Project Management Fundamentals

Section A: Getting Started with Project Management

• Overview
• Backstage
• Operational Tasks/Projects
• Creating Projects
• Project Deliverables
• Project Management
• Project Management Skills
• Becoming a Successful Project Manager
• Programs vs. Projects
• Program Management
• Portfolio/Program
• Portfolio Management
• Project Stakeholders
• The Project Life Cycle
• Project Management Office Group
• Organization Structure

Section B: Understanding Project Scope

• Scope Statement
• The Constraints Triangle
• Project Assumptions
• Project Objectives
• Scope Definition Process
• Creating an Effective Scope Statement

Section C: Understanding the Project Schedule

• Work Breakdown Structure
• Decomposition
• Creating a WBS
• Activities
• Activity Sequencing
• Dependencies
• WBS in Microsoft Project 2010
• WBS Network Diagram View
• Schedule Additions
• Lead
• Lag
• Resource and Cost Estimates
• Determining Project Costs
• Critical Path/Float
• Creating a Project Schedule
• WBS Continued

Section D: Team Management

• Human Resources
• Project Team
• Team Acquisition Process
• Team Building and Incentives
• Team Members

Section E: Communicating with Others

• Communication
• Communication Plan
• Information Distribution
• Communication Tools
• Creating a Communication Plan

Section F: Risk Analysis

• Risk
• Risk Over Time
• Identifying Risks to a Project
• Guidelines to Identifying Risks
• Analyzing Risks to a Project
• Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis
• Risk Response Plan

Section G: Project Execution

• Executing a Project
• Kick-Off Meetings
• Begin Project Work
• The Product Execution Process
• Quality Assurance
• Change Request
• Executing the Project Plan
• Variance Management
• Tracking Project Progress
• Evaluating Team Members
• Performance Reporting

Section H: Closing a Project

• Closeout Items
• Close the Project
• Steps to Closing a Project
• Final Report