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Fundamentals of Project Management

Course ID: SEF-3001EG1
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The Fundamentals of Project Management training is designed to provide an introductory overview of the project management discipline.

The training effectively combines introductory lecture and discussion with hands-on application of the most basic project management principles. The training focuses on the standard project management terms and processes associated with initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing a project.

Topics areas include:
• Project Management Terminology
• Project Organizations
• Project Selection and Prioritization
• Initiating a Project
• Scope Definition
• Project Planning and Scheduling
• Resource Identification and Assignment
• Project Budgeting
• Project Reporting
• Risk Management
• Scope and Change Control
• Project Closure

Course Objectives

The primary objectives of this session include learning how:
• To define and recognize the fundamental terminology of the project management discipline
• To identify all process groups of the project management life-cycle
• To prioritize the primary project constraints of a project
• To identify and assess the relative importance of key project stakeholders
• To identify key project deliverables and decompose them to build a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
• To formulate an activities list required to produce the project's deliverables and work packages
• To build a project schedule, identify its critical path, and determine relative float/slack for activities
• To identify pertinent roles and responsibilities required to complete the project activities
• To formulate a budget estimate for the project
• To identify key communication elements of a project
• To assess key project risks and formulate action plans to minimize their exposure to the project

Outline of Instruction

I. Introduction to Project Management
A. Definition of a Project
B. Projects vs. Programs
C. Project Management Life Cycle
D. Project Management Terminology
E. Triple Constraints of Project Management

II. Initiating a Project
A. Project Initiation
B. Evaluation, Selection, and Prioritization
C. Stakeholder Analysis
D. Project Charter
E. Project Management Organization Types

III. Planning a Project
A. Scope Planning and Decomposition
B. Time Management and Scheduling
C. Resource Planning
D. Cost Estimating and Budgeting

IV. Executing and Controlling a Project
A. Project Communications and Reporting
B. Project Risk Management
C. Project Change Control
D. Project Quality Management

V. Closing a Project
A. Administrative Closure and Contract Closeout
B. Lessons Learned
C. Final