Unit 1: Integration and Leadership

Learning objectives:

·         Understand a project plan.

·         Know the use of baselines to monitor the progress of the project.

·         Understand and create project charter.

·         Understand and create preliminary scope statement.

·         Define integrated change control.

·         Administrative closure.

Exercises: Learn and practice key project leadership skills/processes:

     Influencing

     Delegating

     Negotiation

     Problem solving

Unit 2: Scope and Time Management

Learning objectives:

·         Learn key PMI Scope and Time Management Processes:

     WBS creation

     Estimating Duration

     Schedule Development

·         Implementing scope verification.

·         Understanding the work breakdown structure and how it is used

·         Methods for developing a schedule.

·         Resource Planning.

·         Activity List creation and estimation.

·         Using dependencies

·         Crashing and fast tracking a project.

·         Resource leveling.

·         Developing a schedule management plan.

·         Schedule Control.

Exercises: Learn and practice key project leadership skills:

     Leading a team creation of work breakdown structure

     Planning and managing a success meeting

     Brainstorming information

     Developing network diagrams (CPM and PDM charts).

     Calculating the critical path(s) for the project.

     Calculating float.

Unit 3: Cost and Risk Management

Learning objectives:

·         Learn key PMI Cost and Risk Management Processes:

     Cost Estimation

     Cost monitoring and controlling

     Risk planning

     Risk identification and qualification,

     Risk response planning,

     Risk monitoring and controlling

·         Cost estimating through analogous estimating, bottom up estimating, parametric estimating and computerized estimating tools.

·         Earned value techniques

·         Precision of estimates.

·         Understanding Present Value, Net Present Value, Internal Rate of Return, Payback Period, Benefit Cost Ratio and Opportunity Cost.

·         Variable Cost, Fixed Costs, Direct Cost and Indirect Cost.

·         Understanding Project Life Cycle Costing.

·         Cost budgeting.

·         Value Analysis.

·         Developing a risk management plan.

·         Techniques for identifying risks.

·         Risk register.

·         Categorizing risks.

·         Types of risk analysis.

·         Understanding what-if analysis.

·         Risk response strategies.

Exercises: Learn and practice key project leadership skills:

     Earned Value Technique exercises

     Qualitative risk analysis.

     Create risk assessment

     Create risk response plan

Unit 4: Human Resources Management

Learning objectives:

·         Learn key PMI HR Processes:

     Resource Planning

     Acquiring team

     Manage and Develop Team

·         Determining project stakeholders

·         Roles and responsibilities for project manager, team members, project sponsor and management.

·         Understanding Team phases and dynamics

·         Human resource constraints.

·         Conflict management and resolution

Exercises: Learn and practice key project leadership skills:

     Team building and motivating

     Team Assessment

     Team recognition

     Conflict resolution

     Staffing Management Plan

Unit 5: Communication & Quality Management

Learning objectives:

·         Learn key PMI Communication & Quality Processes:

     Communication Planning

     Information Distribution

     Manage stakeholders

     Quality Planning

     Quality Assurance

     Quality Control

·         Determining project stakeholders

·         Developing a communications plan.

·         Communication methods.

·         Communication blockers

Exercises: Learn and practice key project leadership skills:

·         Create a Project Communication Plan

·         Understand an practice communication skills

     Listening skills

     Non-verbal communication

     International

     Written

     Writing Executive summaries

·         Documenting a process