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IBM

Capstone for Project Management

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Overview

If you’re just starting your project management career, or switching into the field, a capstone project is an excellent way to showcase your practical experience to a prospective employer. This Capstone for Project Management course is designed for professionals who have some experience in project management, or have completed introductory training in project management, and are now ready to apply their new skills in a real-world scenario.

During this course, you’ll take on the role of a project manager and gain hands-on experience in managing a project from start to finish.

As you work through the modules, you’ll produce common project deliverables. Using a predictive methodology, you’ll create artifacts such as a work breakdown structure, network diagram, budget, quality and communications management plans, and a risk register. You’ll develop user stories, examples of product and sprint backlogs, and a burndown chart analysis. Plus, you’ll produce a project status report, a change form, and a closeout report.

By the end of the course, you’ll have created numerous artifacts that demonstrate your knowledge of predictive and adaptive methodologies which you can add to your portfolio.

If you’re keen to build practical experience as a project manager that you can talk about in interviews, ENROLL TODAY and get ready to power up your resume with skills employers are looking for.

Syllabus

Module 1: Scenario Introduction and Project Initiation

  • Reading: Module 1 Overview and Activity Requirements
  • Video: Project Scenario Introduction
  • Reading: Project Scenario
  • Reading: Business Case
  • Reading: Stacey Analysis
  • Screencast Video: Project Initiation Review
  • Hands-on Lab: Create a Project Charter and Stakeholder Register
  • Reading: Module 1 Summary
  • Reading: Module 1 Glossary of Terms
  • Quiz

Module 2: Predictive Project Planning

  • Reading: Module 2 Overview and Activity Requirements
  • Screencast Video: Review Scope, Time, and Cost Planning Review
  • Hands-on Lab: WBS, Project Network Diagram and High-level budget
  • Quiz
  • Screencast Video: Review of Quality, Communications, and Risk
  • Hands-on Lab: Quality, Communications Plans and Risk Register
  • Reading: Module 2 Summary
  • Reading: Module 2 Glossary of Terms
  • Quiz

Module 3: Adaptive Project Planning and Execution

  • Reading: Module 3 Overview and Activity Requirements
  • Screencast Video: Review of User Story, Product Backlog, and Sprint Backlog Review
  • Hands-on Lab: User Stories,
  • Quiz
  • Graded quiz (7 Questions)
  • Agile Execution
  • Reading: Review a Project and Scenario Update
  • Hands-on Lab: Lab Burndown Chart Analysis
  • Reading: Module 2 Summary
  • Reading: Module 2 Glossary of Terms
  • Quiz

Module 4: Adaptive Planning and Execution

  • Reading: Module 4 Overview and Activity Requirements
  • Reading: Review a Project and Scenario Update
  • Screencast Video: Status Reporting
  • Hands-on Lab: Status Report and Change Analysis
  • Quiz
  • Reading: Lessons Learned Report and Retrospective
  • Screencast Video: Close Out Reporting
  • Hands-on Lab: Project Close Out Report
  • Reading: Module 3 Summary
  • Reading: Module 3 Glossary of Terms
  • Quiz

Module 5: Final Submission and Evaluation

  • Reading: Module 5 Overview and Project Submission Requirements
  • Reading: Submission Rubric and Grading
  • Submit Required Deliverables
  • Reading: Congratulations from the Team
  • Reading: Introduction to Bonus Module 6
  • Reading: Introduction to the Project Management
  • CAPM Preparation Course

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