Build advanced project management skills across the execution, monitoring, and closing phases of a project. Develop stronger abilities in managing budgets, resources, and risk, and explore Agile Project Management along with popular frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban, and XP.
Overview
Syllabus
The Project Team
Team Development
- Assembling a Team
- Project Kickoff Meeting
- Characteristics of Effective Teams
- Barriers to Teams
Stages of Team Development
- Stage 1: Forming
- Stage 2: Storming
- Stage 3: Norming
- Stage 4: Performing
Budgets & Costs
Types of Costs
- Resource cost rates
- Reserve analysis
- Contingency budget
- Cost of quality
Determining Activity Costs
- Estimate Activity Costs
Determining Project Budget
- Calculations
- Total Budgeted Cost (TBC)
- Time-Phased Budget
- Cumulative Budgeted Cost (CBC)
The Execution Phase
Determining Actual Costs
- Determine Actual Cost
- Compare Actual Cost to Budgeted Cost
- Actual Accumulated Cost by Period
- Cumulative Budgeted & Actual Cost Curve
Determining the Value of Work Performed
- Determine Value of Work Performed
- Earned Value (EV)
- Cumulative Earned Value
Cost Performance & Project Status
- Analyze Cost Performance
- Measure Project Status
Cost Analysis
- Analyze Cost Performance
- Cost Performance Index (CPI)
- Cost Variance (CV)
- Estimating the Cost at Completion
- Forecasted Cost at Completion (FCAC)
Controlling Costs & Corrective Action
- Cost Control Steps
- When to Take Corrective Action
Limited Resources: Leveling & Smoothing
Resource Leveling
Resource Limited Scheduling
Risk Management
Risks & Issues
- Identify Risks
- Risk Assessment
- Probability & Impact Matrix
- Risk Appetite
Common Types of Risks
- External Risks
- Single Point of Failure
Risk Mitigation
- Common Ways of Dealing With Risk