Project Effectiveness
Project Management for All
Creating a Project Schedule and Budget
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Defining a Project Scope and Team
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Managing a Project to Minimize Risk and Maximize Quality
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Navigating through Changes and Conflicts in Projects
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New Project Manager Essentials
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Taking Final Steps to Bring a Project to its Close
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Creating a Project Schedule and Budget
Lesson Objectives
Creating a Project Schedule and Budget
- discover the subject areas that will be covered in this course
- recognize methods for making project cost and time estimates and their appropriate uses
- recognize proper terminology used when creating a project network diagram
- identify the steps for creating a project schedule
- recognize the actions needed determine a project's budget
- identify common milestones and their purpose to a project
- recognize how to use project data to assess performance
- Knowledge Check: Creating and Monitoring Project Baselines
Overview/Description
As a project manager, once your project scope has been clearly defined, it's time to estimate and plan. Drawing on information from the initiation phase, you must now determine how much time and money will be required to meet objectives and complete the project.
In this course you will learn how to develop the project schedule and cost baselines for your project budget, and use them to monitor and measure performance throughout the project.
Target
Prerequisites: none
Defining a Project Scope and Team
Lesson Objectives
Defining a Project Scope and Team
- discover the subject areas that will be covered in this course
- identify methods for determining a project's requirements
- recognize activities involved in defining a project's scope
- identify actions needed to create a work breakdown structure
- identify the types of resources that a project requires
- identify the steps necessary to build a project team
- identify the stages of team development
- Knowledge Check: Starting the Project
Overview/Description
Prior to begining any project – before you plan the budget or create the schedule – you need to develop a clear vision for what the project is to achieve and how it will achieve it. That involves clarifying what stakeholders expect to see in the end, all the tasks that will need to be carried out, the resources you will need, and who will be doing the work. These are your project scope and the project team required.
In this course you will learn about these aspects of project management. You'll learn how to complete a work breakdown structure to nail down all those big-picture details so that your project gets off on the right foot.
Target
Prerequisites: none
Managing a Project to Minimize Risk and Maximize Quality
Lesson Objectives
Managing a Project to Minimize Risk and Maximize Quality
- recognize the correct actions to take when planning for project risks
- describe common responses when risk events occur on a project
- recognize the principles of quality assurance
- identify methods for implementing quality control on a project
- describe how to conduct a make-or-buy analysis
- describe how to choose a vendor using multi-criteria analysis
- recognize methods for managing risk, quality, and procurement on a project
Overview/Description
When starting a project, there are many things to consider. One key area is risk. You need to prepare ahead of time for all the things that could go wrong…or go right! Another key area is quality. How are you going to ensure that your product or service meets stakeholders' expectations? And then there's figuring out whether to do all the work in-house or outsource it to a third party. And how do you choose the vendors who will partner with you to minimize risk and maximize quality? This course will help you sort out all these considerations by explaining common methods and best practices related to managing risk, quality, and procurement.
When starting a project, there are many things to consider. One key area is risk. You need to prepare ahead of time for all the things that could go wrong…or go right! Another key area is quality. How are you going to ensure that your product or service meets stakeholders' expectations? And then there's figuring out whether to do all the work in-house or outsource it to a third party. And how do you choose the vendors who will partner with you to minimize risk and maximize quality? This course will help you sort out all these considerations by explaining common methods and best practices related to managing risk, quality, and procurement.
Target Audience
Anyone wishing to acquire the necessary skills to manage small- to medium-sized projects successfully.
Anyone wishing to acquire the necessary skills to manage small- to medium-sized projects successfully.
Managing a Project to Minimize Risk and Maximize Quality
Lesson Objectives
Managing a Project to Minimize Risk and Maximize Quality
- recognize the correct actions to take when planning for project risks
- describe common responses when risk events occur on a project
- recognize the principles of quality assurance
- identify methods for implementing quality control on a project
- describe how to conduct a make-or-buy analysis
- describe how to choose a vendor using multi-criteria analysis
- recognize methods for managing risk, quality, and procurement on a project
Overview/Description
When starting a project, there are many things to consider. One key area is risk. You need to prepare ahead of time for all the things that could go wrong…or go right! Another key area is quality. How are you going to ensure that your product or service meets stakeholders' expectations? And then there's figuring out whether to do all the work in-house or outsource it to a third party. And how do you choose the vendors who will partner with you to minimize risk and maximize quality? This course will help you sort out all these considerations by explaining common methods and best practices related to managing risk, quality, and procurement.
When starting a project, there are many things to consider. One key area is risk. You need to prepare ahead of time for all the things that could go wrong…or go right! Another key area is quality. How are you going to ensure that your product or service meets stakeholders' expectations? And then there's figuring out whether to do all the work in-house or outsource it to a third party. And how do you choose the vendors who will partner with you to minimize risk and maximize quality? This course will help you sort out all these considerations by explaining common methods and best practices related to managing risk, quality, and procurement.
Target Audience
Anyone wishing to acquire the necessary skills to manage small- to medium-sized projects successfully.
Anyone wishing to acquire the necessary skills to manage small- to medium-sized projects successfully.
Navigating through Changes and Conflicts in Projects
Lesson Objectives
Navigating through Changes and Conflicts in Projects
- describe the law of triple constraints
- identify potential effects on a project when changes are not controlled
- sequence the steps for controlling changes on a project
- recognize the types of information that should be included in a communication plan
- recognize methods for managing conflict
- describe how to keep stakeholders positively engaged in a project
- recognize methods for managing project change, communication, and stakeholders
Overview/Description
Of all the different types of skills and competencies a project manager uses, soft skills are the most important. The ability to communicate effectively with team members and negotiate between conflicting demands so stakeholders remain positive can mean the difference between success and failure. In this course, you'll learn how to handle it when someone requests a change to the project, how to create a plan for communicating with stakeholders, and approaches for dealing with conflicts that arise.
