Project Management Fundamentals

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Project Management Fundamentals

Duration: 2 Days/4 Hrs per session

Course Code: RPMF

Course Description:

This 2 day course is aimed at providing the participant with a basic knowledge on project management as described by the Project Management Institutes’ (PMI®) A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide® 5th Edition). Participants go through the five Project Management Process Groups and are given key points, activities, tools and techniques of each process group. At the end of this course, participants will be better prepared to take on their first projects.

Course Objective:

At the end of this course, the participants will be able to understand:

•    Understand the basic concepts and fundamentals of projects and project management
•    Understand the role of the Project Manager and his importance in projects
•    Understand the project management knowledge areas and what the PM should focus on
•    Understand the Project Life Cycle and its relationship with the 5 process groups
•    Understand the basic tools, techniques, and deliverables used in a project

Intended Audience:

•    Project Managers
•    Project Coordinators and Project Leaders
•    Professionals doing project management related work
•    Anybody interested in and is likely to take up PM related profession
•    Anyone keen to increase their knowledge on PM and increase their marketability

Course Outline:

•    Introduction to Project Management
o Projects and Project Management
o Programs and Program Management
o Portfolios and Portfolio Management
o Projects vs Operations
o The Purpose of Projects
o How the organization influences projects
o The Project Manager
o The Project Management Office (PMO)
o The Project Governance Framework
o The Project Life Cycle
o The Project Management Knowledge Areas

•    Project Initiation
o Project Selection / Determining the Business Case
o The Project Charter
o Identifying Stakeholders

•    Project Planning
o The Project Management Plan
o The Work Breakdown Structure
o Activity Estimating
o Activity Scheduling
o Schedule Network Diagram
o The Critical Path
o Schedule Compression Techniques
o The Project Schedule
o Cost Budgeting
o Quality Planning
o Resource Planning
o Communications Planning
o Risk Planning
o Procurement Planning

•    Project Execution, Monitoring, and Control
o Verifying and Validating Deliverables
o The S-Curve
o Earned Value Management
o The Risk Register
o The Stakeholder Register
o The Change Log
o Performance Reporting

•    Project Closure
o Lessons Learned
o Project Closure Report
o Archiving Project Information
o General Order of Closing a Project