group

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Course Overview

Building a foundational knowledge of project management principles throughout your company can significantly improve organizational efficiency and effectivness. Whether your goal is to ensure cross-functional stakeholders are using the same tools, templates, and terminology or to train new employees on standards and best practices, the Project Management Foundations course offers in-depth expertise that can accelerate your organization's speed, agility, and outcomes.

This course provides a more extensive dive into key principles of the project management lifecycle and offers actionable tools and techniques for project execution. With an additional focus on detailed project planning, including scope management, scheduling, cost estimating and budget creation, risk identification and mitigation, project monitoring, and project close, this course prepares students to quickly translate their learnings into improved productivity and efficiency within their organizational roles.

Private classes on this topic are available. We can address your organization’s issues, time constraints, and save you money, too. Contact us to find out how.

Course Objectives

  • The purpose and benefits of implementing project management best practices
  • Key project management terminology, frameworks, and tools
  • How to use project management approaches and processes to deliver better outcomes
  • The importance of interpersonal skills for engaging the project stakeholders
  • Top-rated instructors: Our crew of subject matter experts have an average instructor rating of 4.8 out of 5 across thousands of reviews.
  • Authorized content: We maintain more than 35 Authorized Training Partnerships with the top players in tech, ensuring your course materials contain the most relevant and up-to date information.
  • Interactive classroom participation: Our virtual training includes live lectures, demonstrations and virtual labs that allow you to participate in discussions with your instructor and fellow classmates to get real-time feedback.
  • Post Class Resources: Review your class content, catch up on any material you may have missed or perfect your new skills with access to resources after your course is complete.
  • Private Group Training: Let our world-class instructors deliver exclusive training courses just for your employees. Our private group training is designed to promote your team’s shared growth and skill development.
  • Tailored Training Solutions: Our subject matter experts can customize the class to specifically address the unique goals of your team.

Learning Credits: Learning Credits can be purchased well in advance of your training date to avoid having to commit to specific courses or dates. Learning Credits allow you to secure your training budget for an entire year while eliminating the administrative headache of paying for individual classes. They can also be redeemed for a full year from the date of purchase. If you have previously purchased a Learning Credit agreement with New Horizons, you may use a portion of your agreement to pay for this class.

If you have questions about Learning Credits, please contact your Account Manager.

Course Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Agenda

Introduction

  • Project Management Processes

Starting a Project

  • Adapting to Project Needs
  • Developing a Project Charter
  • Acquiring Resources
  • Identifying Stakeholders and Stakeholder Roles
  • Kick-Off Meeting

Planning a Project

  • Collecting and Documenting Requirements
  • Requirements Traceability Matrix
  • Defining Scope
  • Creating Work Breakdown Structure
  • Defining Activities
  • Estimating Resources and Durations
  • Developing a Viable Schedule
  • Sequencing Activities
  • Using Leads and Lags
  • Critical Path Method
  • Schedule Compression
  • Estimating Costs
  • Estimating Documentation
  • Developing a Budget
  • Planning Quality
  • Quality Tools (Control Charts, Flowcharts, Cause and Effect Diagrams, etc.)
  • Communications Matrix
  • Risk Analysis Overview
  • Qualitative Risk Analysis
  • Quantitative Risk Analysis
  • Calculating Contingency Reserves
  • Planning Procurements

Executing a Project

  • Acquiring (the Project Team) Resources
  • Developing the Project Team
  • Directing and Managing Project Work
  • Managing Quality
  • Managing Communications
  • Managing Meetings
  • Managing Stakeholder Engagement

Monitoring and Controlling a Project

  • Monitoring and Controlling Project Work
  • Integrated Change Control
  • Validating and Controlling Scope
  • Managing Cost
  • Earned Value Management
  • Control Quality
  • Monitoring Communications
  • Monitoring Risk

Closing a Project

  • Transferring the Final Product
  • Lessons Learned
  • Archiving Records
  • Final Report
 

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