Training Objectives

• Create a working definition of the term ‚“project management. ‚½

• Identify the distinguishing characteristics of projects versus other processes in an organization.

• Employ commonly used techniques for selecting projects from a list of candidate projects.

• Determine how each of PMI ‚ s Nine Project Management Knowledge Areas can be used to improve project performance.

• Name the key stakeholders in a project and determine ways of keeping them ‚“on task ‚½ during the phases of a project.

• Break a project into logical phases and specify the primary activities that occur in each phase.

• Effectively use the components of a project charter and appropriately scale each of them based on the size of a project.

• Write SMART project objectives that will help define project scope. Document and clearly communicate project assumptions.

• Develop a procedure for managing changes in the project once it is under way.

• Create a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) for a project.

• Sequence activities within a project based on mandatory and discretionary dependencies.

• Estimate activity durations and make appropriate adjustments as needed.

• Understand the role of ‚“the Triple Constraint ‚½ in project management and apply it in determining project scope.

• Calculate the critical path for a project and develop a strategy for keeping the project on track.

• Differentiate milestones from other project activities and use milestones to help track and manage project progress.

• Identify, quantify, and give priorities to risks in managing a project.

• Create a communication plan for reporting project progress and issues.

• Use tools for measuring project progress in terms of time, costs, and deliverables.

• Develop a strategy for managing project resources by using a responsibility matrix for assigning project activities to resources.

• Capture valuable project lessons learned and use them to define and improve project management practices within your organization.

• Develop an action plan for continuing to expand your project management knowledge.