Duration - 2 Days | Initiating Projects Effectively |
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Audience | This course is designed for:- Newly appointed project managers
- Project managers with limited experience
- Functional managers who support project managers
- Professionals who desire a career in Project Management
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Prerequisites | "Successful Techniques of Project Management"-OR-Equivalent project management knowledge and experience |
Description | This course is divided into the following modules:- Module 1: Project Initiation: An Overview
introduces the importance of early successes in starting projects
- Module 2: Getting Projects Started reviews
some of the ways projects get started on the wrong foot. This module establishes a foundation for avoiding these pitfalls.
- Module 3: The Project Kick-Off Workshop
provides an in-depth review of one of the most successful techniques to start a project: the Kick-Off Workshop. This module details a step-by-step approach to conducting this very important workshop.
- Module 4: Initiation Deliverables defines
the deliverables of the Kick-Off Workshop and reinforces the success that must occur.
- Module 5: Managing Change: Setting Up the
Process Early addresses the one common element of every project: Change. Techniques for handling change are reviewed and the five elements required for every change process are reviewed.
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Performance Objectives | Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:- Develop and link project objectives into measurable and
quantifiable deliverables of stakeholder requirements. - Set up and conduct a planning workshop.
- Develop a project charter.
- Create a solid Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).
- Establish and implement a project change management process.
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PMBOK Guide® Areas Covered | This course covers the following Project Management Knowledge Areas:- Project Integration Management
- Project Scope Management
- Project Time Management
- Project Cost Management
- Project Quality Management
- Project Risk Management
- Project Human Resource Management
- Project Communications
- Project Procurement Management
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