Project Management 101 Course For Corporate Professions

KEY FEATURES

Understand the critical area of project management
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ABOUT

This course covers the fundamentals of project management. Most organizations undertake projects of different sizes in order to improve accountability, focus on execution and meet strategic interests. This course explains key aspects of project management and its relevance to modern businesses.

Who should take this course?

You are a business owner and you need to understand how to better manage projects in your organization
You are from any key business function and will be called to manage projects in the future
You are a member of a project team and wish to understand the holistic view of project management
You have a technical background, but wish to capitalize on the growing project management opportunities in your organization

What will be covered?

Important aspects of Project Management
Project Selection
Project Initiation
Project Planning
Project Execution
Project Closure
Other Project management methodologies

What is needed?

A standard Internet/data connection along with a computer/laptop/smartphone/tablet is enough to get you started!

Testing and completion

In addition to topic wise practice questions, this course offers a Course Completion Test (CCT). To qualify for the CCT, a learner has to complete 100% of the course. The CCT is conducted online to provide maximum flexibility to the learner. Based on the results of the CCT, a learner will be given a certificate of completion or a certificate of excellence.

CURRICULUM

UNIT 1: Introduction to Project Management

Overview of Key Project Management Concepts

Project Life Cycle

UNIT 2: Project Selection and Initiation

Project Selection

Project Structures

Project Initiation

UNIT 3: Project Planning I

Project Scope

Work Breakdown Structure

Project Estimation

UNIT 4: Project Planning II

Critical Path Method

Resource Balancing

Risk Management

Additional Elements of Project Planning

UNIT 5: Project Execution and Close

Earned Value Analysis

Project Control

Project Closure Phase

UNIT 6: Other Methodologies

Challenges with Standard Project Management Methodology

Agile Project Methodology

PRINCE2 and Lean Project Management

Waterfall and Critical Chain Project Methodologies

Summary

OUTCOMES

You will be able to list the key characteristics of projects
You will be able to appreciate the triple constraint and its relevance to projects
You will be able to identify the key phases of the project management life-cycle
You will be able to describe the role of a project manager
You will be able to discuss the considerations used by organization for project selection
You will be able to calculate the payback period and net present value for project evaluation
You will be able to explain the activities involved in project initiation
You will be able to identify the contents of the Project Charter
You will be able to appreciate the elements involved in project planning
You will be able to describe the requirements traceability matrix, prioritizing of requirements and the project scope statement
You will be able to develop the Work Breakdown structure, activity sequencing and network diagram for a project
You will be able to list the various methods of estimation for the project budget
You will be able to understand how project execution takes place
You will be able to calculate earned value measurement for project progress
You will be able list additional methodologies used for project management

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