Project Management Training (ASTD Trainers Workshop)

Create a working definition of the term ‚“project management. ‚½

Identify the distinguishing characteristics of projects versus other processes in an organization.

Employ commonly used techniques for selecting projects from a list of candidate projects.

Determine how each of PMI ‚ s Nine Project Management Knowledge Areas can be used to improve project performance.

Name the key stakeholders in a project and determine ways of keeping them ‚“on task ‚½ during the phases of a project.

Break a project into logical phases and specify the primary activities that occur in each phase.

Effectively use the components of a project charter and appropriately scale each of them based on the size of a project.

Write SMART project objectives that will help define project scope. Document and clearly communicate project assumptions.

Develop a procedure for managing changes in the project once it is under way.

Create a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) for a project.

Sequence activities within a project based on mandatory and discretionary dependencies.

Estimate activity durations and make appropriate adjustments as needed.

Understand the role of ‚“the Triple Constraint ‚½ in project management and apply it in determining project scope.

Calculate the critical path for a project and develop a strategy for keeping the project on track.

Differentiate milestones from other project activities and use milestones to help track and manage project progress.

Identify, quantify, and give priorities to risks in managing a project.

Create a communication plan for reporting project progress and issues.

Use tools for measuring project progress in terms of time, costs, and deliverables.

Develop a strategy for managing project resources by using a responsibility matrix for assigning project activities to resources.

Capture valuable project lessons learned and use them to define and improve project management practices within your organization.

Develop an action plan for continuing to expand your project management knowledge.