In today’s business environment, there is a need for good project management. Project management provides visibility of project health to the business and the customer. Through continuous monitoring, early detection of variations to plan, schedule, and budget can be communicated to stakeholder for quick resolution, including project cancelation. Project management is one of the fastest paths to promotion by increasing your network through greater exposure. You will have the skills, tools and templates to confidently develop and maintain a project. An overview of salaries, certification costs, education and experience requirements are provided. We hope you will choose Project Management as a career.
* Software requirements: access to 2013 or newer MS Word, Excel, and Adobe Reader.
Course Length: 4 Weeks
Agenda
Unit 1
Project Management Overview
• Project Manager’s Responsibilities & Commitment
• Certification Requirements & Costs
• Compensation
• Project Framework Preview
Unit 2
Tools & Templates
• Project Process Checklist
• Project Charter Template
• Project Plan Template
• Communications Templates
Unit 3
Creating a Project
• Creating a project plan and schedule in MS Project
• Creating charter and team/stakeholder matrices
• Creating Change Log
• Creating a Risk Plan
Unit 4
Managing the Project - Prepare a Project Status Deck
• Creating status deck (format, content, operating rhythm, etc.)
• Collecting Detail Status
• Presenting Summary Status
• Simulating project close-out & celebrate
What you will do:
The instructor will lead the class and the students will participate in the class discussion. If you have MS OFFICE PROFESSIONAL software on your computer, you can practice using the tools and templates by mimicking the class content. Software requirements: access to 2013 or newer MS Word, Excel, and Adobe Reader.
About online learning
Online learning is a fun, enjoyable and very productive way to learn. Millions of people are learning online each year. You will engage with the instructor and other participants. You will get to know your instructor and other participants. You may make friends. It’s easy. It’s fun.
How the Course Works
It is easy to participate in your online course. After you register, you will be given a web address to go to get into your online classroom. You will have a password and use your email address and password to gain access.
Once inside the online classroom, here’s what you can expect.
Participate when you want
You can participate any time of day or evening. The online classroom is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
There are no live real-time requirements or meetings. You decide when you participate.
For the best learning, participants should log into the course on 2-3 different days of the week.
What you will do
For each Unit, you will:
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Access the online readings
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Listen to the audio presentation for the Unit and view the slides
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Take a self-quiz to see how much you have learned
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Engage in written online discussion with your instructor and other participants
For best learning, you should make one or more comments at 2-3 different times each day.
The content (readings, audio lectures, slides) and self quizzes are accessible for the entire course, so you can work ahead, or go back and review again, at your convenience.
Discussion
The Discussion for each Unit lasts one week. All comments are made in writing and can be made at any time of the day or night.
Your instructor will log into the Discussion area at least once a day and answer questions, make comments, and respond to comments by you and the other participants.
We encourage you to make 2-3 comments each day to maximize your learning and enjoyment of the course.
It’s easy. It’s fun.