More than 8 hours in length
Developed by a Learning Tree Subject Matter Expert
8 Project Management Learning Modules
Access to the course for 12 months
#7308
Topics in Project Management: On-Demand
Course 7308
- Duration: Less than a day
- Language: English
- Level: Foundation
In this on-demand course, you’ll use an actual project of your own to practice the tools and techniques that will make you a great project manager. Topics in Project Management is designed to equip you with the essential skills and tools to manage projects effectively, from initiation to closure. You’ll master the art of stakeholder engagement, scope planning, and resource allocation, ensuring your projects are well-defined and achievable. With hands-on techniques for creating schedules, managing risks, and optimizing team performance, you’ll develop the confidence to handle even the most complex challenges. Explore critical areas like communication strategies, risk mitigation, and leadership principles, while gaining real-world insights into ethical decision-making and team motivation. Whether you’re a budding project manager or seeking to refine your expertise, this course will provide you with the knowledge and strategies to lead successful projects from start to finish.
Topics in Project Management On-Demand Delivery Methods
On-Demand
Enterprise Solutions Available
Topics in Project Management On-Demand Training
In this course, you will:
- Choose a project to work on, something you’re working on at home or in the office, or a fictional project you made up
- Identify key stakeholders for your project and learn how to keep them engaged
- Initiate a project by developing a project charter
- Plan the scope of your project using a work breakdown structure (WBS) and other tools
- Develop a schedule by sequencing activities, estimating their durations, and scheduling and optimizing work
- Maximize team performance by understanding what motivates people
- Anticipate and manage risks to the project and the organization
- Monitor and control project work
- Close out a project by celebrating success and examining lessons learned
- Promote ethical behavior and inspire excellence in your team
Prerequisites:
Some familiarity with projects management best practices at the level of Introduction to Project Management Training or Project Management Fundamentals Training On-Demand is helpful but not required.
Exam Information:
No exam.
Topics in Project Management On-Demand Training Outline
Module 1: Initiating a Project
- Identify key stakeholders
- Create a project goal statement, list of project assumptions, and project charter
- Choose a project approach
Module 2: Planning the Scope
- Gather and refine requirements
- Write a project scope statement
- Create a work breakdown structure (WBS)
- Develop a WBS dictionary
- Assemble a scope baseline
Module 3: Developing the Schedule
- Identify and evaluate activities
- Sequence activities
- Estimate durations
- Schedule activities
- Find the critical path through a schedule
- Determine early starts and finishes
- Determine late finishes and starts
- Optimize a schedule
Module 4: Planning for Resources
- Understand human and physical resources
- Examine best practices for allocating resources
- Understand the role of the project manager in leading the project team
- List factors impacting team performance
- Apply knowledge about resources to an actual project
Module 5: Planning for Communications
- Generate buy-in from stakeholders
- Understand stakeholder requirements
- Collaborate with stakeholders
- Develop a communications management plan
Module 6: Planning for Risk
- Go through the steps in the risk management process
- Implement best practices for risk management
- Use brainstorming, interviewing, and root cause analysis to identify risks
- Create a risk register
- Analyze risks using a probability and impact matrix
- Develop strategies for dealing with threats and opportunities
- Use contingency planning to deal with issues when they occur
- Understand and handle residual risk
- Deal with unacceptable risks
Module 7: Executing a Project
- Monitor progress
- Control project work
- Implement changes
- Close out a project
- Examine lessons learned
- Celebrate success
Module 8: Leadership
- Promote ethical behavior in your team
- Compare leadership and management
- Use individual values and other factors to influence motivation
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Topics in Project Management On-Demand Training
What background do I need for this training?
Some familiarity with projects management best practices at the level of Introduction to Project Management Training and Project Management Fundamentals Training On-Demand is helpful but not required.
What is the difference between this course and the Introduction to Project Management course?
This course offers a deeper, intermediate-level understanding of many of the same topics covered in the Introduction to Project Management courses (Introduction to Project Management Training and Project Management Fundamentals Training On-Demand).
What on-demand content will I receive if I choose the on-demand training products?
An outline of the content you will receive with the on-demand training offerings can be seen above.