Project Management Basics - 7th Edition

Do you manage projects, or want to enter a new project management role? This online course is ideally suited for anyone looking to better manage their projects for work, including junior project managers, business owners, or those looking to start out in project management.

In these engaging lessons, you will learn how to effectively manage projects from start to finish through a range of topics including project initiation and closeout, scope, schedule and resource planning, project execution and control plus more.

Highlights:

• Learn to manage your projects more effectively.
• Get a better understanding of project management principles.
• Based on The Project Management Institute, A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) - Seventh Edition, Project Management Institute, Inc., 2021.
• Use this as a stepping stone to embark on a project management career.

Project Management Context 3 lessons

Project Leader

The Project Leader is responsible for ensuring the project team executes the project.

Stakeholders

The Project Stakeholders' support is essential for project success. Project Stakeholders set the goals for the project and will ultimately determine whether the project is considered a success or failure.

Project Phases

Projects are often organized into phases. Phases provide structure and logic to the project and aid the project team and management to track progress.

Project Initiation 1 lesson

Project Boundaries

Learn how to quickly identify project boundaries using the W questions.

Scope Planning 1 lesson

Project Deliverables

Learn how to identify project tasks and activities using the deliverables deployment technique.

Schedule Planning 2 lessons

Milestone Schedule

Understand when and how to use a milestone schedule on a project. Learn how to create a milestone schedule.

Gantt Chart

Understand when and how to use a Gantt chart on a project. Learn how to create a Gantt chart.

Resource Planning 1 lesson

Project Budget

Understand what is normally shown in a project budget. Learn how to create a time-phased project budget.

Project Risk 1 lesson

Positive and Negative Risk

Understand the difference between positive and negative risk. Learn the major steps of project risk management.

Project Execution 2 lessons

Team Building

Project Team Building is a process that the Project Core Team normally goes through to improve team coordination and decision making.

Communication Management

Project Communication Management is a very broad term that refers to all of the communication activities associated with the project. Communication is a key attribute of project management.

Project Control 2 lessons

Project Dashboards

Learn how to create and use a project dashboard to communicate project status with both management and your project team.

Management Meetings

Project Management Reviews are the formal documented meetings held periodically between senior management and the project team.

Project Closeout 1 lesson

Stakeholder Acceptance

Understand how to gain stakeholder acceptance during project closeout and learn how to create and use a Punch List.

This online course is ideally suited for anyone looking to better manage their projects for work, including junior project managers, business owners, or those looking to start out in project management.

No pre-requisites are required.

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Certificate of Achievement

Digital certificate - Included

Certificate of completion

Digital certificate - Included