Foundations of Project Management Course

Overview

This one-day course introduces core project management principles and best practices for professionals without formal training. Participants gain practical tools to initiate, plan, manage risks, and guide projects to successful completion through interactive discussions and case studies.

Syllabus

Module 1: Foundational Concepts

Project Management Standards
Project Management Principles
Project Performance Domains
Types of Project Approaches

Module 2: Starting on the Right Foot (Project Initiation)

Why do we initiate Projects?
Business Case and Project Charter
Team Performance Domain
Stakeholder Performance Domain
Stakeholder Management

Module 3: Project Planning

Planning Performance Domain
Defining and Finalizing Scope
Delivery Performance Domain
Scope Statement
Work Breakdown Structure

Module 4: Managing Risk on Your Project

Uncertainty Performance Domain
What is a Risk?
Risk Management Process

Module 5: Measuring the Project’s Progress

Measurement Performance Domain
Baselines and Variances
Tracking Progress: Monitoring and Controlling
My Project is Late. Now What?
Communicating Progress

Module 6: Managing Project Change

Life Happens: Projects Will Change
Change Request Documents

Module 7: Closing Out a Project

Typical Activities when Closing out a Project
Lesson Learned

Taught by

Alan Zucker, Bruce Gay, Natalya H. Bah, Willie Morris, Deanne Larson, Sarah Gurwitz, Bascom Destrehan “Dit” Talley, Brian Simms, Henry Gonzalez, Joe Mlakar, and Clarissa J. Corbin