Practical Project Management Workshop
Introductory Workshop -- Course Outline
Duration: 3 Days
- Introduction/Overview
- Participants and Instructor
- Participants' Objectives
- Course Content and Logistics
- Practical Listening Exercise
- Project Management Concepts & Standards
- The Project Management Institute
- The Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK)
- The Project Life Cycle (PLC)
- Milestones vs. Deliverables
- Critical Tasks and Critical Path
- Dependency Theory
- Gantt Chart and Network Diagram
- Case Study for Project Planning
- Select Project Teams, Names and Logos
- Review Case Study Requirements
- Scope Management
- 4 Aspects of Scope Management
- Goal Breakdown Structure (GBS)
- Critical Success Factors (CSF)
- Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
- Managing "Scope Creep"
- Practical WBS Exercise
- Human Resources Management
- 5 Stages of Team Dynamics
- Brain-Storming/Team-Building Exercise
- Resource Skills Matrix
- Secrets of Successful H.R. Management
- Communications Management
- Types of Communications
- Meetings -- Bloody Meetings!
- Email Management Techniques
- Creating a Communications Plan
- Practical Communications Exercise
- Time Management
- 4 Dimensions of Time Management
- Time Estimation Techniques
- Practical Time Estimation Exercise
- Dependency Theory
- Critical Path Calculation
- Creating a Network Diagram
- Creating a Gantt Chart
- Schedule Optimization
- Schedule Optimization Exercise
- Cost Management
- Cost Estimation Tips and Techniques
- Practical Cost Estimation Exercise
- Assigning Resources to Tasks
- Calculating Phases and Total Project Cost
- Risk Management
- 5 Steps to Risk Management
- Identifying and Analyzing Risks
- The Top N Risk List
- Risk Matrix
- Contingency Planning
- Practical Risk Exercise
- Preparation for Presentations
- Create Introductory Page
- Create WBS and Gantt Chart with Costs
- Create Risk List and Matrix
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- Procurement Management
- 4 Phases of Procurement
- Procurement and the Project Life Cycle
- Adding Lag for the RFP to the Schedule
- Limits for Goods and Services
- Practical Procurement Exercise
- Quality Management
- Quality Assurance vs. Quality Control
- Quality Standards
- Cause and Effect (Ishikawa) Diagrams
- Creating an Ishikawa Diagram
- Preparation for Presentations
- Create Ishikawa Diagram
- Create Request for Approval
- Assign Parts to Team Members
- Rehearse the Presentation
- Presentations
- Groups Present Case Study Projects
- Feedback Session
- Integration Management
- 3 Stages of Integration Management
- Project Planning
- Project Execution/Tracking/Monitoring
- Change Control
- Practical Integration Exercise
- Microsoft Project 2003 Demonstration
- Creating Project Plans
- Creating a Resource Pool
- Sharing Resources Among Multiple Projects
- Creating a Master Schedule
- Producing Resource, Task and Cost Reports
- Workshop Evaluations & Next Steps
