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Project Management

Project Management Training – Understanding Project Management (PJM06EO)

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Savvy

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Course Overview

What Will Students Learn?

  • Understand what is meant by a project.
  • Recognize what steps must be taken to complete projects on time and on budget.
  • Have a better ability to sell ideas and make presentations.
  • Know simple techniques and tools for planning and tracking your project.
  • Have methods for keeping the team focused and motivated

What Topics are Covered

  • What a project is
  • Project management basics
  • How projects can help you
  • A project’s life cycle
  • Selling and preparing a project
  • The role of a project manager
  • Project goals
  • Laying out a project
  • Project risks and contingency planning
  • The work breakdown structure
  • Planning tools and budgets
  • Teamwork and development
  • Communication
  • Closing out a project
  • Team meetings
  • Project presentations

Course Content

  • Academy Topics

    • Course Overview

    • Learning Objectives

    • Pre-Assignment

    • Pre-Course Assessment

    • What is a Project?

    • Project Management Basics

    • Pre-Assignment Review

    • How Can Projects Help Me?

    • The Benefits of Projects

    • Case Study: Mary Marvelous

    • A Project’s Life Cycle

    • Selling a Project

    • Tom Peters

    • The Priority Matrix

    • Preparing Your Project

    • The Role of a Project Manager

    • A Project Manager’s Skills

    • Key Skills

    • Project Goals

    • Laying Out the Project

    • The Statement of Work

    • Individual SOW

    • Project Planning Worksheet

    • Writing Reports

    • Project Risks

    • Risk Tolerance

    • About Risks

    • Reducing Risks

    • Contingency Planning

    • What Really Needs To Be Done?

    • Beginning to Plan

    • Preparing a Basic Schedule

    • Other Scheduling Factors

    • Scheduling My Project

    • The Work Breakdown Structure

    • Planning Tools

    • Two Basic Tools

    • PERT

    • Gantt Charts

    • The Network Diagram

    • The Flow Chart

    • Budgets

    • Teamwork

    • Why is Teamwork Important?

    • Building a Winning Team

    • Developing Teams

    • Four Issues to Address with Project Teams

    • Team Development

    • Putting it Into Practice

    • Decision Information

    • Individual Action Steps

    • Communication Tips

    • Closing Out a Project

    • Team Meetings

    • Presentation Primer

    • Project Presentations

    • Recommended Reading List

    • Personal Action Plan

    • Post-Course Assessment

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  • Lessons 57
  • Skill Beginner
  • Last Update 27/02/2025