Overview

In this comprehensive course, you will learn the fundamentals of project management: how to initiate, plan, and execute a project that meets objectives and satisfies stakeholders.

Aligned with the Project Management Institute (PMI®) A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, (PMBOK® Guide) – Fifth Edition, 2013, this course provides a step-by-step guide to planning and executing a project. Working through case studies with real-world scenarios, you will interact with fellow students to learn and apply the methodologies and good practices of formal project management.

You will discover the approaches and techniques that make project managers successful, covering topics such as:

• Analyzing stakeholders
• Defining expectations
• Defining project deliverables
• Analyzing scope
• Developing schedules
• Mitigating risk
• Contingency planning
• Establishing and applying effective change controls
• Performance reporting
• Communicating status to project stakeholders

What you'll learn

Who should attend

• Anyone who is involved in, or affected by, projects or change management within an organization, including project managers, IT project managers, project coordinators, team leaders, product managers, program managers, project team members, subject matter experts, analysts, stakeholders, and senior managers who want to get more out of their project teams
• Anyone in a leadership role who will benefit from an introduction to the art and science of project management
• You should not take this course if you have taken IT Project Management or Applied Project Management. The subjects covered are the same.