PROJECT MANAGEMENT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Initiating the Project • Creating a project charter and defining requirements • Setting customer, sponsor and team member expectations Identifying the Work • Building on the charter and product requirements • Identifying and assigning ownership Estimating the Work • Discussing the guidelines for making better and more realistic estimates • Explaining the use of three-point estimates Scheduling the Work • Creating network logic diagrams that show task dependencies • Producing GANTT charts to graph timelines • Determining the critical path and calculating float
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Creating the Budget • Capturing and estimating personnel and (out of pocket) expenses Completing the Plan • Creating the project communications plan • Describing the project risk management processes and procurement plan • Discussing the purpose of reserves Executing the Plan • Measuring progress against the plan • Running effective meetings • Reporting on project status • Managing changes
Professional Accreditations MA has been reviewed and A approved as a provider of project management training by the Project Management Institute (PMI).
Closing the Project • Running an effective “lessons learned” session
Technical: 16 Classroom/10 Live Online PDUs Leadership: 2 Classroom/2 Live Online PDUs See page 185 for more details.
NOTE: Sign up for this course before PMP® Exam Prep Express (#6590, page 183) if you are taking the PMP® exam.
Reproduced with the permission of PMI.
This program is valid for 18 PDCs Classroom and 12 PDCs Live Online for the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP .
AMA Blended Learning—a blend of dynamic live training, seminar materials, plus powerful online tools including pre- and post-assessments, tune-up courses, GANTT and PERT charts, critical path worksheets and other relevant PM articles and tips. AMA Blended Learning lets you measure and build on what you have learned. Refresh, reinforce and apply your learning long after your seminar ends.
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AN AMA BLENDED LEARNING SEMINAR
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Recommended CPE Credit: 21 hours/Basic—Classroom 14 hours/Basic—Live Online Prerequisites: None Advance Preparation: Online pre- and post-assessment Delivery Method: Group Live/Group Internet-based Field of Study: Technical—Management Services
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WHAT WILL BE COVERED An Overview of Project Management Concepts • Discussing the key concepts, terminology and roles • Defining a “project,” the project triangle and core PM processes
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