Designed for Senior PMs and PM Executives
As a Senior Manager, how helpful would it be to understand your unique role in making projects successful? Have you ever wondered about the importance of supporting project management in your organization? This online course will answer these and other questions you have been wondering about—without wasting valuable time or insulting your intelligence.
Created by one of the world's foremost experts in project management, this course deals with Tricks of the Trade® for project management from a Senior Manager's point of view. Not only will you learn what project management is, but also hear what project managers feel are the things that are getting in their way and causing project failure. Be prepared to walk away with a project management methodology, and learn in a short period of time what really makes a difference.
Online Course Features
This course is designed specifically for senior project managers, project management executives, and candidates for senior positions, and includes:
- A comprehensive multimedia tutorial
- Dozens of interactive exercises
- A course weblog for sharing ideas with other students
- An online notebook to document and retain ideas
- A comprehensive end-of-course self-assessment
- Video tips and tricks from Rita herself
- Unlimited 24/7 access!
- Earn 8 Contact Hours toward a CAPM® or PMP® certification, or 8 PDUs toward retaining your certification
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Describe how and why senior managers should support project management.
- Describe the processes used by project managers to manage successful projects.
- Define and describe step-by-step project management planning procedures.
- Define specific Tricks of the Trade® which senior managers can use to add value to the project management process.
- List senior management actions that can hamper the success of projects.
Course Lessons
The content offered in this e-learning-based course is divided into the following sections:
Welcome
- What is Project Management?
- Why is Project Management Important?
The Project Management Process
Initiating Process
- Appoint a Project Manager Early
- Break the Work Into Projects
- Ensure Scope and Requirements Are Finalized
- Help Determine Stakeholders
- Provide Historical Data
- Set Priorities
- Project Charter
Planning Process
- Project Plan
- Help Acquire Resources
- Ensure Team Members Are Not Overcommitted
- Require a WBS for Every Project
- The Network Diagram
- Require Estimates to Be in a Range
- Prevent Padding
- Critical Path
- Realistic Schedules and Budgets
- Communicate Your Requirements for Reports and Meetings
- Risk Management
- Plan How You Will Help Control the Project
- Approve High-Level Baselines
- Determine Measures of Success
- Approve Project Plan
Executing and Controlling Processes
- Remind Project Managers When to Involve You
- What Kind of Manager Are You?
- Manage By Exception to Plan
- Control the Number of Project Meetings
- Check Actual Results
- Protect Project Resources
- Read Reports
- Track Project Performance
- Earned Value
- Give Rewards
- Provide Project Managers Opportunities to Share Ideas
- Look For Changes in the Organization's Strategic Plan
- Occasionally Attend Team Meetings
- Reassess
- Control Changes
- Evaluate the Effectiveness of Corrective Actions
- Control Risks
- Ensure Benefits Are Realized
- Ask Questions
Closing Process
- Lessons Learned
- Ensure Project Records Are Archived
- Reward Projects Well Done
- Celebrate
- Deliver the Project's Benefits to the Organization
- Report: Value of the Project to the Organization
Apply It to the Real World
Conclusion
Self-Assessment
What is Your Next Step?
No more boring online training experiences!
Registration Options
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Online Course
R$ 460,00 per student
30 days
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Includes 30 days of unlimited access to all course materials. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to declare eight (8) Contact Hours toward earning a certification, or 8 PDUs toward retaining one.
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