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Principles of Project Management

Principles of Project Management
Provider: Savvy-U
Developed by: MCM Project Management
Instructor: Brian S. Maddox, PMP, MBA
Authors: Brian Maddox, PMP and Nick Maddox, PMP
Media: Online
Course Type: Self-Paced, e-Learning
Course Length: 4 hours
Cost: $99.99
PMI PDUs: 4
NMA CEUs: .4
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Program Content
  1. Addresses all Federal Acquisition Institute overarching competency: requirements/management development process.
  2. Promotes awareness for need to accommodate planning process in the development of project scope with regards to environmental safety, occupational health (ESOH) and security (informational, personnel and physical) alerting the need for managing scope elements with regard to congressional processes and audits.
  3. Presents industry best practices through the forty-two (42) processes (22 in depth) as presented in the PMBOK Guide® 4th Edition in addressing phased inputs, tools and techniques, outputs, and deliverables in the preparation of project planning with respect to total cost of ownership, life cycle logistics systems management using integrated master plan, integrated master schedules down to the detailed schedule level.
  4. Covers network development through identification of deliverables and the use of work breakdown structure, activity duration estimates, resource allocation and scheduling, establishing need for resource calendars and creating baselines for the ability to analyze cost and progress through earned value analysis.
  5. Identifies the need for managing stakeholder expectations through a stakeholder assessment. Through risk management, participants will establish proper communication through risk identification and assessment using both qualitative and quantitative analysis in the planning of risk response. Monitoring and controlling of risk will take place through risk registers, issues tracking, change control, meeting management, project status reporting, lessons learned and the need for complete final electronic document archival.
  6. Participants receive fourteen (14) customizable templates to assist them in the initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and controlling, and closing of projects.
Learning Objectives
Research shows that project efficiency and success can be improved through the implementation of repeatable processes, standardized toolsets, and industry proven techniques. Having an adequate framework and methodology to manage a project is critical for business organizations that today must deal with a multitude of internal and external stakeholders in an ever changing and rapid business and political environment. This interactive training will share with you industry-leading best practices in applying effective, industry proven project management tools and techniques.

Participant Level of Understanding
This program is intended for participants with a basic to intermediate knowledge level of project management.

Who Should Attend?
This training is open to anyone who wants a better understanding of how to successfully manage projects.

Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this training.

Advance Preparation
There is no advanced preparation required for this training.

Training Recognition and Credits
This course is Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI) FAC-P/PM Approved Training.
Project Management Institute (PMI) Professional Development Units (PDUs).
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will receive four (4) PDUs.
National Management Association (NMA) Continuing Education Units (CEUs).
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will receive point-four (.4) CEUs.
Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI) Continuous Learning Points (CLPs).
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will receive four (4) CLPs.

