Project Management Foundations

Project management is a set of techniques that anyone can apply to achieve goals and makes projects more successful. Project management can be used to guide small, simple projects as well as complex enterprise-wide initiatives.

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Created by Skill Central Last updated Fri, 16-Apr-2021 English
What will i learn?
  • Identify the definition of project management.
  • Explore the similarities and differences between traditional and agile project management.
  • Determine how organizational structure affects projects.
  • Explore the fundamentals of analyzing project stakeholders.
  • Examine the best ways to identify a project goal.
  • Determine the best ways to choose a strategy.
  • Examine strategies to gather requirements.
  • Identify the fundamentals of developing a project budget.
  • Distinguish the best ways to craft a quality plan.
  • Conclude the best steps to take when determining the processes for procuring resources.

Curriculum for this course
77 Lessons 03:10:50 Hours
Introduction
2 Lessons 00:02:55 Hours
  • What You Should Know 00:00:57
  • Deliver Successful Projects 00:01:58
Get To Know Project Management
9 Lessons 00:22:35 Hours
  • What Is A Project? 00:03:11
  • What It Takes To Be A Project Manager 00:02:00
  • The Project Management Life Cycle 00:02:14
  • What Is Project Management? 00:03:05
  • Traditional Vs Agile Project Management 00:02:59
  • How Organizational Structure Affects Projects 00:02:20
  • How Organizational Culture Affects Projects 00:03:30
  • Project Management Software Options 00:02:42
  • Challenge: Organization 00:00:34
First Things First
8 Lessons 00:22:56 Hours
  • Initiate A Project 00:01:25
  • Analyze Project Stakeholders 00:01:50
  • Identify Project Stakeholders 00:03:16
  • Identify The Project Goal 00:03:24
  • Define Project Objectives 00:03:23
  • Gather Requirements 00:03:54
  • Choose A Strategy 00:02:49
  • Identify Project Deliverables And Success Criteria 00:02:55
Develop A Project Plan
18 Lessons 00:52:29 Hours
  • Project Planning Overview 00:01:39
  • What Is A Work Breakdown Structure? 00:02:27
  • Build A Work Breakdown Structure 00:03:16
  • How To Create Work Packages 00:01:47
  • Estimate Time And Cost 00:03:22
  • How To Choose The Best Estimate 00:03:29
  • Create A Resource Management Plan 00:03:46
  • Build A Project Schedule 00:02:12
  • Develop A Project Budget 00:03:25
  • Identify Risks 00:03:10
  • Create A Risk Management Plan 00:04:11
  • Set Up A Communication Plan 00:02:33
  • Develop A Quality Plan 00:03:30
  • How To Setup A Change Management Plan 00:04:00
  • How To Plan Procurement 00:02:50
  • Process For Procuring Resources 00:03:53
  • How To Obtain Approval To Proceed 00:01:49
  • Challenge: Change 00:01:10
Build A Project Schedule
9 Lessons 00:20:46 Hours
  • Put Task In Sequence 00:04:01
  • How To Assign Resources To Task 00:02:29
  • Learn To Use Milestones 00:01:41
  • Make Realistic Schedule 00:01:53
  • Understand The Critical Path 00:02:59
  • Understand The Critical Chain Method 00:01:59
  • How To Shorten A Schedule 00:03:35
  • Document The Baseline 00:01:37
  • Challenge: Network Diagram 00:00:32
An Overview Of Agile Project Management
6 Lessons 00:15:13 Hours
  • The Agile Project Management Life Cycle 00:03:01
  • Plan An Iteration 00:03:11
  • Manage The Explore Stage 00:02:49
  • Handle The Adapt And Close Stages 00:02:41
  • Manage The Explore Stage 00:02:49
  • Challenge: Agile 00:00:42
While You Run The Project
4 Lessons 00:09:46 Hours
  • How To Run A Project 00:01:55
  • Techniques For Communicating Effectively 00:04:01
  • Run Effective Meetings 00:03:17
  • Challenge: Agenda 00:00:33
Work With Teams
5 Lessons 00:11:43 Hours
  • Manage Team Resources 00:03:27
  • Understand Team Dynamics 00:02:46
  • How To Manage Virtual Teams 00:02:15
  • How To Manage Technical Teams 00:02:24
  • Challenge: Team 00:00:51
Monitor And Control Progress And Performance
9 Lessons 00:19:59 Hours
  • How To Gather Data 00:01:37
  • How To Manage Project Change 00:02:27
  • Learn How To Manage Project Scope 00:02:31
  • Monitor And Control Risks 00:01:59
  • Understand Earned Value Analysis 00:03:43
  • Evaluate Progress 00:02:07
  • Learn How To Solve Problem 00:02:06
  • How To Get A Project Back On Track 00:02:19
  • Challenge: Challenge Request 00:01:10
Close A Project
6 Lessons 00:10:42 Hours
  • Close A Project 00:01:09
  • How To Obtain Customer Acceptance 00:01:31
  • Document Lessons Learned 00:02:21
  • How To Prepare A Close-Out Report 00:02:27
  • Learn How To Close And Transition Projects 00:02:26
  • Challenge: Acceptance 00:00:48
Conclusion
1 Lessons 00:01:46 Hours
  • Next Steps 00:01:46
Requirements
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Description

Bonnie Biafore has always been fascinated by how things work and how to make things work better. In this course, she explains the fundamentals of project management, from establishing project goals and objectives and building a project plan to managing resources and work, meeting deadlines, and closing the project. Along the way, she provides tips for communicating, holding meetings, keeping a project on track, and gaining customer acceptance. This course provides exercises for most videos based on a healthcare/IT case study project. 

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