Overview

1. Defining a project
2. Defining project management
3. The five processes of project management
4. Traditional vs. agile project management
5. Exploring project management software options

1. Initiating a project
2. Writing a problem statement
3. Defining project goals and objectives
4. Choosing a strategy
5. Differences between the balance sheet and income statement
6. Understanding deliverables and success criteria
7. Identifying assumptions and understanding risks
8. Creating a scope statement
9. Identifying stakeholders
10. Obtaining approval
11. Writing a project charter

1. Planning a project
2. Understanding work breakdown structures
3. Building a work breakdown structure
4. Defining work packages
5. Building a schedule
6. Identifying resources
7. Building a project budget
8. Identifying risks
9. Creating a risk management plan
10. Setting up a communication plan
11. Developing a quality management plan
12. Setting up a change management plan

1. Estimating
2. Creating dependencies between tasks
3. Understanding work, duration, and units
4.  Using milestones
5. Understanding the critical path
6. Shortening a schedule
7. Documenting a baseline

1. Running a project
2.  Executing a project
3. Understanding team dynamics
4. Managing team resources
5. Gathering data
6. Evaluating progress
7. Understanding earned value analysis
8. Reporting on progress
9. Understanding financial measures
10. Communicating effectively
11. Running meetings effectively
12. Getting a project back on track
13. Managing change, risk, and quality

1. Closing a project
2. Gaining customer acceptance
3. Documenting lessons learned
4. Preparing a close-out report and archiving
5. Closing contracts and accounts and transitioning

What’s next