Of all the different types of skills and competencies a project manager uses, soft skills are the most important. The ability to communicate effectively with team members and negotiate between conflicting demands so stakeholders remain positive can mean the difference between success and failure. In this course, you'll learn how to handle it when someone requests a change to the project, how to create a plan for communicating with stakeholders, and approaches for dealing with conflicts that arise.
Target Audience
Anyone wishing to acquire the necessary skills to manage small- to medium-sized projects successfully.
Anyone wishing to acquire the necessary skills to manage small- to medium-sized projects successfully.
Navigating through Changes and Conflicts in Projects
Lesson Objectives
Navigating through Changes and Conflicts in Projects
- describe the law of triple constraints
- identify potential effects on a project when changes are not controlled
- sequence the steps for controlling changes on a project
- recognize the types of information that should be included in a communication plan
- recognize methods for managing conflict
- describe how to keep stakeholders positively engaged in a project
- recognize methods for managing project change, communication, and stakeholders
Overview/Description
Of all the different types of skills and competencies a project manager uses, soft skills are the most important. The ability to communicate effectively with team members and negotiate between conflicting demands so stakeholders remain positive can mean the difference between success and failure. In this course, you'll learn how to handle it when someone requests a change to the project, how to create a plan for communicating with stakeholders, and approaches for dealing with conflicts that arise.
Of all the different types of skills and competencies a project manager uses, soft skills are the most important. The ability to communicate effectively with team members and negotiate between conflicting demands so stakeholders remain positive can mean the difference between success and failure. In this course, you'll learn how to handle it when someone requests a change to the project, how to create a plan for communicating with stakeholders, and approaches for dealing with conflicts that arise.
Target Audience
Anyone wishing to acquire the necessary skills to manage small- to medium-sized projects successfully.
Anyone wishing to acquire the necessary skills to manage small- to medium-sized projects successfully.
New Project Manager Essentials
Lesson Objectives
New Project Manager Essentials
- discover the subject areas that will be covered in this course
- recognize the common characteristics of projects
- identify potential business reasons for a undertaking a project
- recognize the responsibilities of a project manager
- identify sources of experience and information to leverage when starting a new project
- identify key project stakeholders
- Knowledge Check: Mastering the Basics of Project Management
Overview/Description
For the new project manager, the essentials – what you need to know to undertake your new responsibilities - are not always obvious. Project management involves a lot of moving parts.
In this course, you’ll learn some of the foundational concepts, such as what a project and its project environment and scope are. You'll learn what you’ll be responsible for, and things you’ll need to understand before planning begins. You’ll also learn where to go to access useful information and how to identify the different types of people who will have an interest in the project – its stakeholders.
Target
Prerequisites: none
Taking Final Steps to Bring a Project to its Close
Lesson Objectives
Taking Final Steps to Bring a Project to its Close
- recognize methods for getting a project schedule back on track
- recall how to calculate values used in earned value management (EVM)
- calculate a project's cost performance index
- recognize when it is appropriate to cancel a project
- identify appropriate activities that accompany completion of work on a project
- identify administrative activities that should be carried out during project wrap-up
- recognize methods for effectively controlling schedule and cost performance and closing a project
Overview/Description
We'd all like to think that good scheduling and budgeting will ensure a project will stay on track until completion. The truth is, most projects go a little astray at some point along the way. In this course, you'll learn some tricks for correcting schedule variances and how to determine if your project is over or under budget. You'll also learn how to tell whether your project should be canceled and how to bring a healthy project to a successful close.
We'd all like to think that good scheduling and budgeting will ensure a project will stay on track until completion. The truth is, most projects go a little astray at some point along the way. In this course, you'll learn some tricks for correcting schedule variances and how to determine if your project is over or under budget. You'll also learn how to tell whether your project should be canceled and how to bring a healthy project to a successful close.
Target Audience
Anyone wishing to acquire the necessary skills to manage small- to medium-sized projects successfully.
Anyone wishing to acquire the necessary skills to manage small- to medium-sized projects successfully.
Taking Final Steps to Bring a Project to its Close
Lesson Objectives
Taking Final Steps to Bring a Project to its Close
- recognize methods for getting a project schedule back on track
- recall how to calculate values used in earned value management (EVM)
- calculate a project's cost performance index
- recognize when it is appropriate to cancel a project
- identify appropriate activities that accompany completion of work on a project
- identify administrative activities that should be carried out during project wrap-up
- recognize methods for effectively controlling schedule and cost performance and closing a project
Overview/Description
We'd all like to think that good scheduling and budgeting will ensure a project will stay on track until completion. The truth is, most projects go a little astray at some point along the way. In this course, you'll learn some tricks for correcting schedule variances and how to determine if your project is over or under budget. You'll also learn how to tell whether your project should be canceled and how to bring a healthy project to a successful close.
We'd all like to think that good scheduling and budgeting will ensure a project will stay on track until completion. The truth is, most projects go a little astray at some point along the way. In this course, you'll learn some tricks for correcting schedule variances and how to determine if your project is over or under budget. You'll also learn how to tell whether your project should be canceled and how to bring a healthy project to a successful close.
Target Audience
Anyone wishing to acquire the necessary skills to manage small- to medium-sized projects successfully.
Anyone wishing to acquire the necessary skills to manage small- to medium-sized projects successfully.
