Project management skills for non project managers online course

Course Content Lesson 1 - Planning the Project

• Planning the Project
• Define the Project Requirements
• Key Area Analysis: Things to Consider
• Questions to ask yourself?
• Definition
• Criteria for Judging a Project
• Stages of the Project
• Defining the Project Requirements - Real Life Example
• Defining the Project Requirements - Assessment Activity
• How to Define the Project Requirements - Guidelines
• Create Your Project Plan
• Schedule
• Benchmarks
• Benchmarks Real Life Example
• Team Development
• Pushback
• Project Plan
• Sample Microsoft Project Plan
• Sample Project Plan
• Milestones
• How to Create Your Project Plan - Guidelines
• Lesson 1 Reflective Questions
• Lesson 1 Review

• Implementing the Project Plan
• Execute the Project Plan
• Kick-Off Meeting
• Kick-Off Meeting - Real Life Example
• Delegation
• The Limitations of the Project-Management Role
• How to Execute the Project Plan - Guidelines
• Executing the Project Plan - Assessment Activity
• Monitor the Progress of the Project
• Time-Management Tools
• Checkpoints
• Performance Gaps
• Common Performance Problems
• Common Performance Problems - Real Life Example
• How to Monitor the Progress of the Project - Guidelines
• Monitoring the Progress of the Project - Assessment Activity
• Negotiate for Success
• Red Flags
• Troubleshooting
• Escalation
• Troubleshooting Strategies
• Negotiation Strategies
• How to Negotiate for Success - Real Life Example
• How to Negotiate for Success - Guidelines
• Evaluate the Process
• Close-Out Meeting
• How to Evaluate the Process - Guidelines
• Evaluating the Process - Assessment Activity
• Lesson 2 Reflective Questions
• Course Closure

PACKAGE INCLUDES

• 12 Months Online Subscription to instructor-led classroom sessions with full audio, video and demonstration components
• Printable courseware
• Focused on practical solutions to real-world development problems