Project management is a start-to-finish approach to getting things done and making projects more successful. It’s a profession, but it’s also a set of techniques that anyone can apply to achieve goals and manage project work more effectively. Project management can be used to guide small, simple projects as well as complex enterprise-wide initiatives.
Bonnie Biafore has always been fascinated by how things work and how to make things work better. In this course, she explains the fundamentals of project management, from defining the problem, establishing project goals and objectives, and building a project plan to managing team resources, meeting deadlines, and closing the project. Along the way, she provides tips for reporting on project performance, keeping a project on track, and gaining customer acceptance.
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Topics include:
Defining the components of a project
What it takes to be a project manager
Using project management software like Microsoft Project
Managing project scope, budget, and schedule
Managing project resources, including people
Managing project risk
Initiating a project
Identifying and managing stakeholders
Identifying requirements and deliverables
Developing a project plan
Building a project schedule
Assigning resources to tasks
Understanding the critical path
Running the project
Managing teams
Monitoring performance
Closing a project
Courses :
Introduction
Getting to Know Project Management
Exploring Project Management Knowledge Areas
First Things First
Developing a Project Plan
Building a Project Schedule
While You Run the Project
Working with Teams
Monitoring and Controlling Progress and Performance
Closing a Project
Conclusion
