Project Management for Today's Environment Sessions Details

Role of Project Management

  • Thrive in changing times
  • Understand project management basics
  • Learn the essentials for success

Getting Your Project Off the Ground

  • Learn the steps
  • Translate needs into requirements
  • Write your project charter

Plan and Schedule Your Project

  • Detail what you need to do
  • Create your project schedule
  • Determine resources and costs

The Human Factors: People and Politics

  • Establish your stakeholders and their roles
  • Discuss project politics

Learn Microsoft (MS) Project

  • Learn MS Project basics
  • Create your plan with MS Project

Optimize Your Plan

  • Shorten the schedule
  • Level the workload
  • Balance your project

Determine Risk and Quality Issues

  • Learn to assess and manage risk
  • Plan for quality

Controlling Your Project

  • Monitor and control your project
  • Manage project changes
  • Use the formulas for each indirect method of proof
  • Learn how to measure progress effectively

Managing Teams and Project Communications

  • Communicate effectively within your project team
  • Develop high performing teams
  • Communicate effectively with stakeholders
  • Manage stakeholder expectations

Wrapping Up Your Project

  • Complete project closure checklist
  • Capture lessons learned for future projects