Project Management Fundamentals

Agenda

1 - Introduction

• What are Projects?
• What is Project Management?
• Basic Project Management Process
• Project Selection
• How Projects Further Organizational Goals
• What Factors can Influence Projects?
• Documentation
• Project Management Tools
• Role of the Project Manager
• The Language of Project Management

2 - Starting a Project

• Authorizing the Project (Project Selection)
• Assigning the PM
• Identifying and Documenting the High-Level Scope
• Gathering a Planning Team
• Identifying and Documenting the Impacted Parties

3 - Planning a Project

• Adapting to the Needs of the Project (Planning Level)
• Identifying the Work Required
• Estimating Time, Cost and Resources Required
• Developing a Schedule
• Developing a Budget
• Planning Communications and Quality
• Risk Management
• Purchases and Outside Vendors for a Project

4 - Executing the Project

• Baselines
• Managing Participants in the Project
• Managing Interested and Impacted Parties
• Performing the Planned Work
• Negotiating and Signing Contracts
• Managing Communications, Risk and Quality

5 - Overseeing and Controlling the Project

• Controlling the Scope, Schedule and Budget
• Controlling Change to the Project (Scope, Schedule, Cost and Final Product)
• Quality Assurance and Control
• Contract Administration

6 - Ending a Project Overseeing and Controlling the Project Executing the Project

• Closing Contracts
• Transferring the Final Product
• Lessons Learned and Archiving Records