Fundamentals of Project Management

The principles that have been used to create enormous successes in large projects can be applied to projects of any size to create amazing success. As a result, many employees are expected to understand project management techniques and how to apply them to projects of any size. This workshop will give participants an overview of the entire project management process, as well as key project management tools that they can use every day.

• What is a Project?
• What is Project Management?
• What is a Project Manager?
• The five process groups
• The nine knowledge areas
• The triple constraint
• Assessing needs and wants
• Identifying stakeholders
• Creating SMART objectives
• Creating requirements
• Creating the schedule
• Creating a risk management plan
• Creating a communication plan
• Estimating time
• Estimating costs and resources
• Building the Work Breakdown Structure
• Creating the Schedule
• Creating a Risk Management Plan
• Creating a Communication Plan
• The Gantt Chart
• The network diagram
• The critical path
• Optional tools
• Establishing Baselines
• Monitoring Baseline Variances
• Schedule Reduction Methods
• Leading successful status meetings
• Managing change monitoring risks
• Administrative tasks
• Personnel tasks
• Scope verification
• Document checklist