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Project Management Basics

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Overview

Do you manage projects, or want to enter a new project management role? This online course is ideally suited for anyone looking to better manage their projects for work, including junior project managers, business owners or those looking to start out in project management.

In 15 engaging lessons you will learn how to effectively manage projects from start to finish through a range of topics including project initiation and closeout, scope, schedule and resource planning, project execution and control plus more.

Highlights:

  • Learn to manage your projects more effectively.
  • Get a better understanding of project management principles.
  • Based on The Project Management Institute, A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) - Sixth Edition, Project Management Institute, Inc., 2017.
  • Use this as a stepping stone to embark on a project management career.
  • Earn 7.5 PDUs or contact hours toward your Project Management education for certification with PMI.

If you already have some experience with project management or you’re looking for something more in-depth, try our courses for Team Members, Business Professionals or Engineers. If you'd like to know everything - from beginner to advanced lessons, then Project Management for Experts is for you. And if you’re preparing for the PMP® Exam, look no further than PMP® Certification Training.

Once enrolled, our friendly support team and tutors are here to help with any course related inquiries.

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Summary

Skill level

Beginner

Certificate

Lessons

15

Accredited by

CPD

Pre-requisites

None

Video duration

1h 14m

Estimated study time

7h 30m for all materials


Accreditations and approvals

CPD - The CPD Certification Service. PMI - Project Management Institute

Instructor

Ray Sheen

Ray Sheen

Presenter


Syllabus

Project Management Context

Triple Constraint

Understand the inter-relationship between the triple constraints on a project of scope, schedule, and resources.

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Project Leader

Know the role and responsibilities of the project leader.


Stakeholders

Know how to identify stakeholders and understand how they measure project success.


Project Lifecycle

Understand the phases of a project lifecycle and know how to approach a predictive project versus an adaptive project.

Project Initiation

Project Boundaries

Learn how to quickly identify project boundaries using the W questions.

Scope Planning

Deliverables Deployment

Learn how to identify project tasks and activities using the deliverables deployment technique.

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Schedule Planning

Milestone Schedule

Understand when and how to use a milestone schedule on a project.  Learn how to create a milestone schedule. 


Gantt Chart

Understand when and how to use a Gantt chart on a project.  Learn how to create a Gantt chart.

Resource Planning

Project Budget

Understand what is normally shown in a project budget.  Learn how to create a time-phased project budget.

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Project Risk

Positive and Negative Risk

Understand the difference between positive and negative risk.  Learn the major steps of project risk management. 

Project Execution

Team Building

Learn the characteristics of a project core team and understand the stages of a  team building lifecycle.


Communication Management

Understand the characteristics of the major categories of project communication.  Know the communication constraints typically encountered on project. 

Project Control

Dashboards

Learn how to create and use a project dashboard to communicate project status with both management and your project team.


Management Reviews

Understand the purpose of a project management review and learn how to prepare for one.

Project Closeout

Stakeholder Acceptance

Understand how to gain stakeholder acceptance during project closeout and learn how to create and use a Punch List.

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See what our customers are saying...

“Excellent course. Very direct but also informative. I will definitely continue on to the advanced course and will continue using GoSkills for future educational needs. ”

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“Succinct and good delivery of high level project management information.”

David

“The course was crisp and easy to remember. They had valid references of pmbok which I really liked.”

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“Accurate content very well explained”

Mariela Madera

“Rewarding to say the least.”

Fernando

“I found the course a concise and efficient way of delivering the necessary information for the basics of Project Management!”

Christian McLeish

“As a first timer and new to PM I was happy to find the course easy to follow and informative. I have a very good grasp of how PM works and what it entails. I look forward to the next classes.”

Peter Staniunas

“The instructor is knowledgeable and presents everything clearly.”

Eirini Siegling

“The course was excellent. ”

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“Clear and concise information. Thank you!”

Trista Mosman

“Very well presented. Easy to take in the information. Thank you.”

Dawn Murphy

“I finished this course feeling like I truly have the basic foundation skills I need to keep building my education in Project Management.”

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