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Learn the Basics of Project Management - PMP Training 101

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Become A Project Manager : Project Management 101 : PMP Certification Training : Project Management Process : Tutorial

Description

Learn the essentials of project management with this course for the job you want.

At the end of this course, you will have the essential knowledge of the fundamental concepts of Project Management. You will learn:

The definition of project management
To identify the distinguishing characteristics of a project
How to employ commonly used techniques for selecting projects from a list of candidate projects
Determine how the PMI's knowledge areas can be used to improve project performance
Name the key stakeholders in a project and determine ways of keeping them "on task" during the phases of the project
Effectively use the components of a Project Charter
Write SMART project objectives that will help define the project's scope
Document and clearly communicate project assumptions
Develop a procedure for managing changes in the project once it's under way
Create a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
Estimate activity duration
Understand the "Triple Constraint" in project management and how each one affects the other
Calculate the critical path for a project and develop a strategy for keeping the project on track, identify, quantify, and prioritize risks in managing projects
Create a communications plan for reporting project progress and issues
How to use tools to measure project progress in terms of time, cost and deliverables
Develop a strategy for managing project resources by using a responsibility matrix (RACI) for assigning project activities to resources
Capture valuable lessons learned and use them to define and improve project management practices for future projects.

This course is a 10,000 view of the Project Management topic. It is NOT a PMP® certification course, although areas that the PMI teach are covered. If you are already a PM and are looking for certification type of courses, this course will be too basic for you. This course is intended for an audience of people who already do project management as a role or are newbies getting into the area. It provides an overall look at the different topics so that you can understand the jargon thrown around in the industry. It will help explain the tools used and the processes to follow.

If you are looking for a deeper dive into any of the areas of this course or anything Project Management related, shoot me an email, as I can do a one-on-one session with you or create an entire course specifically on that topic.

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Requirements

Requirements
A computer with an internet connection

Knowledge

Learn the definition of project management
Identify the distinguishing characteristics of a project versus other processes in the organization,
Employ commonly used techniques for selecting projects from a list of candidate projects
Determine how the PMI's 9 knowledge areas can be used to improve project performance
Name the key stakeholders in a project and determine ways of keeping them "on task" during the phases of the project
Break a project down into logical phases and specify the primary activities that occur in each phase
Effectively use the components of a project charter and appropriately scale each of them based on the size of the project
Document and clearly communicate project assumptions
Create a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
Estimate activity duration
Understand the "Triple Constraint" in Project Management
Calculate the critical path for a project and develop a strategy for keeping the project on track
Identify, quantify, and give priorities to risks in managing a project
Create a communication plan for reporting project progress and issues
Develop a strategy for managing project resources
Capture lessons learned to improve on future projects

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