Course description
Project Management Principles Using Microsoft Project | Live Instructor Led Class
The objective of Project Management Fundamentals Workshop Using MS Project is to introduce the students to basic project management concepts that can be applied directly to their projects. Using a lecture and exercise format, the students will learn project management following the foundation provided in the Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) established by the Project Management Institute (PMI). Upon completing the class students will understand and be capable of implementing the primary principles and domains needed to plan and manage and effective project. This class will also allow students to develop actual project management plans and Microsoft Project schedules that can be taken back to their jobs for further planning and execution.
Training content
- Introduction
- Key Terms and Concepts
- System For Value Delivery (Figure 2-2)
- Information Flow (Figure 2-3)
- Organizational Governance
- Functions Associated With Projects
- The Project Environment
- Internal Environment
- External Environment
- Product Management
- Sample Product Life Cycle (Figure 2-4)
- Project Management within a Product Life Cycle
- Product Management within a Program
- Managing Expectations
- Cost of Rework
MS Project Demo: Preparing Preliminary Views and Templates
Certification / Credits
Credits: 21 PDUs
Learning Objectives
- To understand the project environment and the impact projects and the project process has on the organization.
- To understand the principles of project management which provide guidance and support in helping the project manager and the project team provide value throughout the project.
- To identify and define the project performance domains that provide structure in supporting the people, processes, and business environment.
- To identify, plan, and manage using multiple project development approaches including predictive, iterative, incremental, and agile/adaptive approaches.
- To allow students to bring a project to class to develop the scope, schedule and cost baselines following the practices defined in the performance domains.
- To understand the various methods of managing and controlling scope, schedule, cost, quality, resources, communications, procurement, stakeholders, and risks.
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Project Management Experts (PME) is just that, a consortium of project management experts with at least 20 years of experience who have re-directed their careers to improving the project management competency of our clients. Our training classes focus on building...
It was very informative, and had lots of hand-on work. It was a wealth of knowledge