Price: $2475
Duration: 5 Days
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Technology: .NET
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If you are taking this course, you probably have some professional exposure to the duties of a project manager, or you may be considering embarking on a career in professional project management. Your ability as a project manager to demonstrate best practices in project management—both on the job and through professional certification—is becoming the standard to compete in today’s fast-paced and highly technical workplace. In this course, you will apply the generally recognized practices of project management acknowledged by the Project Management Institute (PMI)® to successfully manage projects.
Project managers who have proven skills and experience can find exciting, high-visibility opportunities in a wide range of fields. This course is specifically designed to provide you with the proven, practical body of project management knowledge and skills that you need to demonstrate project management mastery on the job. Additionally, this course can be a significant part of your preparation for the Project Management Professional (PMP)® Certification Exam. The skills and knowledge you gain in this course will help you avoid making costly mistakes and increase your competitive edge in the project management profession.
This course is designed for individuals who have on-the-job project management experience (whether or not project manager is their formal job role), who are not certified project management professionals, and who might or might not have received formal project management training. The course is appropriate for these persons if they wish to develop professionally, increase their project management skills, apply a formalized and standards-based approach to project management, and seek career advancement by moving into a formal project manager job role, as well as to apply for Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI) Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
Lesson 1: Getting Started with Project Management
Topic A: Components of Project Management Topic B: Project Management and the Business
Lesson 2: Project Management and the Organization
Topic A: Identify Organizational Influences Topic B: Project Stakeholders and Governance Topic C: The Project Team Topic D: The Project Life Cycle
Lesson 3: Working with Project Management Processes
Topic A: Project Management Processes and Knowledge Areas Topic B: Identify Project Information
Lesson 4: Initiating a Project
Topic A: Develop a Project Charter Topic B: Identify Project Stakeholders
Lesson 5: Planning a Project
Topic A: Develop a Project Management Plan Topic B: Plan Scope Management Topic C: Collect Project Requirements Topic D: Define Project Scope Topic E: Create a WBS
Lesson 6: Planning for Project Time Management
Topic A: Plan Schedule Management Topic B: Define Project Activities Topic C: Sequence Project Activities Topic D: Estimate Activity Resources Topic E: Estimate Activity Durations Topic F: Develop a Project Schedule
Lesson 7: Planning Project Budget, Quality, and Communications
Topic A: Plan Project Cost Management Topic B: Estimate Project Costs Topic C: Determine the Project Budget Topic D: Plan Quality Management Topic E: Plan Human Resource Management Topic F: Plan Communications Management
Lesson 8: Planning for Risk, Procurements, and Stakeholder Management
Topic A: Plan Risk Management Topic B: Identify Risks Topic C: Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis Topic D: Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis Topic E: Plan for Risk Response Topic F: Plan Project Procurements Topic G: Plan Stakeholder Management
Lesson 9: Executing a Project
Topic A: Direct and Manage Project Work Topic B: Perform Quality Assurance Topic C: Acquire Project Team Topic D: Develop Project Team Topic E: Manage a Project Team Topic F: Manage Communications Topic G: Conduct Procurements Topic H: Manage Stakeholder Engagement
Lesson 10: Managing Project Work, Scope, Schedules, and Cost
Topic A: Monitor and Control Project Work Topic B: Perform Integrated Change Control Topic C: Validate Project Scope Topic D: Control Project Scope Topic E: Control the Project Schedule Topic F: Control Project Costs
Lesson 11: Controlling the Project
Topic A: Control Project Quality Topic B: Control Communications Topic C: Control Project Risks Topic D: Control Project Procurements Topic E: Control Stakeholder Engagement
Lesson 12: Closing a Project
Topic A: Close Project or Phase Topic B: Close Procurements
Familiarity with project management concepts and some working experience with project management are required. Experience with a specific project management software tool is not required. Basic computing skills and some experience using Microsoft Office is desirable but not required.