Introduction to Project Management

Section One

• Definition of a project
• Definition of project management
• Project constraints
• Project life cycle
• Project management process groups
• Roles and responsibilities of the project manager
• Project manager skills

Section Two

• Stakeholder identification
• Influences on a project
• Understanding the roles of senior management
• Project charter
• Needs assessment
• SMART objectives
• Requirements and specifications
• Functional and technical requirements

Section Three

• Requirements documents
• Project requirements document
• Core team
• Scope management
• The work breakdown structure (WBS)
• Estimating practices
• Estimating techniques
• Schedule planning
• Scheduling tools (network diagram, Gantt chart, milestones chart)
• The forward pass, backward pass, total float and critical path
• Cumulative cost curve
• Resource planning and tools (responsibility matrix, resource Gantt chart)
• Risk management planning
• Other planning processes: quality, communication, and procurement
• Elements of a project management plan
• Project Baselines

Section Four

• The forward pass, backward pass, total float and critical path
• Cumulative cost curve
• Resource planning and tools (responsibility matrix, resource Gantt chart)
• Risk management planning
• Other planning processes: quality, communication, and procurement
• Elements of a project management plan
• Project Baselines
• Assessing project performance
• Monitoring project performance
• Project evaluation

Section Five

• Managing change
• Configuration management
• Managing risk
• Project teams
• Scope verification and customer acceptance
• Stakeholder expectations
• Guidelines for project closeout
• Procurement and project or phase closure