Build a strong foundation for project success by mastering stakeholder engagement, effective planning, prioritization, and resource allocation. This course equips you with essential tools and strategies to set clear goals, manage scope, and keep projects on track from the start.
Overview
Syllabus
- Unit 1: Engaging and Aligning Stakeholders
- Matching Stakeholder Priorities to Project Planning Tasks
- Building Stakeholder Alignment and Trust
- Keeping Stakeholders Informed with Timely Updates
- Unit 2: Planning and Scoping Projects for Success
- Drafting a Customer Feedback Action Plan
- Scoping and Estimating Project Tasks
- Applying the MoSCoW Framework for Feature Categorization
- Unit 3: Prioritizing and Protecting Deadlines
- Using Impact vs. Effort to Guide Project Decisions
- Accelerating Priorities: Communicating and Managing Re-Prioritization
- Communicating Priority Shifts
- Unit 4: Allocating Resources and Estimating with Confidence
- Estimating Project Costs
- Assigning Project Tasks Based on Team Strengths
- Project Planning and Resource Allocation