PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL

Course Description

Learn the Project Manager and Associate Project Manager roles and how to add value to your organization through best practice Project Management.

This course is designed for persons who want in-depth coverage of project management topics with exposure to a multitude of time-tested PM tools, techniques, and lessons learned. In this course, the participant will learn globally recognized practices of project management, acknowledged by the Project Management Institute (PMI®), to successfully manage projects.

The course includes comprehensive topics required to adequately prepare for Project Management Professional (PMP®) or Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM®) certifications, as well as comparison/contrast of methodologies including Waterfall, Agile Scrum and Kanban. This course incorporates a variety of learning techniques to engage the students such as presentations, project scenario activities, group discussions, one-on-one workshops, sample certification questions, and workbook exercises.

Note: This Certificate of Achievement meets the minimum hours of contact credit for PMI Certifications.

Audience

This course is suitable for Activity and Team Leads, Engineers, Project Managers, Project Coordinators, Project Office Managers, Supervisors, Systems Analysts, Developers or individuals wanting to transition to or understand the Project Manager or Associate Project Manager roles.

Prerequisites

Students taking this course should have some experience managing activities or working on projects.

Topics and Course Content

This course will cover topics such as:

Selecting Initiating Projects

• Process of Project Selection, Business Value
• Create a Project Charter, Initiation, Kickoff Deck
• Identify Varied Types of Project Stakeholders and Their Roles

Planning Project Work

• Identify Elements of the Project Management Plan, Processes, Vocabulary
• Document Project Scope, Stakeholder Requirements, Work Breakdown
• Project Change Control

Developing Project Schedules

• Identify Deliverables, Activity Lists, Network Diagram, Gantt Charts
• Estimate Activity Resources, Durations and Costs
• Identify the Critical Path of the Schedule and Critical Path Value
• Establish a Schedule Baseline
• Controlling the Schedule and Schedule Compression Techniques
• Project Schedule Tool Types such as MS Project and Jira

Developing Cost Estimates and Budgets

• Estimate Sources and Project Costs
• Establish a Cost Baseline
• Reconcile Funding and Costs
• Controlling Costs

Planning Project Quality, Staffing, and Communications

• Create a Quality Management Plan
• Document the Project Roles, Responsibilities, and Reporting Relationships
• Create a Communications Management Plan

Analyzing Risks and Planning Risk Responses

• Establish a Risk Management Plan
• Identify Common Project Risks
• Risk Ranking and Impacts
• Develop a Risk Response Plan
• Monitoring and Controlling Risks Throughout the Project

Planning and Managing Project Procurement

• Plan Project Procurements
• Prepare a Procurement Statement of Work
• Examine Types of Contracts

Executing Project Work

• Identify the Direction and Manage Project Execution Process
• Execute a Quality Assurance Plan
• Acquire, Manage and Develop the Project Team
• Establish, Distribute and Maintain Project Information
• Manage Stakeholder Relationships and Expectations

Monitoring and Controlling Project Work

• Review Deliverables, Work Results Utilizing Acceptance Criteria

Monitoring and Controlling Project Performance

• Report on Project Performance
• Quality Acceptance Criteria
• Key Performance Indicators

Closing the Project

• Close Project Phases
• Close the Project

Project Interpersonal Skills Vital for Successful Projects

• Communication Tactics, Active Listening
• Teamwork, Emotional Intelligence
• Conflict Resolution, Negotiation

Artificial Intelligence Use Throughout the Project Management Life Cycle

• Immediate, Practical Skills for leading projects that are smarter, faster and more secure
• Popular AI Tools for Use in Project Management, with Demos

Cybersecurity for Project Managers

• What Every PM Must Know About Cyber Risk
• Project Exposure to Breaches
• Essentials Needed to Keep Projects Compliant and Secure

Learning Goals and Results

At the conclusion of this course the participants will be able to:

• Incorporate Artificial Intelligence for Effective Project Managing and Decision Making
• Initiate a project
• Plan project work
• Develop, monitor, and control project schedules
• Develop cost estimates, and budgets
• Plan project quality, staffing and communications
• Identify, analyze, and remedy project risks
• Plan project procurement
• Manage project procurement
• Execute and monitor project work
• Monitor and control project quality, staffing, and communications
• Monitor and control project risks and contracts
• Identify Cybersecurity challenges with remedies in projects
• Close the project activities in phases

Time Investment

This class is 56 hours of classroom time taken in 2-hour sessions over the course of 14 consecutive weeks.

Please Note: Course content and time investment can also be customized to an individual company’s needs.