The outline of the two day Project Management 101 workshop
emphasizes project planning. Projects don't fail in the end,
they fail at the beginning. They fail for two reasons:
(1) they don't have a good plan, or (2) they have a good plan but
can't follow it. Some say all the serious
mistakes are made on the first day of the project!. This
workshop teaches the basic skills needed to put together a good project plan,
and how to help make sure you can follow it. This workshop also
covers the tasks project managers perform
during project execution/control and closeout.
This workshop is offered on-site.
The Role of the Project Manager
Projects and Processes
Projects and Programs
The Project Triple Constraint
The Five Project Processes
Initiation
The
Project Charter
Project
Manager Roles in Project Initiation
Using
the Responsibility "Box“
Project Planning
The
Importance of Project Planning
Planning
Sequence
Bounding
Project Scope
Work
Breakdown Structures (WBS)
The
Concept of a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
Defining
Activities
Planning
Exercise
Formal
and Informal Teams
IPT
Example
Establishing
Cross-Disciplinary, Multi-tasked Project Teams
Sequencing
and Linking Activities
Sequencing
Exercise
Determining
Activity Durations
Resource
Planning
Scheduling
Network
with Durations
Top
Level and Detail Schedules
Estimating
Resources and Budgeting
Estimating
Techniques
Parkinson’s
Law, Student Syndrome
Handling
Project Risk
Risk
Exercise
Project
Manager Roles in Project Planning
Execution
Execution
Activities
Project
Communications
Project
Manager Roles in Project Execution
Control
Control
Activities
Project
Manager Roles in Control Process
Closeout
Closeout
Activities
Project
Manager Role in Closeout Process
Project Management and Leadership
Exercise: A Leadership Quiz
Managing Multiple Projects
Thinking like a Project
Manager
