Project Management Foundation(Tools & Techniques)

This three-­‐day Project Management Foundationcourse provides participants the common tools and techniques, project management processes and common terminology used in project management.

Unique features of this course include case studies, exercises and other tools to help you understand, and practice, project management at work. This course is aligned to the processes and terminology used in the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®Guide) by Project Management Institute (PMI)®, an international standard for project management practitioners.

Course Materials

• Training slides and worksheets
• Project management templates(softcopy)Course OutlineProject Management Processes, Tools & Techniques
• Course Introduction
• Project Management Overview
• Standards in Project Management
• PMI Project Management Processes
• Project Initiating Process Group
  -Project Charter
  -Stakeholder Analysis
• Project Planning Process Group
  -Project Management Plan
  -5 Steps in Project Planning
  -Project Planning –Scope
  -Tools and Techniques –Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
  -Project Planning –Schedule
  -Tools and Techniques –Network Diagram & Critical Path Method (CPM)
  -Project Planning –Cost
  -Project Performance Baselines
• Project Executing Process Group
  -Leading & Managing People in Projects
  -Managing Stakeholders’ Expectations
• Project Monitoring & Controlling Process Group
  -Control Baselines –Scope, Schedule & Cost Baselines
  -Change Control Management
• Project Closing Process Group

Project Risk Management

• Opportunities or Threat?
• Defining“Risks”in Projects
• Concept of “Rolling Wave Planning”
• Reserves in Risk Management
• Risk Management Processes

Group Exercises

• GroupExercise: WBS
• Pair Exercise: Network Diagram and Critical Path Method
• Group Exercise: Project Planning

Course Duration:

2 days (14hours)

14PDUs

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