Fundamentals of Effective Project Management - 3 days
Projects are concerned with the delivery of products and services to an organization. To be successful it requires the integration of technical and non-technical cross discipline resources in the planning, execution and the migration to production of the projects deliverables. This seminar uses case studies and real world examples to develop an understanding of how to develop an effective project management plan that is used to communicate effectively project progress, change and measure variances to maximize the efficiency of time and quality of delivery.
What You Will Achieve
How to develop a flexible and practical project management plan covering the complete project lifecycle major processes and phases which is essential to the success of your project.
How to identify the pros and cons of working in a cross-functional or multi disciplined matrix environment.
You will learn project initiation and scope management techniques - how to identify the project requirements, evaluate the gaps, and design a project plan to be used in controlling future change in the project.
Creating breakdown structures for effective control and project communication - how to develop and continuously use work breakdown structures (wbs) as a tool for utilizing a variety of techniques, to manage scope changes, plan and control resources.
Dynamic time estimating and scheduling techniques for staying on track - a variety of project scheduling techniques (scalable) such as milestones, timelines and dependency driven activity network diagrams to plan and control your projects.
Incorporating external resources into your project plan - how to manage consultants, vendors and contract resources.
Practical project progress measurement techniques - how to apply proven and practical techniques for capturing progress on the project and realistically forecasting your completion requirements.
Effective techniques for integrated project change control and issue escalation procedures.(return to top)