Course Outline
  1. Introduction
    1. Instructor Introduction
    2. Course Navigation
    3. About this Course
      1. FAI - Government-wide Investment Requirements
      2. Environmental, Safety, and Occupational Health (ESOH)
    4. What to Expect
  2. Overview
    1. Basic Terminology (Interactive)
    2. Initiation Factors
    3. Methodology
    4. Efficiency of Project Management
    5. Why Projects Fail
    6. Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) Guide Overview
    7. Project Management Process Groups
    8. Initiating Process Group
    9. Planning Process Group
    10. Executing Process Group
    11. Monitoring and Controlling Process Group
    12. Closing Process Group
    13. Process Group Interaction
    14. Project Management Knowledge Areas
    15. Project Management Knowledge Areas (Interactive)
    16. Knowledge Area and Process Group Interrelations
    17. Inputs, Tools & Techniques, Outputs
    18. Project Phases
    19. Total Life Cycle Systems Management Overview
    20. Total Life Cycle Systems Management Objectives
    21. Role of a Project Manager
    22. Project Management Interactions
    23. PMI Code of Ethics & Professional Conduct
    24. Stakeholder Relations
    25. Environmental Factors
    26. Organizational Process Assets
    27. Configuration Management
    28. Revision Control
    29. Project Repositories
  3. Project Initiation
    1. Project Initiating Overview
    2. Initiating Processes and Interrelations
    3. Develop Project Charter
      1. Project Charter + Template
    4. Identifying Stakeholders
      1. Identifying Stakeholders Overview
      2. Stakeholder Register + Template
      3. Additional tools
  4. Project Planning
    1. Project Security Measures
    2. Project Planning Overview
    3. Planning Processes and Interrelations
    4. Develop Project Management Plan
      1. Develop Project Charter Overview
      2. Project Management Plan + Template
      3. Project and Business Goals
      4. Project and Business Objectives
    5. Scope Management Processes
      1. Scope Management Plan Overview
    6. Collect Requirements
      1. ESOH
      2. Requirements Management Plan + Template
      3. Phase-to-Phase Relationships
    7. Define Scope
      1. Project Scope Statement of Work (SOW) Overview
    8. Create Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
      1. WBS Structure and Threshold
      2. WBS Decomposition
      3. WBS Example
      4. WBS Dictionary
      5. Scope Baseline
    9. Schedule Management Plan
      1. Scheduling methods and scheduling tools
    10. Define Activities
    11. Sequence Activities
    12. Estimate Activity Resources
    13. Estimate Activity Durations
    14. Develop Schedule
      1. Program Planning
      2. IMP/IMS Relationship
      3. IMS Objectives
      4. Schedule Baseline
      5. Schedule Network Analysis
    15. Cost Management Processes
      1. Cost Management Plan Overview
    16. Estimate Costs
      1. Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
    17. Determine Budget
      1. Cost Performance Baseline
      2. Project Budget + Template
    18. Plan Quality
      1. Quality Management Plan Overview
    19. Develop Human Resource Plan
      1. Human Resource Plan Overview
    20. Plan Communications
      1. Basic Communication Model
      2. Communications Management Plan + Template
    21. Plan Risk Management
      1. Risk Management Plan Overview
      2. Risk Management Strategies
    22. Identify Risks
      1. ESOH Risks
      2. Risk Register + Template
    23. Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis
      1. Probability and Impact Assessment
      2. Impact Assessment Scale and Rating Interpretation
      3. Probability and Impact Matrix
    24. Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis
    25. Plan Risk Responses
    26. Plan Procurements
      1. Procurement Management Plan Overview
  5. Project Execution
    1. Project Executing Overview
    2. Executing Processes and Interrelations
    3. Direct and Manage Project Execution
      1. Change Requests + Template
    4. Perform Quality Assurance
    5. Acquire Project Team
    6. Develop Project Team
    7. Manage Project Team
    8. Distribute Information
      1. Status Meeting Minutes + Template
      2. Issues Log + Template
    9. Manage Stakeholder Expectations
      1. Change Log Overview
    10. Conduct Procurements
  6. Project Monitoring and Control
    1. Project Monitoring and Controlling Overview
    2. Monitoring and Controlling Processes and Interrelations
    3. Monitor and Control Project Work
      1. Status Report + Template
    4. Perform Integrated Change Control
    5. Verify Scope
    6. Control Scope
      1. Control Scope Overview - Scope Baseline
      2. Earned Value Analysis
      3. Earned Value Measurement
      4. Project Variance Analysis Worksheet + Template
    7. Control Schedule
      1. Schedule Variance (SV) Analysis
      2. Schedule Performance Index (SPI) Analysis
    8. Control Cost
      1. Cost Variance (CV) Analysis
      2. Cost Performance Index (CPI) Analysis
      3. Performance Index
      4. Cost Tracking Log + Template
    9. Perform Quality Control
    10. Report Performance
    11. Monitor and Control Risks
    12. Administer Procurements
  7. Project Closure
    1. Project Closing Overview
    2. Closing Processes and Interrelations
    3. Close Project or Phase
    4. Close Procurements
      1. Lessons Learned
      2. Final Report + Template