Project Management Overview - Support Staff - 1 day

Course Description:
This seminar will offer an overview of proven project management tools, techniques and procedures that should be utilized in managing projects. It is designed to offer resources an in depth analysis of their role in contributing to and benefiting from the planning, reviewing, and controlling of projects in their organization.
This seminar is designed for project resources, team members and support staff who are assigned to project tasks while working in a dynamic and changing environment.

What You Will Learn:

• What is the concept of "managing by projects"?
  You will learn the principles of managing by projects as it affects the way resources work in executing tasks and produce deliverables on a project.

• How to quantify and prioritize project variables?
  You will learn how to assess and prioritize project variables and incorporate your work planning as part of the project planning process.

• What are the different time & effort task estimating techniques?
  You will learn how to utilize proven task duration and effort estimating techniques necessary to optimize the efficiency in resource allocation and work execution management.

• What planning methodology you should use to manage the project development process?
  You will discuss and evaluate the different planning methodologies and evaluate each approach in relation to the type of project at hand.

• The project management communication process.
  You will learn how to setup a communication plan depicting types of information necessary for tracking and communicating project progress?

By the End of This Course You Will:

• Have gained an understanding of the process of analyzing and understanding the project environment.

• Be able to use a project management terminology consistent with that used by your project manager, functional manager and senior management in managing projects.

• Be able to participate and benefit from a structured planning process that is the first step in integrating the project management methodology with your project/product development process.

• Be able to use the project management system as a decision support system and be able to read and analyze the different system generated project management reports.
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